This summer, one of our interns Rachel Litchman worked on a project about how to incorporate youth voice and leadership into disability advocacy and organizing strategies. Check out this resource that she created about the importance of centering young people in advocacy work and a tip sheet that she created with concrete strategies for incorporating youth leadership.
Strategies for Incorporating Voice and Leadership of Disabled Youth
These documents were created to provide guidance for including youth and young adults in the world of advocacy. Many young people increasingly use identity first language, you can read more about the differences between person and identity first language in our guide Communicating About People with Disabilities.
