[Tn-talk] Partners in Policymaking Leadership Institute, application deadline April 30

[Sheri Anderson]

Good morning NFB of Tennessee,

Please join with me and many other NFB of Tennessee members who have
previously participated in the Partners in Policymaking Leadership
Institute. The deadline is fast aproaching, so please read the below
info and get your application in soon.

Respectfully,
Sheri Anderson, Secretary
Stones River Chapter

WHAT IS PARTNERS?

The Partners in Policymaking Leadership Institute is a leadership,
advocacy and self-advocacy training program for adults with
disabilities and family members of persons with disabilities from
across the state, sponsored by the Tennessee Council on Developmental
Disabilities.

WHAT WILL THE SELECTED PARTNERS PARTICIPANTS DO?

Attend information sessions by local and national experts in the
disability field on a variety of disability-related topics, including
employment, building inclusive communities and classrooms, the state
and federal legislative processes, supported and independent living,
assistive technology, strategies for advocates and conducting
effective meetings.

Partners will also:

complete and report on homework assignments
compose and present testimony for or against a legislative bill
tour the State Capitol, and meet with a legislator
have numerous opportunities to network with other individuals with
disabilities and family members
attend the Partners Annual Reunion Conference with representatives
from 20 years of Partners in Policymaking in Tennessee

WHEN WILL THE 2013-14 PARTNERS TRAINING TAKE PLACE?

September, October and November, 2013, and January, February, March
and April, 2014. Most Partners training weekends begin at 12 pm on
Friday, and continue until 3 pm on Saturday. Accepted Partners must
agree to attend all seven sessions.

WHERE WILL IT TAKE PLACE?

At a hotel in Middle Tennessee.

WHAT DOES IT COST?

There is no cost for the training, sleeping rooms or meals on-site
during the Partners weekend sessions. Partners will be reimbursed for
mileage to and from the Partners session approximately two weeks after
each weekend training.

WHO CAN ATTEND?

Adults with disabilities and family members of persons with
disabilities.  Although each case is reviewed individually, it is not
typical for a family member of a person with a disability to
participate in the same Partners training year as the family member
who has the disability.

HOW MANY PARTNERS PARTICIPANTS WILL BE SELECTED?

Thirty. An effort will be made to select a diverse group, based on
type of disability, ethnicity, gender, age of person with a disability
or family member, and geographical location of the applicants.

HOW DOES ONE APPLY?

By completing a two-page application, which can be accessed on the
Tennessee Council on Developmental Disabilities website
(http://www.tn.gov/cdd/), or by contacting Partners Director Ned
Andrew Solomon at 615.532.6556, or by e-mail at ned.solomon at tn.gov .

WHAT IS THE DEADLINE FOR APPLYING?

All applications must be postmarked by April 30, 2013

For any other information about Partners, please contact Ned Andrew
Solomon at 615.532.6556, or by e-mail at ned.solomon at tn.gov