Conference Management
National Council on Disability
The National Leadership Conference
for Youth with Disabilities
CESSI planned and implemented
The National Leadership Conference for Youth with Disabilities
(NLCYD), held June 22-26, 1999. The conference, which
brought together 123 youth with disabilities from around
the country, was organized by its Youth Leadership
Council (YLC) “to promote leadership development,
employment, health and wellness awareness and the attainment
of independent living among young leaders representing
the diversity of race, ethnicity and disability in
this country, and to foster their integration into
all aspects of mainstream society at national, state
and local levels.”
The conference was co-sponsored by six federal agencies
and a private foundation. They included: the National
Council on Disability, the U.S. Department of Education,
the Social Security Administration, the U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services, the Presidential Task
Force on Employment of Adults with Disabilities, the
President’s Committee on Employment of People
with Disabilities, and the Mitsubishi Electric America
Foundation.
The conference had the following objectives:
- To further the development of leadership skills,
interests and activities among young leaders representing
the diversity of race, ethnicity and disability in
this country, and to foster their integration into
all public and private sector institutions at the
national, state and local levels.
- To promote hands-on leadership development by
involving young people in designing, planning and
implementing a conference that reflects their interests
and values, as well as engages their skills and abilities.
- To provide all attendees the opportunity to meet
with national disability leaders to learn about disability
history, culture, law and policy.
- To offer opportunities for leadership development
support through peer and adult mentoring programs
throughout the conference and beyond.
- To support community building and solidarity among
young leaders by providing opportunities for networking,
task sharing, and dialogue.
CESSI helped develop
the selection process to determine the qualifications
of the youth who could attend and sent letters to all
attendees. Staff developed a database tracking all
NLCYD candidates and their demographic information. CESSI developed
all conference materials including the agenda and program,
and planned the activities of the conference. All participants
received a tote bag containing conference materials
and gifts. CESSI made
all travel arrangements for speakers and participants.
Accommodations were made for participants requiring
special assistance such as, personal attendants, wheelchair
repair, and sign language interpreters.
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