The Fred Fay Advanced Leadership Forum (FFALF) seeks to identify proven leaders from the disability community and bring them together with pioneers from the disability rights movement and key current figures for an informal, comprehensive weekend aimed at giving participants the background, training, information and expertise to return to their communities and organizations and lead successful advocacy efforts for disability rights.
The goal of the FFALF is for the next generation of leaders in the disability rights movement from across the United States to get to know and learn from the current generation of leaders, and for them to strategize together about the future direction of the movement.
Nominees will have demonstrated strong vision and leadership ability by having either:
· improved the civil rights and delivery of services for people with disabilities.
· led disability rights actions that have achieved significant results.
· enhanced opportunities for people with disabilities to participate fully in all aspects of society.
Selected candidates will participate in an intensive, two day, all-expense-paid retreat in Boston on October 24 - 26, 2008, covering a wide range of subjects critical to the disability community. The Fred Fay Advanced Leadership Forum is presented by the Boston Center for Independent Living and members of the Advisory Council. National leaders of the disability rights movement and noted public figures will also take part in the FFALF.
Applications due by July 1st.
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I find it disheartening that they did not design the application so that it can be completed electronically, making it less accessible to people with various kinds of impairments.
Posted by: mia | June 07, 2008 at 10:13 PM
Mia, I didn't think to check that out. I guess I just assumed. Did you tell them? If not, I will...
Posted by: Connie | June 08, 2008 at 03:16 PM