I have almost finished with my
internship experience at the American Association For People with Disabilities.
At my internship I have been working on the same project so I felt it would be important to talk about what I got out of this internship oppertunity and how I plan to stay involved with the disabilites community after. I have decided to devide this blog into three parts.
Part One
This internship has made me aware of the need for the development of a
coalition for Youth with Disabilities. After doing some
research and speaking with numerous people, I discovered that there is no such
group within New Jersey
that is open to all Youth with disabilities, in particular kids that are in
middle and high school. Ultimately I hope to create such an organization on a
grass roots level based out of New Jersey to provide support to Youth with
Disabilities and to further educate the public about different types of
disabilities.
Youth
in general face some of the most difficult challenges and make some of the
toughest decisions in their life. Youth with Disabilities face the same challenges and must perform at the
same level as everyone else but are
forced to overcome many additional obstacles such as bullying, depression,
concentration, processing and mobility issues . A person’s Youth is the time
that their character, interests and ultimately their path toward the future is
set. Providing support to a struggling
child can be the difference between them graduating from high school and going
on to college or simply dropping out.
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