With the looming reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), it is important for parent input to inform legislative changes. Unfortunately, parent input has been limited in past IDEA reauthorizations. Thus, it is critical to develop and test interventions to improve parent legislative advocacy. With 37 parents of children with disabilities, we conducted a randomized controlled trial to determine the efficacy and impact of an advocacy program. Results indicate significant increases in special education knowledge and special education legislative advocacy activities for the intervention (versus waitlist-control) group. However, there were no significant changes in civic engagement. Implications for research and practice are discussed.

随着《残障人士教育法》(IDEA) 的重新授权迫在眉睫，家长的意见对立法变更很重要。不幸的是，在过去的 IDEA 重新授权中，父母的意见受到了限制。因此，开发和测试干预措施以改善家长立法宣传至关重要。我们对 37 名残疾儿童的父母进行了一项随机对照试验，以确定宣传计划的有效性和影响。结果表明干预组（与候补名单对照组相比）的特殊教育知识和特殊教育立法宣传活动显着增加。然而，公民参与没有显着变化。讨论了对研究和实践的影响。