Ohio Regional Youth Leadership Forum (YLF) is a week-long career leadership training program, held during the summer, for high school students with disabilities. Participation in YLF can prepare you to become one of Ohio’s future leaders by improving your leadership, citizenship, and social skills.
At YLF you will:
•Learn about choosing a career
•Learn about available resources and assistive technology
•Identify existing barriers to personal and professional success and develop plans to overcome those barriers
•Interact with professionals with disabilities who serve as mentors and role models
•Develop a personal leadership plan, which includes specificaction steps to follow when you return to your community
•Gain the power to reach your goals in education, employment, and community leadership
•Develop a social network with your peers
Applications are available by contacting the site location.
Ohio Regional Youth Leadership Forum (YLF) Locations
Columbus
The Center for Disability Empowerment
Site Coordinator: Sue Hetrick Email: shetrick@disabilityempowerment.net
OOD Liaison: Kathy Gillespie
June 17th-21st Westerville Community Center
Cleveland
Linking Employment, Abilities and Potential
Site Coordinator: Cheryl Gorham Email: cgorham@leapinfo.org
OOD Liaison: Natalie Salay
June 25th-28th Tentative – Cleveland State University
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