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Advocacy at the State Level

October 23, 2024 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm EDT
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Title: Advocacy at the State Level

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Description: Advocating on a state level is an important way for chapters to make a real impact. This presentation will describe the strategies, the players, the pitfalls, and “how-to” steps toward achieving legislative attention and action on issues of concern to people with hearing loss.
Cynthia Stewart
Cynthia Stewart
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Cynthia Stewart has a bi-lateral severe sensorineural hearing loss resulting from measles at the age of 3. She learned to lip read as a young child and didn’t get hearing aids until the age of 25, having struggled through school and university to that point. She has had a varied career, ranging from policy analyst to manager of large public sector organizations, including King County Airport Director and Deputy County Manager of Thurston County, WA. She has also had a second career as a group facilitator and mediator and consultant to groups forming new organizations. She now serves as a volunteer chair of the League of Women Voters of WA Lobby Team, working with the WA State Legislature. Cynthia has been an active member of HLAA-WA for a number of years, including serving as President for several years and now as liaison to the WA state legislature.

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  • Date: October 23, 2024
  • Time:
    3:00 pm - 4:00 pm EDT
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HLAA
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convention@hearingloss.org
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