North Carolina’s Partners in Policymaking© Leadership & Advocacy Training Initiative funded by the North Carolina Council on Developmental Disabilities is pleased to announce the opportunity to apply for the 2015 Class of Partners in Policymaking© (“Partners”) . Partners is a nationally-replicated leadership and advocacy training program. This program is designed ONLY FOR self-advocates with developmental disABILITIES and for parents (and caretaker siblings) of school-aged children with developmental disABILITIES residing in the State of North Carolina. The program teaches how to garner the skills and employ the tools to become, “ effective disability policy change agents ” for better, more successful outcomes in their own lives and in the lives of others. The program is for anyone living in North Carolina who has a developmental disABILITY, or is a parent or care-taker sibling of a school-aged child with a developmental disABILITY who wants to expe
These stories describe our journey with Ben, our oldest son. Ben is a sweet and energetic redhead, born with Rett Syndrome, a rare genetic mutation. My husband, Ryan, and I try to keep up with Ben and his two younger brothers. I intend to shed insight into raising a child with disabilities and pass on the wisdom we’ve earned over the past two decades.