2.2.1 Leadership, Employability, and Advocacy Project (Grenwelge)
| TX-Center on Disability and Development, UCEDD | |||
| Program Type | UCEDD | Fiscal Year | 2020 |
| Contact | Cheryl Grenwelge, Ph. D. | ||
| [email protected] | |||
| Phone | 979-845-3727 | ||
| Project Description | |||
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The Leadership, Employability, and Advocacy Project (LEAP) provides training and experiences to youth with disabilities to develop their leadership and advocacy skills. Project LEAP selects youth participants from among high school juniors and seniors across the state. Participants learn the history of the disability rights movement, engage in career activities and explore assistive technologies. They also gain exposure to legislative activities at the Texas Capitol, such as mock testimonies and a legislative session, and a tour of the facilities and meetings with state legislators. Of course, there's always an element of fun with recreational activities, including a talent show, dance and more! FY 2020 48 participants 4800 contact hours LEAP participants are equipped with: Leadership plans to implement upon return to their communities Academic and career goals A resource development plan in order to attain continued or more complete independence through technology, community support, peer mentoring and civil rights Employment skills Team building Leadership Goal Setting Advocacy in school How to lead an IEP or IPE meeting Preparing for College and Employment Independent Living and Skills to pay the bills The importance of Volunteerism as is connects to possible employment and giving back to community Person Centered Planning (All students developed a PCP plan) Life after High School (College, Employment, and Independent Living) Legislative Advocacy (How a bill becomes a law, development of spoken and written testimony, delivery of testimony to legislative staff at the Capitol in Austin Leadership Plan Development (All students developed a leadership plan to take back with them and implement over the next year). |
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