Through its research and training aspects, NCLD-Youth will review, refine, and disseminate a curricula focused on the five areas of youth development and leadership. All materials produced will be tested for age, stage, and developmental appropriateness for its audience and available on a youth designed and populated website. NCLD-Youth will also advise, speak, and staff YLFs, facilitate cross organization conference calls, recruit for internships, scholarships, and job opportunities, develop a database for leadership development opportunities and become one of the go-to places for connecting with youth with disabilities.
The resources listed below are to serve as the beginning of a transformation of how we talk about youth development/youth leadership as it relates to youth with disabilities. All of these products are developed by and for youth with disabilities and NCLD-Youth staff and steering committee members can be contacted at the address below for tips on using these documents.
These products are free to use, all that we ask is that you share with us your feedback AND you cite us as the source for the materials you use. Products will be available both in .pdf and word versions, so click on the links below to lead you to various areas of our resource catalog.
Announcements: New!
:: YouthNoise webite launch
YouthNoise launches civic engagement website
YouthNoise (YN) has recently launched a new website at www.
youthnoise.org, to engage youth world wide ages 13 to 26 in civic life
and civic action. YN believes the site can offer engagement opportunities
to youth along a full spectrum of engagement -from first time
consideration to deep activism.
Please go to http://www.youthnoise.org
:: Has the ADA Made a Difference in Your Life?
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA) - ONLINE Suvey
The national network of ADA & IT Technical Assistance Centers, also known as DBTACs, seeks your comments on your experiences with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Your feedback on your experiences in employment, building access and access to public services will help the Centers to identify training gaps and issues needing increased technical assistance. Visit the online
form and tell us what has worked for you, what barriers you still encounter, and how the ADA has made a difference in your life. The survey will only take a few minutes and is confidential. The only identification requested is the state in which you reside.
Visit www.adata.org and share your experience (the survey is on the center of the webpage, click on: Share Your Opinions!). http://www.adata.org
:: New IDEA Parent Guide
IDEA Parent Guide is available from the National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD)
The new IDEA Parent Guide is available from the National Center
for Learning Disabilities (NCLD).This guide takes you through
the special education process - a process that is the same regardless
of a child's particular difficulties or disabilities.
Within the guide, special emphasis is placed on the category of specific
learning disability. The guide includes parent perspectives, terms
you'll find helpful to know, and practical materials for parents such as
Checklists, Sample Letters, Charts, and Questions to Ask.
Find the IDEA Parent Guide online at:
http://www.ncld.org/content/view/902/456086/
:: Author of War Against the Weak to be featured on “Disability Matters with Joyce Bender”
Award–winning author, Edwin Black, will be featured with Joyce Bender on “Disability Matters” on Tuesday, May 9, 2006, from 2 PM to 3 PM eastern time. Discussed on the show will be War Against the Weak, published in 2003, which assembles the gripping story of America’s decades-long campaign to create a white, Nordic master race through a sham science called eugenics. Some 60,000 Americans, including those with disabilities, were forcibly sterilized in eugenic campaigns organized by American corporate philanthropic organizations. In 2003, Mr. Black received the International Human Rights Award from the World Affairs Council for War Against the Weak.
To hear the show tune in Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. eastern time at http://www.voiceamerica.com
:: New Amendment Passed That Provides Additional Funding For Students with Intellectual Disabilities
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PASSES AMENDMENT PROVIDING STUDENTS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES ACCESS TO FEDERAL WORK-STUDY FUNDS AND POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION PROGRAMS
On March 29, U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions (R-Dallas) introduced an
amendment to the College Access and Opportunity Act (H.R. 609) that will
provide students with intellectual disabilities access to federal work-study funds. Currently, approximately 94 higher education institutions nationwide offer programs for students with intellectual disabilities, but these students are not able to access federal work-study funds due to disqualifying factors such as the absence of a high school diploma or enrollment in non-degree education programs, says a press release issued by Representative Sessions. Research shows that comprehensive postsecondary programs have had a positive impact on student rates of employment and wages.
