Volunteer Advocacy Project

Submitted by Todd Hash on Wed, 12/02/2009 - 2:53pm.
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""The Volunteer Advocacy Project is a training program for individuals who are willing to become advocates for families as they navigate their way through the world of special education.  The project will be taking applications for volunteer advocates through Friday, December 19th, 2009.

Participants will learn about special education law and advocacy strategies. At the end of the training, each participant will shadow an advocate at a special education meeting. Following graduation from the program, you will be linked with a family of a child with a disability. Each volunteer advocate is expected to work with, at least, four families, at the discretion of The Arc and STEP.

Requirements:

  • Willing to attend all weekly sessions
  • Willing to shadow an advocate at a special education meeting
  • Willing to advocate for four families of children with disabilities


Training will cover:

  • The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
  • State law
  • No Child Left Behind
  • The Family Education Rights and Privacy Act
  • Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
For more information: visit http://kc.vanderbilt.edu/kennedy/vap/ or write to meghan.m.burke@vanderbilt.edu

To download a fact sheet and application. 

To download a PDF Flyer.