Objectives
- Empower Young Adults with Disabilities to become leaders in their community
- Bring Young Adults with Disabilities together in social settings where they can also learn from one another
- Engage Young Adults in discussions about ways to improve their local communities and how to affect change
- Create a safe environment where young can be whoever they want to be without fear of judgement
- Connect Young Adults with professionals in the community who also have disabilities
- Encourage youth to participate in non disability related activities, hobbies and organizations
Tentative Agenda for 2020 (Subject to change)
- January
- Jeopardy Night: Youth Open House
- Friday, January 24, 2020
- 6:00 PM-8:00 PM
- Location: The Center for Disability Empowerment
- Address: 510 E. North Broadway, 4th Floor, Columbus, OH 43214
- Jeopardy Night: Youth Open House
- February
- Personal and Online Safety
- Monday, February 3, 2020
- 6:00 PM- 8:00 PM
- Location: The Center for Disability Empowerment
- Address: 510 E. North Broadway, 4th Floor, Columbus, OH 43214
- Valentine's Day Dance
- Monday, February 17, 2020
- 5:00 PM- 8:00 PM
- Location: TBD
- Personal and Online Safety
- March
- Financial Literacy
- Date: Monday, March 2, 2020
- Time: 6:00 PM-8:00 PM
- Location: TBD
- Game Night (Monopoly)
- Date: Monday, March 16, 2020
- Time: 6:00 PM-8:00 PM
- Location: Table Top Game Cafe
- Financial Literacy
- April
- How to be a Self Advocate
- Date: Monday, April 6, 2020
- Time: 6:00 PM-8:00 PM
- Location: The Center for Disability Empowerment
- Address: 510 E. North Broadway, 4th Floor, Columbus, OH 43214
- Topic: TBD
- Date: Monday, April 20, 2020
- Time: 6:00 PM-8:00PM
- Location: TBD
- How to be a Self Advocate
- May
- Star Wars Night (May the 4th be with you)
- Date: Monday, May 4, 2020
- Time: 6:00 PM-8:00 PM
- Location: The Center for Disability Empowerment
- Address: 510 E. North Broadway, 4th Floor, Columbus, OH 43214
- Post Secondary Education
- Date: Monday, May 18, 2020
- Time: 6:00 PM-8:00 PM
- Location: TBD
- Star Wars Night (May the 4th be with you)
- June
- Disability History
- Human Libraries
- July
- The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
- Youth Leadership Forum
- August
- Picnic at the Park
- Voting (Accessible Voting Machines)
- September
- Social Events Tentative
- October
- Disability Mentoring Day
- November
- TBD
- December
- Goal Setting
- Holiday Crafts