{"id":10952,"date":"2025-05-13T03:12:40","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T03:12:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.handicapviedignite.ca\/?page_id=10952"},"modified":"2025-06-02T19:09:08","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T19:09:08","slug":"advocacy-and-policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.handicapviedignite.ca\/en\/advocacy-and-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Advocacy and Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row row_content_width=&#8221;grid&#8221; row_btt_skin=&#8221;light&#8221; row_background_text_position=&#8221;front&#8221; content_width=&#8221;grid&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1728164565606{padding-top: 60px !important;padding-bottom: 00px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #357bc0;\">ADVOCACY AND POLICY<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;48px&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;40px&#8221;][vc_row_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1727989917894{padding-top: 2px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; 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