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>From: "Stephanie Thomas" <[log in to unmask]>
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>Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 17:36:48 -0600
>Subject: FW: Request for Applications
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>Know any younger folks who might be interested? Stephanie
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Mark S. Quigley [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 1999 5:47 AM
>To: Stephanie Thomas
>Subject: RE: Request for Applications
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>It's also available on the NCD website at www.ncd.gov.
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> REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS
> NATIONAL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE FOR YOUTH
> WITH DISABILITIES
> June 22-26, 1999, Alexandria, Virginia
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>To Youth with Disabilities and Youth Advocates:
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>You will find attached to this letter an application for the 1999
>National Leadership Conference for Youth with Disabilities
>(NLCYD) to be held in Alexandria, Virginia, from Tuesday, June
>22–Saturday, June 26 at the Radisson Plaza Hotel at Mark Center.
>Four federal agencies are collaborating to make this year's conference
>possible: the Department of Health and Human Services
>(Administration on Developmental Disabilities, Maternal and Child
>Health Bureau, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
>Administration), the Social Security Administration, the Department of
>Education, and the National Council on Disability. The 1999
>NLCYD will bring together young leaders from around the country
>having diverse racial, ethnic and disability backgrounds, to foster their
>integration into public and private sector institutions at every level.
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>The Youth Leadership Council (YLC), whose 25 members will plan
>and implement the 1999 conference program, are from a wide range
>of backgrounds. YLC is planning a program that promotes leadership
>skill development among their peers, skills such as the ability to
>persuade and influence others to act, to consistently apply high ethical
>standards of conduct, and to collaborate with others in solving
>problems both professional and personal. YLC is planning a
>conference that will be highly interactive, with many opportunities to
>meet and share with fellow youth leaders.
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>The goals of this year's conference promote the following key
>dimensions of leadership:
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>hands-onleadership development by involving young people
>in designing, planning and implementing a conference that
>reflects their interests and values, as well as engaging their
>skills and abilities;
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>opportunitiesfor leadership development support through
>peer and adult mentoring programs throughout the conference
>and beyond;
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>opportunitiesto meet national disability leaders and to learn
>about disability history, culture, law and policy;
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>educationand training opportunities that foster independent
>living and employment; and
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>wellnessconsciousness among young leaders that support
>their pursuit of physical and mental health, social integration,
>and full participation in their own health care decisions.
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>Any young person with a disability who has completed high school, is
>between the ages of 18 and 24 on June 22, 1999, and wants to learn
>more about leadership, is invited to apply. Please complete the
>attached application and submit it with one letter of reference by
>February 28, 1999, to Kathleen Blank, National Council on
>Disability, 1331 F Street, NW, Suite1050, Washington, DC 20004.
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>Applicants may obtain the assistance of another person in completing
>the form, so long as the answers are those of the applicant. An
>alternate format application to accommodate those with cognitive
>impairments follows the regular format application in this message.
>Applications will be reviewed and candidates selected to participate
>will be notified by April 15, 1999.
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>A limited number of stipends is available to reimburse travel, food and
>accommodation expenses for the selected participants, and when
>necessary, an accompanying personal attendant. We welcome and
>strongly encourage community-based organizations to sponsor youth
>to attend. We also ask that all sponsored applicants submit a
>completed application form by the deadline.
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>On behalf of all the federal partners, thank you for applying and for
>your assistance in identifying qualified applicants. If you are
>interested
>in learning more about the conference, visit NCD's website at
>http://www.ncd.gov. If you are interested in learning about and/or
>helping with the conference planning process, please visit YLC's
>working website at { GOTOBUTTON BM_1_
>http://www-cs-students.stanford.edu/~mching/}. Other questions and
>comments
>may be directed
>to Kathleen Blank at 202 272-2004 or at [log in to unmask]
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>Sincerely,
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>Marca Bristo
> Michael Ching
>Chairperson
> Chairperson
>National Council on Disability Youth
>Leadership Council
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>Attachments
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>_____________________________________________________
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>National Leadership Conference for Youth with Disabilities
>(NLCYD)
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>Conference Application
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>The conference will be held at the Radisson Plaza Hotel at Mark
>Center located at 5000 Seminary Road, Alexandria, Virginia 22311,
>starting Tuesday, June 22, 1999 (with registration in the hotel lobby
>beginning at 3:00 p.m.), until Saturday, June 26, 1999 at 1:00 p.m.
>As additional information on the conference schedule becomes
>available, it will be posted on NCD's website (http://www.ncd.gov)
>and the working website (http://www-cs-
>students.stanford.edu/~mching/).
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>Only applicants 18 years or older or having completed high
>school by the start of the conference should apply.
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>Note: Please have the completed application returned to us no
>later than February 28, 1999.
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> Please submit your response electronically if you can to
>facilitate our review process.
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> Please send your application either as a plain ASCII file, MS
>Word Document, or a WordPerfect Document.
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> To send your application by e-mail, type the words "NLCYD
>Application" in the subject line and send to [log in to unmask]
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> By postal mail, send your application to: Kathleen Blank,
>National Council on Disability, 1331 F Street, NW, Suite 1050,
>Washington, DC 20004.
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> If necessary, you may submit your application in alternative
>formats such as audiocassette or videotape; handwritten applications
>will also be accepted.
