Lorain County Youth Leadership Forum
July 11, 2024 from 9:00am - 4:00pm
Category
Workshops
Audience
Self-Advocates
Sponsor: Linking Employment, Abilities and Potential (LEAP)
Contacts: Cheryl Gorham at cgorham@leapinfo.org or 216-456-0837 or Ted Sielski at tsielski@leapinfo.org or 216-456-0832
Cost: Free
More info and to apply (deadline May 17, 2024)
Twenty plus (20+) high school sophomores, juniors, seniors with disabilities will be selected to
attend. To be eligible for the Youth Leadership Forum, students must:
(a) have a disability;
(b) be a high school student as of December 31, 2023;
(c) have demonstrated leadership potential in school and the community; and
(d) reside in Ohio.
At YLF you will:
- Learn about choosing a career
- Learn about available resources and assistive technology
- Identify existing barriers to personal and professional success and develop
- plans to overcome those barriers
- Interact with professionals with disabilities who serve as mentors and role
- models
- Develop a personal leadership plan, which includes specific action steps to
- follow when you return to your community
- Gain the power to reach your goals in education, employment, and
- community leadership
- Develop a social network with your peers