Call for Applications: Autism Campus Inclusion 2019

Sunday, February 24, 2019

Contact: Haley Outlaw   houtlaw@autisticadvocacy.org  

Sponsored by: ACI is made possible by a generous donation from Nicole Cliffe.

https://autisticadvocacy.org/projects/education/aci/

The Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) is now accepting applications for the 2019 Autism Campus Inclusion (ACI) Summer Leadership Academy! The ACI Summer Leadership Academy helps autistic students learn to make their college campuses better for people with disabilities. ACI participants learn about making student groups, understanding disability policy, and talking to people in power. After the Academy, students get help from ASAN to meet their advocacy goals at their college. ACI participants will travel to Washington D.C. from June 15th to June 22nd, 2019. ASAN pays for travel and rooms for all ACI students.

To apply for Autism Campus Inclusion (ACI), you must:

• Be on the autism spectrum, or have an Autism Spectrum Disorder (an Autistic Disorder, Asperger's Syndrome, PDD-NOS, or another Autism Spectrum Disorder). You do not have to have an official autism diagnosis to apply.
• Be a student at a college or university with at least one year left before you graduate. Students in TPSID programs (Transition and Postsecondary Programs for Students with Intellectual Disabilities), 2-year community colleges, 4-year colleges, and graduate school are eligible to apply.
• Live in the United States, Puerto Rico or Canada (Please note: the policy sections of our program will focus on the United States).

ASAN especially encourage students of color, LGBT students, low-income students, students with intellectual disabilities, AAC users, and students from other marginalized communities to apply.

Scholarship applications can be found HERE. To apply, please send a completed application by Sunday, February 24th, 2019 to Haley Outlaw at houtlaw@autisticadvocacy.org.

If you need assistance or accommodations at any stage, or have questions about ACI, please contact Haley Outlaw at houtlaw@autisticadvocacy.org.