Alyssa Fiume participates in disability advocacy program at University of Delaware

2013 Jul 15

Alyssa Fiume, of Rutherford, NJ was part of the staff facilitating the Junior Partners in Policymaking program at the University of Delaware last month.

The program is aimed at helping young adults ages 15-22 -- both with and without disabilities -- get involved in disability advocacy at the local, state and national levels.

Fiume and several other current UD students, recent UD graduates and personnel from the UD Center for Disabilities Studies helped facilitate the weeklong program on UD's campus. Participants in the Junior Partners in Policymaking program learned valuable skills such as creating Individualized Education Programs (IEP) and developing public policy.

Junior Partners in Policymaking is funded by the Delaware Developmental Disabilities Council, the Administration on Intellectual and Development Disabilities, the Delaware Department of Education and the Delaware General Assembly.