Read a press release by Congressman Sessions' office at
http://sessions.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=41553
To read the text of H.R. 609, visit http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/thomas
and conduct a search by Bill Number for H.R. 609.
:: New IDEA Guide Available Online
NEW GUIDE EXPLAINS LAW IMPACTING STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS Teachers of struggling learners have a new resource to draw upon. The National Center for Learning Disabilities has just launched an innovative, online guide to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), which is designed to explain the federal laws that underpin special education in every state. Although created primarily for parents, the guide is also a valuable source of information -- in accessible language-- for classroom teachers who may not have a background in special education. Teachers can use the guide as a referral for parents or use it themselves to better understand the rights and requirements of their students who have special needs. http://www.ncld.org/content/view/97
Events -
OCT. 12 - 14, 2006 THE ARC'S 55TH NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Sponsored by The Arc and held in San Diego, CA.
For more information go to http://www.thearc.org/
OCT 22 - 25, 2006 18TH ANNUAL NATIONAL DROPOUT PREVENTION NETWORK CONFERENCE
Sponsored by the National Dropout Prevention Center/Network and held in
San Antonio, TX.
For more information go to http://www.dropoutprevention.org/
NOV 8 - 11, 2006 "LIVING THE VISION TOGETHER: TODAY, TOMORROW, AND BEYOND" TASH NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Sponsored by TASH and held in Baltimore, MD.
For more information go to http://www.tash.org/2006tash/index.htm
Information Briefs -
Manuals & Guides - Coming soon
Policy Briefs - Coming soon
Learning & Scholarship Opportunities:
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Michigan Disability Rights Coalition Summer Internships New!
Position: Four Summer Internships / For currently enrolled college students.
Status: Contract Position
Dates: June 19 through September 1, 2006
Pay: Stipend of $3,600 , Coverage of approved travel expenses
Michigan Disability Rights Coalition launched the CONNECT (College Organizations Networking Now Each Creating Ties) Program in the summer of 2005. The vision is to establish a network of support for college students with disabilities. This is established by empowering students with disabilities to start and enhance disability organizations in their colleges; making a statewide impact by networking students together; and connecting students to scholarship, leadership, networking and internship opportunities.
Intern's Role:
The intern will work with the CONNECT team to complete objectives that
support a statewide network for students with disabilities. The intern
will work independently in one of four regions (Upper and Northern Lower
Peninsula, Southeast Michigan, West Michigan, Thumb Area) throughout the
state. The intern is expected to support MDRC's vision to build
opportunities for people with disabilities so they may live fully
integrated lives within their chosen communities, now and in the future.
Full citizenship is the expected role that people with disabilities will
play, and their hopes and dreams parallel those of citizens without
disabilities.
Tasks and Responsibilities:
o Develop college network by identifying and contacting schools
that are interested in forming disability organizations of students.
o Enhance relationships between CONNECT and college disability
support offices.
o Expand and enhance mail and email contacts of participant and
college networks.
o Present to college freshman students with disabilities
information that encourages becoming active in the disability
communities on and off campus.
o Work closely with the leadership development team in Lansing.
o Submit completed paperwork in a timely matter.
Required Skills:
o Self organized, detail-oriented and ability to meet deadlines
o Excellent verbal and written skills
o Excellent computer skills in MS word, email and internet
research.
o Ability to establish and maintain excellent working relationship
and work collaboratively with MDRC, like-minded organizations, students,
faculty, media and public.
o Willingness to travel
Please send resume and three references to:
Carolyn Lejuste at clejuste@prosynergy.org
Subject line: SUMMER INTERN
MDRC 780 W. Lake Lansing Ste. 200 East Lansing, MI 48823
***Resume and references must be received May 19*** |
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THE WHITE HOUSE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
The White House Internship Program offers an excellent opportunity to serve our President and explore public service. We are seeking
exceptional candidates to apply for this highly competitive program. In addition to normal office duties, interns attend weekly lectures, tours, and complete an intern service project. Interns may serve a term in the Fall, Spring or Summer. All candidates must be at least 18 years of age, hold United States citizenship, and be enrolled in a college or university.
