[ASAN] Applications for the 2013 Summer Leadership Academy

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The Autistic Self Advocacy Network is excited to announce the Autism Campus Inclusion project is now seeking applications for its 2013 Summer Leadership Academy. The training will take place in Washington, DC, June 9 to June 15, 2013. All expenses for the training are covered by the Autistic Self Advocacy Network, including travel, lodging and food.

The ACI summer leadership training prepares students to create systems change on their college campuses. Each participant will learn valuable skills in community organizing, creating policy goals and activism. Applicants must be current college students with at least one year remaining before graduation.

Apply Now!
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In order to apply, please email your completed application to Melody Latimer at [email protected] with the subject line "2013 ACI Application". You will receive a confirmation that your application has been received within one business day.

If you need assistance or accommodations at any stage, please contact Melody Latimer at [email protected]

Autistic Self Advocacy Network
PO Box 66122 | Washington, DC 20035 US

The Autistic Self Advocacy Network has already seen a tremendous response to our call for applications for our Autism Campus Inclusion project's 2013 Summer Leadership Academy. There's still time to get your application in as well. We are seeking applications from current autistic college students who have had at least one year remaining.

The training will take place in Washington, DC, June 9 to June 15, 2013. All expenses for the training are covered by the Autistic Self Advocacy Network, including travel, lodging and food.

The ACI summer leadership training prepares students to create systems change on their college campuses. Each participant will learn valuable skills in community organizing, creating policy goals and activism. Applicants must be current college students with at least one year remaining before graduation.

Apply Now: http://autisticadvocacy.org/wp-content/ ... cation.pdf

In order to apply, please email your completed application to Melody Latimer at [email protected] with the subject line "2013 ACI Application". You will receive a confirmation that your application has been received within one business day.

If you need assistance or accommodations at any stage, please contact Melody Latimer at [email protected]

Autistic Self Advocacy Network
PO Box 66122 | Washington, DC 20035 US

The deadline is fast approaching to apply for our Autism Campus Inclusion project's 2013 Summer Leadership Academy. We are seeking applications from current Autistic college students who have had at least one year of school remaining.

The training will take place in Washington, DC, June 9 to June 15, 2013. All expenses for the training are covered by the Autistic Self Advocacy Network, including travel, lodging, and food.

The ACI summer leadership training prepares students to create systems change on their college campuses. Each participant will learn valuable skills in community organizing, creating policy goals and activism. Applicants must be current college students with at least one year remaining before graduation.

Apply Now! -
http://autisticadvocacy.org/wp-content/ ... cation.pdf

In order to apply, please email your completed application to Melody Latimer at [email protected] with the subject line "2013 ACI Application." You will receive a confirmation that your application has been received within one business day.

If you need assistance or accommodations at any stage, please contact Melody Latimer at [email protected].

A message from Lydia Brown, Autism Campus Inclusion 2012 Graduate:
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Last month saw the annual two-week frenzy of student government campaigning at Georgetown University, where candidates plaster campus with fliers and organize campaign talks in hopes of winning enough student support to be elected President and Vice President of the student body. After the candidates held a forum on racial diversity at the Black House and addressed women’s issues and feminism in a separate event, I noticed that the four campaign websites all included discussion of social justice, pluralism, and diversity in the candidates’ platforms, but not one of them addressed disability issues.

As a disabled student, I was disappointed that the issues that would directly affect me were going unaddressed in the campus debates, and so I wrote a six item questionnaire on disability issues specific to Georgetown that I posted to Facebook and emailed to the candidates. I asked candidates how they would advocate for Georgetown to be more accessible to students with all types of disabilities, how they would address a stigmatizing environment toward disabled people, what they would do to support my initiative to form a Disability Cultural Center, and how they would include disabled students in campus leadership and in discussions on disability.

Of the five candidate pairs, four sent written responses to the questionnaire; three thanked me for compiling and distributing it; and the largest campus newspaper, The Hoya, published an article on the disability questionnaire and the candidates’ responses.

I would never have thought to contact the student government candidates directly had it not been for the training on campus organizing and coalition building that I received during Autism Campus Inclusions’s summer leadership academy last August. If you’re interested in making real change on your campus, you should apply for ACI too:
http://autisticadvocacy.org/wp-content/ ... cation.pdf

- Lydia Brown, Autism Campus Inclusion 2012 Graduate
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ACI 2013 Summer Leadership Training
Last Chance to Apply!

The Autism Campus Inclusion project's application process for the 2013 Summer Leadership Academy ends Friday, March 15 at midnight PT! This is your last chance to apply to be part of this amazing training!

ASAN's Summer Leadership Academy prepares autistic college students to go back to their campus and create real change for the better of other autistic students as well as other people with disabilities. Students will receive training from leaders in the Autistic community, Disability Rights community and in community organizing.

College students from anywhere in the United States are encouraged to apply. Each participant must be autistic. All expenses paid as related to the training, from housing, travel and food. The training will be located in the heart of Washington, DC.

Apply Now before it's too late!*
http://autisticadvocacy.org/wp-content/ ... cation.pdf

If you have any questions or need support filling out the application, please contact Melody Latimer at [email protected]. Applications should be sent to [email protected] no later than midnight on March 15th.

Autistic Self Advocacy Network
PO Box 66122 | Washington, DC 20035 US