> REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS
> NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY
> YOUTH LEADERSHIP  DEVELOPMENT  CONFERENCE
> JUNE 22-24, 1998, WASHINGTON, D.C.
>
>Dear Sirs/Madams:
>
>Attached please find an application form for the National Council on
>Disability's (NCD's) Second Annual Youth Leadership Development
>Conference in Washington, D.C.  NCD is pleased to host this event from
>June 22-24 at the Washington Renaissance Hotel in Washington, D.C.
>NCD's goals for the conference are to:
>
>(1)     create a model conference that empowers youth with disabilities
>and their families by establishing a base of knowledge and contacts to
>facilitate on-going education and training which includes federal
>disability policy and disability civil rights laws, self-advocacy and
>ability to access enforcement, technical assistance resources, and
>other government supports and services, for youth participants and
>their families;
>
>(2)     involve youth with disabilities who reflect geographic,
>racial/ethnic, and disability diversity;
>
>(3)     build alliances within and external to the existing disability
>community through a mentoring process;
>
>(4)     demonstrate assistive technology as a tool to enhance access to
>education, employment and independent living with methods focused on
>specific problem resolutions; and
>
>(5)     obtain information and recommendations from youth participants and
>any accompanying family members in public policy areas of school to
>work transition, transition from income supports (e.g., SSI/SSDI) to
>employment,  rehabilitation, higher (post-secondary) education,
>secondary education, employment, income supports, health care and
>long-term services and supports, technology, and independent living.
>
> If you know of youth with disabilities who were between the ages of
> 17 and 24 on March 1, 1998, please encourage them to fill out the
> attached application and submit it, along with one letter of
> reference, by March 27, 1998, to Brenda Bratton, National Council on
> Disability, 1331 F Street, N.W., Ste. 1050, Washington, D.C.  20004.
> Any youth who requires help with their application form may enlist
> the help of another person to complete the form.  Applications will
> be reviewed and youth selected to participate will be notified by
> April 30, 1998.
>
>
> This conference is being cosponsored by the Social Security
> Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Substance Abuse and
> Mental Health Service Administration, and Centers for Disease Control
> and Prevention at the Department of Health and Human Services, and
> Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services at the
> Department of Education.  Stipends are available to reimburse travel,
> food and accommodation expenses for selected participants and an
> accompanying attendant or family member, if one is necessary.  Also,
> if organizations wish to sponsor youth to attend, NCD welcomes such
> sponsorships but requires that sponsored applicants submit a
> completed application form by the deadline.  Thank you for your
> assistance in identifying qualified applicants.  Any questions may be
> directed to Brenda Bratton at NCD at 202 272-2004(v) or 202
> 272-2074(TTY).
>
>Sincerely,
>
>
>Marca Bristo
>Chairperson
>National Council on Disability
>
>Attachment
> Dear Future Leader with a Disability:
>
> Are you between the ages of 17 and 24?
>
> Are you interested in learning about the disability rights movement
> and federal programs that serve people with disabilities?
>
> Would you like to participate in a national discussion about public
> policy affecting youth with disabilities?
>
> Would you like to hone your leadership skills?
>
> If so, apply to participate in the National Council on Disability's
> Second Annual Youth Leadership Forum in Washington, D.C. on June
> 22-24, 1998.  The form is attached, and must be received along with a
> letter of reference by March 27.
>
> APPLICATION FORM
> NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY
> SECOND ANNUAL YOUTH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE
> JUNE 22-24, 1998
> WASHINGTON, D.C.
>
>NAME________________________    ADDRESS____________________________
>      _____________________________________
>DATE OF BIRTH _____________             _____________________________________
>
>PHONE _____________________     EMAIL ADDRESS   _________________________
>
>SCHOOL (HIGH SCHOOL/POST-SECONDARY)     _________________________
>
>GRADE LEVEL     __________________________
>
>RACE/ETHNICITY  __________________________
>
>DO YOU LIVE NOW OR DID YOU GROW UP IN A RURAL AREA?  YES   NO
>
>ARE YOU A PERSON WITH A DISABILITY?   YES    NO
>
>IF YOU ARE A PERSON WITH A DISABILITY, WHAT TYPE OF DISABILITY OR
>DISABILITIES DO YOU HAVE?
>______________________________________________________________________
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>______________________________________________________________________
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>
>HAVE YOU HAD ANY EXPERIENCE WITH THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS (PLEASE CIRCLE
>THE ONES THAT YOU HAVE HAD EXPERIENCE WITH)?
>
>SPECIAL EDUCATION       SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY BENEFITS (SSI OR SSDI)
>
>REHABILITATION          MEDICAID                NON-DISABILITY-RELATED CASH
>                                                        ASSISTANCE
(AFDC/TANF/OTHER)
>
>
> Second Annual Youth Leadership Development Forum Application Form
> (page two)
>
>WHAT DO YOU HOPE TO GET OUT OF THE CONFERENCE, AND WHY DO YOU THINK
>YOU SHOULD BE SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE?
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>__________ (please try to limit your response to no more than 250
>words) COMPLETED APPLICATIONS, ALONG WITH A LETTER OF REFERENCE FROM A
>PERSON NOT RELATED TO THE APPLICANT (E.G. TEACHER, MENTOR, PEER,
>COUNSELOR, ETC.) MUST BE RECEIVED BY NCD BY MARCH 27, 1998. COMPLETED
>FORMS SHOULD BE SENT TO:
>
> BRENDA BRATTON, NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY, 1331 F STREET, N.W.,
> STE. 1050, WASHINGTON, DC 20004, 202 272-2022 (FAX) EMAIL ADDRESS:
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