Advocating for Change Together (ACT) - A Local Leadership Development Program

The Arc of King County Is Now Accepting Applications for
Advocating for Change Together (ACT) - A Local Leadership Development Program
Deadline to Apply: August 26, 2011

Advocating for Change Together (ACT) offers an opportunity to become a better advocate for yourself, a family member, and other people with developmental disabilities. Please see The Arc of The United States website for a complete listing of position statements: http://www.thearc.org/page.aspx?pid=3043

The purpose of this leadership development program is to:
• educate people about service systems
• train people in advocacy
• build capacity throughout the state
• develop new leadership in the disability movement

The program embraces the principles of access, inclusion, and self-determination. It consists of six one-and-a-half-day workshops held on Friday night and Saturday in Seattle from September 2011 to May 2012 and a legislative weekend in Olympia, December 1 -3, 2011.

The Leadership Development Program will have a limited enrollment. The Arc of King County will select participants based on, but not limited to, the following criteria:
• The ability to commit to attend all workshops and to complete homework assignments and a community project
• Participation of self-advocates and people from other cultures
• The age and disability of the person – either an adult self-advocate or child of a family member
• Commitment to advocacy for people to live, learn, work and play in the community

For more information, contact: Betsy McAlister, 425-882-2010; bmcalister@arcofkingcounty.org or Catalina Angel, 206-619-8459; cangel@arcofkingcounty.org