Special Education Listserv
Subject: Missouri Youth Leadership Forum
Source: Barb Gilpin, Assistant Director, Effective Practices
Intended Audience: Special Education Teachers, Administrators, Counselors, Students, Parents
Date: March 11, 2009
The Missouri Youth Leadership Forum continues to offer the only statewide leadership forum for high school students, ages 16-21, with a disability. The prospective youth delegates are selected through a statewide competition and have demonstrated leadership potential.
Qualified students can apply now for the seventh annual Missouri Youth Leadership Forum (MYLF) scheduled for July 26-29, 2009, at the University of Missouri-Columbia.
Youth delegates will learn about leadership principles, disability experience and resource sharing, assistive technology, development and achievement of career goals, independent living, and developing advocacy skills. By serving as delegates from their communities, young people with disabilities cultivate leadership, citizenship, and social skills.
The Governor's Council on Disability is currently accepting applications for this event. There are no tuition costs to attend MYLF. The application is available online at http://www.disabilityinfo.mo.gov/gcd/2008ylf.shtml. Deadline for submitting the application is April 15, 2009. To nominate a student from your local community, fax the application to 573-526-4109 or mail it to Missouri Governor's Council on Disability, PO Box 1668, Jefferson City, MO 65102.
If you have any questions, please contact the Governor's Council at 800-877-8249.