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  <title>#196 - Advocacy 101</title>
  <description>Advocating for your loved one with Down syndrome can sometimes feel overwhelming. &amp;amp;nbsp;Where do you start? &amp;amp;nbsp;How do you do it effectively? &amp;amp;nbsp;Mitch Rothholz and Julie Gerhart-Rothholz joined the podcast today to share their experiences in advocacy, including experiencing their son Evan as he has become a powerful self-advocate himself. FIND YOUR LEGISLATORCongress:&amp;amp;nbsp; https://www.congress.gov/members/find-your-member   HELPFUL NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONSNDSC:&amp;amp;nbsp; https://www.ndsccenter.org/political-advocacy/take-action-stay-informed/ NDSC NDAC:&amp;amp;nbsp; https://www.ndsccenter.org/political-advocacy/national-down-syndrome-advocacy-coalition/ndac-faq/ NDSS:&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp; https://ndss.org/ &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;https://ndss.org/ndss-advocacy-alerts Global DS Foundation:&amp;amp;nbsp; https://www.globaldownsyndrome.org/global-advocacy-elongating-life-improving-health/ The ARC:&amp;amp;nbsp; https://p2a.co/lRPDZ5C &amp;amp;nbsp; If you would like to suggest a topic for us to cover on the podcast, please send an e-mail to&amp;amp;nbsp;DownSyndromeCenter@chp.edu. If you would like to partner with the Down Syndrome Center, including this podcast, please visit&amp;amp;nbsp;https://givetochildrens.org/downsyndromecenter. We are thankful for the generous donation from Caring for Kids – The Carrie Martin Fund that provides the funding for the podcast recording equipment and hosting costs for this podcast. </description>
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