A SARTAC Fellowship is like an internship. It is for 1 year. You find an organization to work with. You pick a project to do that will improve your leadership skills. You work on your project for about 6 hours each week. SARTAC pays you $5,000 to complete your project.
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Meetings at 1:00 pm ET, Noon CT, 11:00 am MT
10:00 am PT, 9:00 am AT, 8:00 am HST
Always the same link https://zoom.us/j/324815633
Or call 1-929-436-2866 and the Meeting ID: 324 815 633
Or go to zoom.us click on join a meeting & put in 324 815 633
December 8 Apply for Two Mini-Grants
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SABE has $4000 Outreach Grants available for state self-advocacy groups. Get people with disabilities the facts about:
#1 Health and Vaccines
#2 HCBS Settings Rule
December 17
Internet Scams!
What are the Top Scams to watch out for online? What is "catfishing?" What can you do if someone is scamming you on the Internet? Don't let them ruin your life.
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December 22
New Rules For Provider Agencies
The rules agencies need to follow are called the HCBS Settings Rules. The deadline for states to comply with these federal rules is March 2023. Learn how you can teach self-advocates about these rules.
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December 29
Self-Advocacy New Year Resolutions
Tell us about your self-advocacy group's biggest accomplishments in 2022. Then let's share our dreams and goals for self-advocacy for 2023. We could all use a fresh start! Let's support each other.
January 12
What is Leadership?
Leadership is about what we do. It's not about the role we are in. For example, our groups have presidents and chairs. Leadership is not about your title but really about what actions you take when you are in that job to create change.
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Resources Made By and For Self-Advocates
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How Self Advocates Can Welcome People From All Backgrounds
Click here for a video about diversity. We want people with disabilities to know that they belong to self-advocacy no matter who they are. This can be hard to discuss. Let’s begin by discussing the word culture.