AOTA's annual Hill Day

AOTA's Annual Hill Day is open to everyone - members and non-members, students and practitioners - interested in traveling to Washington, D.C. to advocate for occupational therapy. Registration is required to attend. Registration is not limited to AOTA members, however, your AOTA membership ensures advocacy opportunities and activities are available in support of occupational therapy.

If you have any questions, about Hill Day, please contact us at HillDay@aota.org

Students are encouraged to attend AOTA's Annual Hill Day. For planning and logistics purposes, we ask that academic programs limit their number to 20 students each. This number does not include faculty. Additionally, we ask that students not be required to attend as a part of their coursework.

Each participant will need to register separately so that we have the information we need to identify their Members of Congress.

If you have any questions, or would like ideas on how you can utilize our Hill Day prep materials to teach advocacy to students not attending Hill Day, please contact us at HillDay@aota.org

Registrants will be expected to arrange their own travel to Washington, D.C. to attend the event. Helpful details are included on our Transportation and Travel and Lodging pages. Congressional meetings may be scheduled for any time between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM. Please schedule your travel so that you are available during these times.

In addition to sending out background information and talking points, we will host a kick-off Zoom call the week before Hill Day.

Communications will be sent to registrants to prepare them for their participation. Please include “HillDay@aota.org” and "advocacyday@advocacyassociates.com" in your list of approved senders to ensure you receive these communications.

Preparation materials will be added to "Get ready for Hill Day" webpage on a rolling basis. All briefing materials will be posted by the time registration closes. You will be given information on conducting a Hill meeting, getting around the Hill, and on the advocacy issues. We will also hold webinars by zoom to answer your questions and help you prepare for the day.

Please contact us at HillDay@aota.org if you have any questions.