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Home » Information Clearinghouse » Advocacy1. Self-Empowerment Fact Sheet
created by the Youth Advisory Committee for the National Council on Disability.
Self-Empowerment Fact Sheet – Microsoft Word 
Self-Empowerment Fact Sheet – Adobe PDF 
2. Disability Awareness Week Bills
Connecticut Youth Leadership Forum Disability Awareness Week Bill
West Virginia Youth Disability Caucus Disability Awareness Week Bill
Florida Youth Council and Florida Developmental Disabilities Council Disability Awareness Week Bill
North Carolina Youth Leadership Network (NCYLN) Disability Awareness Bill
3. Assistive Technology Fact Sheet
created by the Youth Advisory Committee for the National Council on Disability.
Assistive Technology Fact Sheet – Windows version
Assistive Technology Fact Sheet – Mac version
4. Video: I’m Tyler by Tyler Greene
Please visit www.imtyler.org to view Tyler’s video
5. The 411 on Disability Disclosure: A Workbook for Youth with Disabilities
a publication of the National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability NCWD/ Youth.
Please visit the 411 on Disability Disclosure website to read this publication
6. National Consortium on Leadership and Disability for Youth
7. The Riot Newsletter
An initiative of the Self-Advocate Leadership Network at The Human Services Research Institute
Read The Riot Online
or download the latest version here
The Riot – issue 12 – Adobe PDF
8. ADA and Information Technology Technical Assistance Centers
An informational resource funded in part by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research
9. Youth Voice: Access to Beliefs by Aaron Westendorp
An Information Brief on behalf of the National Consortium on Leadership and Disability for Youth
Youth Voice Access to Beliefs – Microsoft Word
10. Youth Voice: Info Brief by Carly Fahey
An Information Brief on behalf of the National Consortium on Leadership and Disability for Youth
Youth Voice: Info Brief by Carly Fahey – Microsoft Word
11. Youth Voice: Working with Technology in Supporting People with Disabilities
by Mikelle Learned and Katherine Carol
An Information Brief on behalf of the National Consortium on Leadership and Disability for Youth
Youth Voice: Working with Technology in Supporting People with Disabilities – Microsoft Word
13. ADA and Disability Awareness Website
14. National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability (NCWD)
15. “Difference Is Not A Disease” by Ari Ne’eman
A resource provided by The Autistic Self Advocacy Network
Please visit The Autistic Self Advocacy Network website to read “Difference Is Not A Disease”
Or download “Difference Is Not A Disease” in Adobe PDF here
“Difference Is Not A Disease” by Ari Ne’eman – Adobe PDF
16. “General Inclusive Education Makes Everyone A Winner” by Ari Ne’eman
A resource provided by The Autistic Self Advocacy Network
Please visit The Autistic Self Advocacy Network website to read “General Inclusive Education Makes Everyone A Winner”
Or download “General Inclusive Education Makes Everyone A Winner” in Adobe PDF here
“General Inclusive Education Makes Everyone A Winner” by Ari Ne’eman – Adobe PDF
17. Life Beyond College: Welcome to the Real World by Gina Semenza
A resource provided by the World Institute on Disability
Please visit the World Institute on Disability website to read Life Beyond College: Welcome to the Real World
18. TBI Raiders Survived to Vote website
19. YIELD the Power Program (ODEP Demonstration Program)
A resource brought to you by Access Living of Chicago
Please visit the YIELD the Power Program website to view program materials
21. Disability Awareness Day Manual by Daman Wandke
Please visit The DAMAN Project website to learn more about the DAMAN Project
Download the Disability AwarenessManual:
Disability Awareness Day Manual by Daman Wandke – Adobe PDF
22. ‘Tearing Down the Gates’
A resource provided by INSIDE Higher Ed
Please visit the INSIDE Higher Ed to read Tearing Down the Gates
23. A Student’s Guide to the IEP
A publication of The National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY)
A Student’s Guide to the IEP – Adobe PDF
25. Association of Higher Education And Disabilities (AHEAD)
