Every voice matters — including yours.Calling or emailing your lawmakers helps them understand the real impact of their decisions. It only takes a few minutes and can help protect the rights and access we all depend on.
contact Your Representatives
Disability rights are under attack. Medicaid, Section 504, the IDEA, the ADA — the protections that millions of disabled people depend on are being threatened right now.
Your lawmakers need to hear from you. Not in a month. Today.
It doesn’t matter if you’ve never called a legislator before. It doesn’t matter if you’re nervous. The staff members who answer the phone are paid with your tax dollars to hear your concerns. Your call counts. Your email counts. Your voice counts.
We have made it as easy as possible. Everything you need is below.
Make a Call
Calls are the most effective. They take two minutes.
📞 Call the U.S. Capitol switchboard: (202) 224-3121
Or use: 5calls.org for guided, issue-specific calls.
Say this:
“Hi, my name is [Your Name] and I live in [City, State]. I am calling to ask [Senator / Representative Name] to protect disability rights — keep Medicaid strong, protect disability services, and ensure that disabled people are not left behind.”
That’s it. You don’t need to say anything else. You don’t need to answer questions. You can hang up after you deliver your message.
Send an Email
✉️ Copy this and send through your Representative’s website contact form or email. Use the button above to find the information.
Subject: Protect Disability Rights – We All Need Access
Dear [Senator/Representative Name],
I live in [Your City, State]. I am one of 70 million Americans with disabilities. I am writing to urge you to protect Medicaid, Section 504, the IDEA, and the ADA — and to work with the disability community to make disability services the best in the world.
Disability rights are human rights. Please stand up for all of us.
Thank you,
[Your Name, Address, Phone Number]
Post on Social Media
📱 Tag your representative directly and use #YesAccess
Tag your Representative:
“Disability rights are human rights. @[RepresentativeName], will you stand up for the 70 million disabled Americans who are counting on you? #YesAccess “
Why This Matters Right Now
People are already losing access to healthcare, education, and independence. This isn’t abstract. It’s real. It’s happening to people we know — and to people who have no one speaking up for them.
Disabled immigrant people — already among the most vulnerable — are facing enforcement without accessible information, without interpreters, and without any system designed to protect them.
When you call your representative, you are speaking for everyone who cannot.
Not Sure What to Say?
Download our full Advocacy Toolkit for call scripts, email templates, and plain language explanations of what’s at stake.