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IIDA advocates for the advancement in design excellence, legislation, leadership, accreditation, and community outreach to increase the value and understanding of interior design. We are strong advocates for the registration, and/or certification of practicing interior designers who work in a code-impacted environment.
What does it mean to advocate for your profession?
To advocate for interior design means to support, champion, and commend the profession to people, organizations, and legislators. It also means knowing how to communicate what interior designers do to various stakeholders. Public perception influences your practice in many ways, including your legal standing as a professional at both the state and national levels, access to resources, salaries, and the way you are treated by clients and colleagues alike.
As commercial interior designers, you have the opportunity to work with IIDA to advocate for legal recognition so that you may expect more from your careers in terms of control, growth, project ownership. Participate in direct action and learn how to successfully talk to your legislators about interior design, engage with current best practices and breakthrough research, and recognizing interior design through IIDA's advocacy program. We encourage you to be involved in advocating for your profession on the state and national levels.
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At any given time, your community offers a wide variety of resources and activities that will help you keep growing as a professional and contribute to a dynamic design community. Get involved and use your voice to advocate to your local legislators to help them understand why recognition and certification of commercial interior design are vital to the health and safety of your community.
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Learn about the regulatory status and interior design laws in each state or providence of the United States and Canada—click the map to view or download.
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IIDA Advocacy News
Everything you need to know from the latest bill news and interior design advocacy news.
Oklahoma Interior Designers Pass Modernized Practice Rights Legislation
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK (Oklahoma Interior Design Coalition) April 29, 2024—Oklahoma legislation passed last week changes the legally recognized title of interior design to provide clarity for scopes of practice within the profession. Read the full press release
Nebraska Passes Historic Design Legislation
IIDA Great Plains Chapter (Nebraska) VP of Advocacy, Stacy Spale, IIDA, as she unravels the pivotal moments leading to the enactment of Legislative Bill 16, signed into law on March 5, 2024. Read more
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