Youth Advisory Committee Members Sought

Posted December 17, 2003 · December 17, 2003

Subject: Youth invited to serve on advisory committee

Dear Disability Organizations:

I'm a volunteer for the Youth Advisory Committee of the National Council on

Disability. We are recruiting new members. Please share this notice with any

teenagers and young adults that you think might be interested in

applying. Thank you.

Sincerely,

Member, Youth Advisory Committee, National Council on Disability

The National Council on Disability's Youth Advisory Committee is looking for

new members. All applications need

to be received by January 15, 2004.

The committee provides advice to the National Council on Disability (NCD)on

various issues such as NCD's planning and priorities. NCD is seeking this type

of input in order to make sure NCD's activities and policy recommendations

respond to the needs of youth with disabilities.

NCD's Youth Advisory Committee (Advisory Committee) was established as a

non-paid advisory body to include youth and young adult perspectives in carrying

out the mission of NCD. This is to ensure that NCD's activities and

policy recommendations incorporate the needs of youth with disabilities. NCD's

mission is to promote policies, programs, practices, and procedures

that guarantee equal opportunity for all individuals with disabilities,

regardless of the nature or severity of the disability; and to empower

individuals with disabilities to achieve economic self-sufficiency,

independent living, and inclusion and integration into all aspects of

society.

In an advisory role to NCD, the Advisory Committee will perform the following

duties:

1. Advise NCD on matters (e.g., economic, educational, employment, housing,

social, transportation,

and technological) related to the needs of children, youth and young adults

with disabilities.

2. Review and provide comments on NCD's priorities and projects.

3. Select a reasonable number of issues and activities among NCD's priorities

for Advisory Committee concentration.

4. Enhance NCD's knowledge about how the lives of children, youth, and young

adults are affected by the implementation and

enforcement of federal legislation (e.g., The Americans With Disabilities Act,

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act, Carl D. Perkins Vocational

Education Amendments, Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education

Act, Higher Education Act, Fair Housing Act, Assistive Technology Act,

Rehabilitation Act Amendments, Ticket to Work and Work Incentives

Improvement Act, Aircraft rs Access Act, and Workforce Investments Act);

advise NCD on compliance issues and recommend policy changes.

The Advisory Committee, whose members shall be appointed by NCD, shall be

comprised of a balanced, culturally diverse membership, representing a variety

of disabling conditions, and from across the United States,including each of the

10 federal regions. Members serve for at least a two-year term. Terms of

appointment may be staggered to ensure that one-half of the members are

appointed annually. Selection of members and their terms shall be determined by

NCD; members will serve until succeeded.

Any interested parties, high school or beyond, ages 16 - 25 years feelfree to

contact me, Hare (rhare54@a...) or Isaac Huff (I_Huff@s...)about the

application process. Let's continue getting our voices out there!

Sincerely,

Hare -Youth Advisory Committee Executive Group

National Council on Disability

Posted December 17, 2003 · December 17, 2003

If you are interested in participating in this project, please e mail me

privately.

Alice

Youth invited to serve on advisory committee