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>SECTION 1: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
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>Name:
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>Street Address:
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>City:
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>State:
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>Phone:
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>Birth Date:
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>*Gender: Female____ Male ____
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>*Race/ethnic Group:
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>African American______ Asian American _____
>Caucasian_____
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>Hispanic _____ Native American _____
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>Other ___________________________
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>*Disability Type:
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>Are you from a ____rural or ____urban community?
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>*Have you had experience with the following assistance programs?
>Please check all that apply.
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>____Special Education ____Social Security Disability (SSI or
>SSDI)
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>____Medicaid ____Vocational Rehabilitation
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>__________ Non-Disability Related Cash Assistance (Please list
>AFDC, TANF or any other program.)
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>School/Employer:
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>Last Grade Level Completed:
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>* (Note: Race/ethnicity, gender, and disability information will be
>used only to help us ensure a broad representation of backgrounds
>among participants, and will be kept strictly confidential.)
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>SECTION 2: SURVEY OF PERSONAL INTEREST
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>Question 1: What do you hope to get out of the conference,
>and why do you think you should be selected to participate
>(e.g., leadership, work, or educational experience, and so
>forth)?
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>Question 2: Please describe one topic of interest you feel
>passionate about. (The topic need not be related to disability
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>Question 3: Please tell us what other topics or workshops you
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>Section 3: Recommendation—Please include a letter of
>reference from a person not related to the applicant (e.g.
>teacher, mentor, employer, and so forth).
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>_____________________________________________________
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> National Leadership Conference
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> for Youth with Disabilities (NLCYD)
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>Conference Application (ALTERNATE FORMAT)
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>The conference will be held at the Radisson Plaza Hotel at Mark
>Center located at 5000 Seminary Road, Alexandria, Virginia 22311,
>starting Tuesday, June 22, 1999 (with registration in the hotel lobby
>beginning at 3:00 p.m.), until Saturday, June 26, 1999 at 1:00 p.m.
>As additional information on the conference schedule becomes
>available, it will be posted on NCD's website (http://www.ncd.gov)
>and the working website (http://www-cs-
>students.standord.edu/~mching/).
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>Only applicants who have completed high school, are between
>the ages of 18 and 24 on June 22, 1999, and want to learn more
>about leadership should apply.
>
>(Note: Please have the completed application returned to us no
>later than February 28, 1999.
>
> Please send us your application by e-mail, if possible.
>
> Please send us your application either as a plain ASCII file,
>MS Word Document, or a Word Perfect Document.
>
> To send your application by e-mail, type the words "NLCYD
>Application" in the subject line and send to [log in to unmask]
>
> By postal mail, send your application to: Kathleen Blank,
>National Council on Disability, 1331 F Street, NW, Suite 1050,
>Washington, DC 20004.
>
> You can send us your application on an audiotape or a
>videotape; handwritten applications are acceptable.
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>SECTION 1: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
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>Name:
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>Street Address:
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>City:
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>State:
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>Phone:
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>Fax:
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>E-mail:
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>Birth Date:
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>*Are you a female____ or male ____?
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>*What race or ethnic group do you belong to?
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>African American______ Asian American _____ Caucasian_____
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>Hispanic _____ Native American _____
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>Other __________________________
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>Do you live in a _____city, _____small town, or _____the country?
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>*What is your disability?
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>*Do you use any of these programs? Please check all that apply.
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>____Special Education ____Social Security Disability (SSI
>or SSDI)
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>____Medicaid ____Vocational Rehabilitation
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>_____________________________________________________
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>Non-Disability Related Cash Assistance (Please list AFDC, TANF
>or any other program.)
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>Are you a student or are you working?
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>What school do you go to or where do you work?
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>What was the last grade you completed in school?
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>* (Note: Race/ethnicity, gender, and disability information will be
>used only to help us ensure a broad representation of backgrounds
>among participants, and will be kept strictly confidential.)
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>SECTION 2: SURVEY OF PERSONAL INTEREST
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>Question 1: Why do you want to come to the conference and
>why do you think you should be picked?
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>Question 2: Tell us about the things you are interested in and
>the kind of things you enjoy doing. (It can be anything.)
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>Question 3: Please tell us if there is anything else you would
>like to learn about at the conference.
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>Section 3: Recommendation
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>Have someone who is not related to you write a letter saying
>why they think you as a leader should be at the conference (a
>letter of reference).
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>From: "Stephanie Thomas" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: RE: Request for Applications
>Date sent: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 14:32:29 -0600
>
>Mark, I can not read these attachments. If you can send it to me as a
>straight email or plain text (.txt) file I will forward to our network.
>Thanks Stephanie Thomas
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Mark S. Quigley [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>> Sent: Monday, January 25, 1999 7:10 AM
>> To: NCD Bulletin
>> Subject: Request for Applications
>>
>>
>> Please see attached file to retrieve the National Leadership
>> Conference for Youth with Disabilities application.
>> Mark S. Quigley
>> Public Affairs Specialist
>> National Council on Disability
>> 1331 F Street, NW, Suite 1050
>> Washington, DC 20004
>> 202-272-2004 Voice
>> 202-272-2074 TTY
>> 202-272-2022 Fax
>> [log in to unmask]
>> http://www.ncd.gov
>>
>
>Mark S. Quigley
>Public Affairs Specialist
>National Council on Disability
>1331 F Street, NW, Suite 1050
>Washington, DC 20004
>202-272-2004 Voice
>202-272-2074 TTY
>202-272-2022 Fax
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>http://www.ncd.gov
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