What is the Power of the Constituent (POTC) Campaign?
Formerly National Day at Your State Capitol, the POTC Campaign is a national Student Academy of Audiology (SAA) advocacy campaign geared towards spreading awareness of audiology and legislation changes that affect the profession. It encourages audiology students to go to their state capitol and talk to legislators about federal and state legislation that impacts It encourages students to visit their state capitol and talk to legislators about federal and state legislation impacting audiology and patient-care.
Getting Started
Preparation is key! If you plan on coordinating a visit to your state capitol, you will first need to identify your state legislators. Click the button below to visit the Academy’s Legislative Action Center. There you can locate your state legislators, their contact information, and websites to schedule/request a meeting. You can also sign-up for legislative alerts.
Once you have a meeting scheduled with your legislators, it is a good idea to familiarize yourself with who your legislators are and how best to speak to them. Set an agenda for your visit that outlines key pieces of legislation you want to discuss, then prepare handouts or leave behinds for your legislator to refer to after your meeting. When speaking to your legislator, it is important to include a personal connection or anecdote to increase the effectiveness of what you are advocating for or what piece(s) of legislation you are supporting.
Contact the national SAA office for assistance connecting with other SAA chapters in your state for a possible collaboration.
Promote Your Participation
Inspire others to take part! Promote your participation on social media using the suggested captions and hashtags below – and don’t forget to tag us studentacademyofaud.
Visits to the Capitol
We took action today at the state capitol! Proud to stand up for audiology and patient care. #AmplifyAudiology #POTC2026 #AdvocacyInAction
Group Photos
Our chapter showed up and spoke out! Advocacy starts with us. #PowerOfTheConstituent #SAAStudentsLead #TakeActionForAudiology
Behind-the-Scenes Prep
Practicing our pitch and prepping materials—ready to make our voices heard! #AudiologyAdvocates #StudentVoicesMatter #POTC2026