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Applications for the fall, 2006 term are due June 16, 2006.
** Applications for the spring 2007 term are due October 13, 2006.
For more information go to: http://www.whitehouse.gov/government/wh-intern.html |
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Do Something Grants for Community Projects
Do Something will award the 2006 GameStop Youth Grants to young people who submit creative proposals for solving local problems in the areas of community building, health, and the environment. Applicants can apply individually or on behalf of a group and they must have a mentor. Thirty youth "25 and under" will receive $500.
Applications are due May 15 and recommendation letters are due May 22.
For more information
visit http://www.dosomething.org/awards/grants/apply/. |
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YOUTH OUTREACH FOR VICTIM ASSISTANCE
The National Crime Prevention Council and the National Center for
Victims of Crime are seeking applicants for the Youth Outreach for
Victim Assistance (YOVA) project. The YOVA project, entering its third year, seeks to raise awareness about teen victimization and services that can help teen victims of crime, and to provide resources to victim service providers so they can better reach and serve teen victims.
Maximum Award: $3,000.
Eligibility: Any organization that has not participated in YOVA or that participated in YOVA during 2003-2004 is eligible to apply as a new site.
Deadline for application is May 15, 2006.
For more information go to:
http://www.ncpc.org/programs/yova/grant_opportunity.php |
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NATIONAL CRIME PREVENTION COUNCIL OFFERS GRANTS FOR SERVICE LEARNING
PROJECTS
TNCPC will award 100 grants of up to $500 through its Teens, Crime, and the Community Initiative. The grants will support service-learning projects planned and implemented by youth who identified needs and create projects to address or prevent crime, violence, and drug abuse in their schools and communities. Eligible applicants must be ages 11 to 19 and a participant in a Community Works or Youth Safety Corps program or be in a youth group or class of six or more members.
Deadline for application is June 1, 2006.
To obtain additional information and an application, visit: http://www.ncpc.org/programs/tcc/grant.php |
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BET, KAISER FAMILY FOUNDATION AND SCENARIOS USA TEAM UP ON YOUTH HIV
SCRIPTWRITING CONTEST
BET and the Kaiser Family Foundation, through Rap-It-Up, the award winning HIV/AIDS public education initiative, have teamed up with Scenarios USA to create the 2006 Scenarios USA/Rap It Up Story and Scriptwriting Contest. The contest, entitled "What's the REAL DEAL on Growing Up in the Age of AIDS?" encourages young people ages 13 to 18 to write about what HIV/AIDS means to them personally, and to their friends, family, and communities.
The submission deadline is June 9, 2006.
Competition information can be found at
http://www.Rap-It-Up.com, http://www.bet.com or
http://www.scenariosusa.org.
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| Below is an updated list of various opportunities for college students with disabilities. You can find more information about these programs as well as many other programs for middle and high school students with disabilities at http://www.ncset.org/youthtowork/. |
ED ROBERTS POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP IN DISABILITIES STUDIES
Application for this postdoctoral program at the University of
CA-Berkeley. This program is funded by the National Institute on
Disability and Rehabilitation Research. The goal of this program is to
train postdoctoral and professional scholars, in any discipline, to be
leaders in disability studies and rehabilitation research and
mentorship. There are three full-time, nine-month residential Ed Roberts
Postdoctoral Fellowships a year; the Stipend is $30,000.
For more information go to http://www.dpi.org/en/resources/current_news/01-19-05_erpfds.htm
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VSA Arts: ARTIST REFLECTIONS ON HOW ART TRANSFORMS OUR LIVES
VSA arts invites artists to reflect on the many ways art transforms our
lives, focusing on the influence of education and disability. Open to
artists (ages 22 and over) who are committed to their artistic progress
and who have a physical, cognitive, or mental disability. For eligible
media and entry forms in English, Spanish, French and ASCII:
http://www.vsarts.org/transformation
www.vsarts.org/transformation
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