The participant's manual contains training materials for a national teleconference on coalition building for systems advocacy in agencies concerned with independent living for people with disabilities. Preliminary materials include the conference agenda, background information about the trainers, and organizational information on Independent Living Research Utilization and the National Council on Independent Living. The first section is titled "The Legislative Coalition for People with Disabilities (LCPD): Leadership Training--2002-2003" and contains a leadership roster, a meeting schedule, blank forms, the LCPD bylaws, and general information about LCPD. The next section, "Learn How To Be a 10-Minute Advocate," provides such advocacy tools and resources as four steps to becoming involved in the legislative advocacy process; 19 golden rules of advocacy; and guidelines for calling, testifying, visiting, or writing policymakers. The third section is titled: "Legislative Coalition for People with Disabilities." It includes samples of a committee chair job description, a committee chair contact checklist, a list of committee responsibilities during the legislative session, and 2002 fact sheets. The following section contains the legislative advocacy training program developed by the Boston (Massachusetts) Center for Independent Living. The final section presents an example of a successful coalition in New York State. Attached are the teleconference participants' list and evaluation forms. (DB)