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AUCD: Poster Session: Engagement of Trainees and Community Members (Training Symposium): The Meaningful Inclusion of Self-Advocates As Mentors And Colleagues in a LEND program

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Presenter

Emily Graybill, PhD, Associate Director
Center for Leadership in Disability at Georgia State University, UCEDD/LEND

Other Presenter(s)

^Stephen Truscott, PsyD, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, United States, GA - Center for Leadership in Disability at Georgia State University, UCEDD/LEND;
Christina Martin, MPH, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, United States, GA - Center for Leadership in Disability at Georgia State University, UCEDD/LEND;
Kerrian Baker, BA, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, United States, GA - Center for Leadership in Disability at Georgia State University, UCEDD/LEND;
Erin Vinoski, MPH, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, United States, GA - Center for Leadership in Disability at Georgia State University, UCEDD/LEND;
Mark Crenshaw, MA, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, United States, GA - Center for Leadership in Disability at Georgia State University, UCEDD/LEND;
Akilah Heggs, MPH, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, United States, GA - Center for Leadership in Disability at Georgia State University, UCEDD/LEND;
Daniel Crimmins, PhD, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, United States, GA - Center for Leadership in Disability at Georgia State University, UCEDD/LEND;


Description

This poster will discuss the importance of including self-advocates as Georgia LEND trainees. The self-advocates serve in both the role of mentor and colleague. They share their lived experience with disability and their perspective on how to improve services and supports for individuals with disabilities while also fully participating in the GaLEND curriculum. The GaLEND faculty work alongside self-advocates to identify necessary accommodations to the curriculum.

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