YP! is hosting FREE self-advocacy trainings throughout NYS. These trainings listed below are designed for youth (14+) with intellectual/developmental disabilities, but all are welcome to attend! Learn about disability history, strategic sharing, and plan your future as a leader with the help of graduates of the New York Institute for Self-Advocacy! Light refreshments will be served.
YOUTH POWER!'s New York Institute for Self-Advocacy (NYISA) is hosting FREE Regional Advocacy Trainings across the State utilizing graduates of the Institute to present from a peer perspective in their communities. The training covers a range of topics including self advocacy, disability history, disability disclosure/strategic sharing and even provides tools for participants to create their own personalized leadership plans to reach their individual goals. While these trainings are designed for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, all people over the age of 14 are welcome to participate!