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Join the Movement: How the Music Therapy Access Coalition is Expanding Access in Indiana
Join the Movement: How the Music Therapy Access Coalition is Expanding Access in Indiana
If there’s one thing the past year has made clear, it’s this: no single voice is strong enough to change a system on its own—but many voices moving together absolutely can.
The Birth of the Music Therapy Access Coalition (MTAC)
The Birth of the Music Therapy Access Coalition (MTAC)
The Music Therapy Access Coalition (MTAC) was born out of that truth. What started as a handful of conversations among concerned providers and families quickly revealed something bigger: we needed a unified, coordinated, collaborative approach to protect access to music therapy and ensure our field is represented in policy decisions affecting clients, caregivers, and providers across Indiana.
Why Collaboration Is Key to Effective Music Therapy Advocacy
Why Collaboration Is Key to Effective Music Therapy Advocacy
MTAC exists because advocacy shouldn’t be something any one person—or even one organization—has to shoulder alone. Real change happens when people with different strengths, stories, and perspectives come together to work toward a shared mission.
When a caregiver shares how services changed their child’s life, when a therapist brings clinical expertise into the conversation, when a business owner highlights sustainability needs, when community partners lend visibility and support—each voice strengthens the next.
When united voices speak up, policymakers begin to listen. That’s when systems shift. And that’s when real change begins.
Indiana’s Medicaid Waiver Redesign: Why Your Voice Matters
Indiana’s Medicaid Waiver Redesign: Why Your Voice Matters
Indiana’s upcoming 2027 Medicaid Waiver Redesign, also called the Waiver Reset, makes this collective approach more important than ever. As the state restructures disability services, our field has a responsibility—and an opportunity—to show up together. Not in fear, not in silos, but with clarity, unity, and purpose.
This redesign will impact how music therapy services are funded and accessed for clients across Indiana, affecting both individual therapy sessions and broader program sustainability for providers. By participating in advocacy now, business owners, families, and community partners can help shape policies that prioritize equitable access to music therapy under Indiana's Medicaid Waiver. The decisions made during this Waiver Redesign will influence service eligibility, provider services, and the sustainability of music therapy programs statewide-making our collective voice more crucial than ever.
MTAC: A Coalition Built on Partnership and Transparency
MTAC: A Coalition Built on Partnership and Transparency
MTAC is a coalition built on partnership and transparency, grounded in the belief that access to high-quality music therapy should never depend on a funding category—or be left to decisions made by people who don’t fully understand our service. MTAC is a space where providers, families, organizations, and allies can pool stories, ideas, skills, and resources to create the kind of impact none of us could accomplish alone.
This is the beginning of something bigger than one agency, one therapist, or one story. This is a movement shaped by the many, not the few.
Uniting Voices of Organizations Across Indiana
Uniting Voices of Organizations Across Indiana
Across Indiana, different organizations like AIMT, AMTA, CBMT, provider groups, disability advocates, and caregiver networks each bring their own strengths and perspectives. No single group can cover every angle, but together, we can approach decision-makers with a unified, multi-directional message.
MTAC’s role is to stand alongside these state and national organizations, focusing specifically on music therapy access, policy, and amplifying the lived realities of clients and providers. When each group does its part and our voices align, policies shift, doors open, and access expands.
Advocacy Workshop: Tools to Speak Up Confidently
Advocacy Workshop: Tools to Speak Up Confidently
Passion is important for advocacy, but because effective advocacy also takes skill, MTAC is launching a new Advocacy Workshop designed to give families, caregivers, providers, and professionals the tools they need to speak up confidently and effectively.
Whether you’re advocating for your child’s services, your program’s sustainability, or a cause you deeply believe in, this workshop will empower you to make your voice heard in the places that matter most.
Join MTAC and Make a Difference in Music Therapy Access
Join MTAC and Make a Difference in Music Therapy Access
Are you ready to be part of a focused, collaborative push for the future of music therapy in Indiana? Join MTAC! Every voice strengthens the impact. Every story moves us forward.
Add your voice. Let’s shape what happens next—together.
If you’re ready to learn how to advocate with clarity and confidence, join our newsletter and watch for our upcoming Advocacy Workshop announcement—because your voice deserves the tools to make real change.
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