The state team members agreed to the following goal related to Leadership, Priority 1: Learn Early – Get All The Help You Want - Young people with disabilities learn early about self-advocacy and self-determination , with family and full, top-down school support.
Goal 1: Support the growth of values and beliefs to align with this priority area in the schools.
Activity 1: Create a pool of panel presenters consisting of self-advocates and family members who conduct presentations based on this priority for transition specialists at Albuquerque Public Schools.
Lead: Tanya Baker-McCue
Team: Jon Peterson, Carolyn Delgado and Deb McCue – Center for Self-Advocacy (organize panel of self-advocates); Jana Murphy – Albuquerque Public Schools (coordinate logistics); Barbara Ibáñez – CDD (assist with panel presentation design); Angelique Dominic – DDPC (assist with panel presentation); Long Term Services Division Representative; Marilyn Martinez – self-advocate (self-determination).
If interested in assisting with this current activity, send an email to: TBaker-Mccue@salud.unm.edu