| Project Leadership is a Project of National Significance funded by the
Administration on Developmental Disabilities. Three partners Self-Advocates
Becoming Empowered, Inclusion Inc., and Community Options Center on Innovation
manage the project.
The purpose of the grant is to:
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Provide self-advocates and parent leaders from the United States and
its territories with training on Self-Determination and Federal Policy.
Develop a national network of self-advocates and parents. |
Our accomplishments to date include:
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Training of 73 self-advocates and parents from 36 states and territories.
Development of a training curriculum on self-determination and federal policy.
Sponsoring of two regional meetings. |
The grant was funded in 1999 for three years.
We are in process of recruiting self-advocates and parent leaders from the
following states:
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Self-advocates |
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Parents |
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Connecticut |
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Alaska |
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Delaware |
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American Samoa |
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District of Columbia |
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Connecticut |
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Guam |
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Delaware |
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Hawaii |
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Georgia |
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Idaho |
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Guam |
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Kansas |
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Hawaii |
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Louisiana |
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Idaho |
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Michigan |
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Illinois |
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Micronesia |
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Kansas |
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Minnesota |
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Louisiana |
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Mississippi |
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Maine |
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Montana |
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Michigan |
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Nebraska |
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Micronesia |
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Nevada |
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Minnesota |
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New Hampshire |
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Mississippi |
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New Mexico |
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Montana |
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Northern Mariana Islands |
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Nebraska |
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Rhode Island |
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Nevada |
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South Carolina |
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New Hampshire |
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Texas |
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North Carolina |
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Utah |
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North Dakota |
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West Virginia |
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Northern Mariana Islands |
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Pennsylvania |
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Puerto Rico |
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Rhode Island |
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South Carolina |
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South Dakota |
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Washington |
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West Virginia |
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Wyoming |
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Individuals who participate in this training must have a developmental disability
or have a son or daughter with a developmental disability. A developmental
disability is a disability that occurs on or before a person’s 22 birthday.
This disability results in a person needing supports and services to assist
them in managing their daily lives.
Individuals that meet
these requirements may apply online now by clicking here.
You can also obtain information on Project Leadership by visiting SABE’s
website at www.sabeusa.org. Application
will be posted in August 2001. |
