Center for Disabilities Studies : Adult Services Initiatives : Junior Partners in Policymaking®
Junior Partners in Policymaking® for Young Adults Aged 15 - 22
Correction: The 2009 Junior Partners in Policymaking Institute® Summer Institute is no longer accepting applications. We anticipate that any openings that may occur between now and the week of the institute, June 14-19, will be filled by applicants currently on the waitlist. The Parent Information Center (PIC) of Delaware is making corrections to its website/emails that had mistakenly announced that new applications are being accepted. Thank you for everyone’s interest in this great program. The next Junior Partners in Policymaking® Summer Institute is expected to be held 2011. Applications for that program should be available by September 2010 through the Delaware Developmental Disabilities Council.
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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, with the next program scheduled from June 14 – 19, 2009 at the University of Delaware’s Newark campus. Registration for the 2009 program is closed.
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.
For more information
Bev Stapleford Megan Pell
(302) 831-4688 (302) 831-6974
bstape@udel.edu mpell@udel.edu
