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Marilee Adamski-Smith writes on 2/05/2019 at 2:25AM:
I started the Wisconsin DIA Phone Campaign on January 21st, just like we did to get Tammy Baldwin to sign onto the DIA last Congress. Every morning I send an email to 74 people in the Wisconsin Disability Network/Community which includes all the Executive Directors and other staff in the 8 CIL???s, Other Wisconsin Disability Organizations, and Advocates with disabilities around the State. I use Mailchimp to send the daily emails because it shows me a report of who opens my emails everyday. On Average 20 people open my daily email. In the daily email I give them everything (phone numbers and point of contact/staff for each office and a different message regarding the DIA bill) that they need for them to make the calls to all the Wisconsin Legislators that are not signed on the DIA Bill yet. My hope is that they all are making calls every day. In the daily email, I also ask them to report back to me so I can record any new news in here. A few people report back to me. When there is anything significant I will post again.

Marilee Adamski-Smith writes on 2/05/2019 at 1:43AM:
ADAPT members - Joseph and I went to Rep. Grothman's office on January 16th the day after the DIA reintroduction event - The Civil Rights/Disability Rights staff, Senior Legislative Assistant Tim Carlton, was able to meet with us and they said they will look into it. We left information about the DIA and said we will follow up. tim.carlton@mail.house.gov

Lindsay Baran writes on 2/04/2019 at 10:23AM:
Note from Sheryl Grossman- 1/15/19, Tim Carlton Sen Leg Asst tim.carlton@mail.house.gov and Ryan Croft Leg Dir ryan.croft@mail.house.gov , went to get initial co-sponsorship, unavailable.

Tim Bowman writes on 8/30/2018 at 1:12PM:
On August 30th, 2018, C4CI sent an email to Vincent Giglierano (vincent.giglierano@mail.house.gov) asking why is not a cosponsor of DIA and whether the representative would commit to being an initial co-sponsor of DIA if elected to the next Congress.

Ericka Jones writes on 6/04/2018 at 4:16PM:
ADAPT met with Vincent Giglierano at this office on May 16th. "We work closely with Sensenbrenner's office and we will follow up." Follow up with: vincent.giglierano@mail.house.gov

Laura Halvorson writes on 12/15/2017 at 4:37PM:
Joseph, Marilee, Gregg, and Sheryl met with Tim Carlton in Grotham's office. Dropped off literature. Marilee is going to follow up and have folks do a phone campaign.

Additionally Marilee may have more notes on this visit.

Bruce Darling writes on 9/27/2017 at 3:30PM:
On September 27th, ADAPT members - as part of the Fall Action Hill Day - provided the office with information about the Disability Integration Act and asked that the Member of Congress cosponsor this legislation.

Bruce Darling writes on 5/17/2017 at 4:45PM:
On May 17th, ADAPT members - as part of the Spring Action Hill Day - provided the office with information about the Disability Integration Act and asked that the Member of Congress cosponsor this legislation.

Stephanie Woodward writes on 4/13/2016 at 11:02AM:
On April 13, 2016 ADAPT members - as part of the Spring Action Hill Day - provided the office with information about the Disability Integration Act which has already been introduced in the US Senate and asked that the Member of Congress become initial cosponsor this legislation in the House.