Center for Disabilities Studies : Adult Services Initiatives : Junior Partners in Policymaking®
Junior Partners in Policymaking® for Young Adults Aged 15 - 22
Junior Partners in Policymaking® (JPIP) is sponsored by the Delaware Developmental Disabilities Council, Delaware Department of Education, and the Administration on Developmental Disabilities. Training is provided by the Center for Disabilities Studies at the University of Delaware.
Junior Partners in Policymaking® is held every other year for young adults aged 15 to 22. The next program is expected to be held in the summer of 2011. Applications for that program should be available by September 2010 through the Delaware Developmental Disabilities Council.
JPIP participants learn about the importance of self-determination, ways to self-advocate for the issues most important to them, their rights in and out of school, laws that affect how people are treated, especially individuals with disabilities, how to make an impact on public policy (laws), and how to plan the future they want. In the evenings, participants have the oppotunity to get together with other participants and enjoy a variety of entertainment together. JPIP participants stay in dorms, eat in the dining halls, and attend classes at the University of Delaware. See the publication listed in the box above for a complete report on the 2009 JIP program.
For more information
Bev Stapleford
(302) 831-4688
bstape@udel.edu
