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title: "Attend ADA Advocacy Day at Capitol Hill on Wednesday, May 13th"
description: "ADA offers programming and support to audiologists and students who are or who desire to be autonomous practitioners in the field of Audiology."
url: "https://audiologist.org/resources/communicate/latest-news/attend-ada-advocacy-day-at-capitol-hill-on-wednesday-may-13th"
date: "2026-06-25T05:26:02+00:00"
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#  Attend ADA Advocacy Day at Capitol Hill on Wednesday, May 13th

![](https://audiologist.org/_resources/images/news/buildings/dc-capital-04.webp)**Let’s take action to turn Better Hearing Month into Better Hearing Policy Month!**

Join audiologists from around the country on Capitol Hill on **Wednesday, May 13, 2026**, to AuDvocate to improve public policies governing the delivery of audiology services!

**During this important event, we will advocate for the following:**

- Passage of the Medicare Audiology Access Improvement Act to enhance Medicare beneficiary access to audiology services
- Greater transparency and accountability for Medicare Advantage hearing benefit plans
- Parity in access to student loan funding for audiology students with students in other academic clinical doctoring training programs.

**Travel Recommendations and Accommodations**

***Flying in?*** We recommend flying to Ronald Reagan National Airport (DCA). Legislative meetings will generally run from about 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, May 13, 2026. Please book travel to ensure departing flights are at 6:00 p.m. or later on Wednesday, May 13th.

For attendees requiring hotel accommodations (either before advocacy day, after, or both), we have secured a block of rooms at Archer Hotel Alexandria. To book your room at the ADA group rate, please use [the following link.](https://archerhotel.com/alexandria/book/academy-of-doctors-of-audiology)

We will plan an informal/optional dinner/drinks on Tuesday, May 12th near the hotel for interested attendees.

We look forward to seeing you in Washington, D.C. for ADA Advocacy Day, and working together to improve public policies related to the delivery of audiology care.

Contact [Stephanie Czuhajewski](mailto:sczuhajewski@audiologist.org) for more information.

 [REGISTER HERE](https://www.cognitoforms.com/AcademyOfDoctorsOfAudiology/ADAAdvocacyDayRegistration)

 [BOOK YOUR HOTEL](https://archerhotel.com/alexandria/book/academy-of-doctors-of-audiology)

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