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Ask your candidates to stand up for autism
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On 6 May there will be a general election in the UK. We need your help to make sure that your local parliamentary candidates are aware of the issues that people with autism and their families face, and if they are elected will work to represent their interests both at national level and in their constituencies.
There are lots of ways that you can lobby your candidates, so take action now!
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Take part in our campaigner action by sending an email to your candidates asking them to stand up for autism if they are elected.
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Find out about how you can lobby your candidates and some of the key points that you might want to raise in our guide to elections which is at the end of this page.
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Apply to get support and training to help you to meet your MP regularly after the general election, link at end of this page.
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Write to your local paper about autism, as most candidates read local papers. Download a letter to help you do this, link at end of page.
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Invite your candidates to come to one of your local autism group meeting. Download a letter to help you do this. Download at end of page.
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Find information about voting and politics, and more about how other organisations are lobbying candidates in the run up to the general election on other websites.
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You can find out which political parties have candidates standing in your constituency by looking on their websites:
UK
Conservative
Labour
Liberal Democrat
GreenScotland
Scottish National Party (SNP)
Wales
Plaid CymruNorthern Ireland
Democratic Unionist Party (DUP)
Sinn Féin (SF)
Ulster Unionist Party (UUP)
Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP)
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Traditional Unionist VoiceÂ
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If you aren’t sure what constituency you live in, you can find out at:
www.theyworkforyou.com/boundaries
We’ve read the manifestos of the three main parties to let you know what they are saying about issues that are important to people with autism and their families. Autism also gets its first mention in a party manifesto.
You can download our quick summary of the three main party manifestos at the bottom of this page.
or read the full manifestos here:
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- Call 020 7923 5799
- Email campaign@nas.org.uk
Related resources
- Guide to lobbying (PDF)
Download here - Constituency application form (PDF)
Download here - Template letter requesting candidate meeting (PDF)
Download here - General election 2010: overview of manifestos (PDF)
Find out what the Labour, Conservative and Liberal Democrat manifestos say about issues affecting people with autism.
Source: http://www.nas.org.uk/nas/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=2294&a=21275
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