Eye and Vision Health Advocacy 101: Advocacy Resources

Thank you so much for being part of Prevent Blindness’ mission to prevent blindness and preserve sight. We are grateful for your advocacy, and have put together these skill-building resources to help you learn about the process of advocating legislators, framing your story within a policy or issue, and how to conduct meetings with your legislators.

What is Eye and Vision Advocacy?

Why Advocate for Eye Health?

How to Get Started

Advocacy Tools

What is Advocacy?

How to Get Started with Advocacy

How to Connect Your Story to the Issue or the Ask

Meeting Resources

Talking Points and Legislative Meeting Guide

Thank You Note Template for Legislative Meetings

Congressional Staff Heirarchy

Infographics for Sharing on Social Media

Be a Voice for Vision. Create positive change by sharing your story with fellow advocates and your government representative. advocacy.preventblindness.org Be a Voice for Vision! Learn how you can work with fellow advocates to contact your Representatives to help save sight. Visit advocacy.preventblindness.org Be a Voice for Vision. Sign up to receive our legislative action alerts on vision and eye health issues at advocacy.preventblindness.org

young advocate for vision
young advocate for vision
The ASPECT Patient Engagement Program
For individuals with vision impairment or blindness, their allies and loved ones, as well as nonprofit representatives, clinicians and researchers....
For individuals with vision impairment or blindness, their allies and loved ones, as well as nonprofit representatives, clinicians and researchers....
Join Us!
a prevent blindness advocate with a tablet, wearing glasses
a prevent blindness advocate with a tablet, wearing glasses
Vision and Eye Health Legislative Action Center
Ask your representative to join the Congressional Vision Caucus. Get involved with current vision and eye health policy initiatives...
Ask your representative to join the Congressional Vision Caucus. Get involved with current vision and eye health policy initiatives...
Take action!
a vision advocate at Eyes on Capitol Hill
a vision advocate at Eyes on Capitol Hill
Eyes On Capitol Hill Legislative Day
This unique event gives advocates the opportunity to share their stories with Congress and champion the federal programs that improve our nation’s vision and eye health....
This unique event gives advocates the opportunity to share their stories with Congress and champion the federal programs that improve our nation’s vision and eye health....
Be a voice for vision!