Institute for Disability Studies
Youth Notes
January, 2009

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Welcome to the latest issue of IDS Youth Notes, a youth e-newsletter for high school and college age youth with disabilities.  IDS Youth Notes includes information on education, career and job opportunities, recreational activities, health and much, much more.  If you have resources or information that you want to share with others, please respond to this email or contact Terri (Cookie) Smith at terri.smith@usm.edu or Jerry R. Alliston at jerry.alliston@usm.edu.

Inside this issue

1. Scholarship Opportunity

Through the Looking Glass and its National Center for Parents with Disabilities and their Families have announced new scholarships for high school seniors and college students who have parents with disabilities.  These scholarships are part of Through the Looking Glass’ new federal grant  (New National Center for Parents with Disabilities and their Families).  

a. High School Seniors.  To be eligible, a student must be a high school graduate (or graduating senior) by Summer 2009, planning to attend college in Fall 2009 and have at least one parent with a disability. Five separate $1000 awards will be given out in Fall 2009. Individuals may submit only one application per award period.

b. College Students. To be eligible, a student must be currently enrolled in a college or university, be 21 years of age or younger as of  March 16, 2009, and have at least one parent with a disability. Five separate $1000 awards will be given out in Fall 2009. Individuals may submit only one application per award period.

Selection criteria for all scholarships include academic performance, community activities and service, letters of recommendation and an essay describing the experience of growing up with a parent with a disability.

These Scholarships are also part of a research study on young adult children of parents with disabilities.  As explained in the Consent Form in the Application, you may be willing to participate in an optional survey about young adult children of parents with disabilities.  The additional information you submit on this survey will not affect your scholarship chances and will not be disclosed to anyone outside the project researchers; all identifying information will be removed.  If you consent to participate in this optional survey, we will email you the survey after we have received your completed application.

For more information,  please contact The National Center for Parents with Disabilities and their Families at
(800) 644-2666 (voice), (800) 804-1616 (TDD/TTY) or FAX: (510) 848-4445.  You may also visit the website at http://lookingglass.org/scholarships/index.php.

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Training, Resources and Information for the Advancement of Degrees (TRIAD) is a project of the Institute for Disability Studies (IDS) at The University of Southern Mississippi, Mississippi’s University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, funded by the Administration on Developmental Disabilities (GR# 90DN0228).  TRIAD focuses on assisting youth with disabilities transitioning from school to adult life in accessing postsecondary training opportunities.  For more information, call 1.888.671.0051 or visit IDS on the Web at www.usm.edu/ids.

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