To support your advocacy efforts on issues important to people living with MS, here are e helpful resources:
Video
MS Action Day
Learn about what MS Activists do during the legislative visits to the Capitol
in Springfield, Ill.
Photos 
MS Action Day from 2011
Visit to the capitol in Springfield, Ill.
MS Action Day from 2010
Visit to the capitol in Springfield, Ill.
Websites
MS Activist blog - www.msactivist.blogspot.com
Be an MS Activist - www.nationalmssociety.org/MSActivist
Illinois General Assembly (state legislative information) - www.ilga.gov
Library of Congress (federal legislative information) - http://thomas.loc.gov/
Documents
2011 Issue Talking Points:
Safe Patient Handling and Gas Station Accessibility bills
Talking Points (2 Pages)
How to's:
Tips for Writing or Calling your Legislators
How to Create an Elevator Speech
Tips for Legislator Visits
Letter:
Sample letter asking Gov. Pat Quinn to sign SB3309 into law (PDF)
Issue Brief:
Strengthen Penalties for Obstructing Accessible Parking Spaces
Issue Brief:
Establish a Multiple Sclerosis Assistance License Plate
Teleconference Recordings
Advocacy 101 -- Understanding the Legislative Process (.mp3)