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Build Back Better Legislation Passes in the House, Bringing Support for People with Disabilities, Communities, Children and Youth, and More

Federal Government, Policy/Legislation / Mia Perry

The Build Back Better legislation can improve the lives many different groups and communities, including through support of individuals with disabilities of all ages and their families to complete their education, enter and succeed in postsecondary education, find competitive wage jobs, sustain careers, and receive appropriate levels of healthcare and services. Highlights of the Bill […]

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2024 National Community Schools and Family Engagement Conference (CSxFE)

Events / Pele Le

The 2024 Community Schools and Family Engagement Conference will be in Atlanta, Georgia, May 29-31! The Institute for Educational Leadership (IEL) is proud to host the 2024 National Community Schools and Family Engagement Conference in Atlanta! This national conference brings together people from across the country who believe all children deserve a safe place to

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Listen to Us: Youth with Disabilities Speak Up During the Pandemic

Events, IEL Initiatives & Partnerships, Resources / Mia Perry

What do we know? The prevalence of disability among youth (ages 14-24) is 6.1% nationally, but rates vary from 10.1% in Maine to 4.1% in Hawaii (Cheng & Shaewitz, 2019). In every state, youth with disabilities are less likely to graduate high school, enter and complete postsecondary education, or enter employment (ibid). Youth with disabilities

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Young man in wheelchair working on a computer with a headset.

Pandemic Further Erodes Rights of People with Disabilities

Events, IEL Initiatives & Partnerships, Policy/Legislation / Mia Perry

The coronavirus pandemic has laid bare the inequalities in our country, and this is especially true for people with disabilities. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported in 2019 that people with disabilities make up nearly 26% of our population—1 in 4 Americans. Opportunity youth with disabilities, defined as young people between the ages

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Two older youth, both white males and one in a wheelchair, sit at a table looking over schoolwork together.

The 2019 Youth Transition Report: Outcomes for Youth and Young Adults with Disabilities

Resources / Mia Perry

The 2019 Youth Transition Report: Outcomes for Youth and Young Adults with Disabilities, published by IEL, presents data that underscore the gap between youth with disabilities and those without.

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A group of youth with disabilities from IEL's YouthACT teams.

Celebrating 29 Years of the Americans with Disabilities Act

Policy/Legislation / Mia Perry

IEL celebrates the 29th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act protecting the civil rights of people with disabilities in every aspect of society, from education to employment.

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A young woman works in a professional kitchen with a chef.

National Disability Employment Awareness Month

IEL Initiatives & Partnerships / IEL Admin

In October we celebrate National Disability Employment Awareness Month to highlight that people with disabilities CAN and WANT to work. This year’s theme is “America’s Workforce: Empowering All.”

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A young man with Down Syndrome in a white button-down shirt and tie works at his desk in an office.

What School Leaders Can Do to Prepare Youth with Disabilities for Work

IEL Initiatives & Partnerships, Policy/Legislation, Resources / Mia Perry

What School Leaders Need to Know, a new policy brief just issued by IEL, provides important information about the changing legal landscape affecting the preparation of youth with disabilities for work.

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Curtis Richards Inducted into Disability Mentoring Hall of Fame

IEL Leaders / Mia Perry

Curtis Richards, the director of IEL’s Center for Workforce Development was recently inducted into the Susan M. Daniels Disability Mentoring Hall of Fame, along with 24 other individuals and four organizations.

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A group of RAMP youth, mentors, family members, and program staff pose in front of the U.S. Capitol Building.

IEL Receives $3M to Expand Mentoring Model

IEL Initiatives & Partnerships / Mia Perry

The Department of Justice awarded IEL $3 million to continue and expand the Ready to Achieve Mentoring Program, its career-focused mentoring model for youth with disabilities involved or at risk of becoming involved in the juvenile justice system.

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