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Advocacy and Leadership Opportunities Guide
Floridians with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and their families, can share their
perspective and lend their voice to advocacy and leadership opportunities within their
communities.
This guide will describe many options within the State of Florida to let your voice be heard.
This guide will cover:
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Possible Disability-Related Board Opportunities – Page 5 to 12
o A.G. Bell Association for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing (Florida) – Board of Directors
– Page 5
o Arc of Florida - Local Chapter Board of Directors – Page 5
o Autism Society of Florida – Board of Directors – Page 5
o Central Florida Disability Chamber of Commerce - Board – Page 5
o Developmental Disabilities Service Provider Boards – Page 6
o Disability Rights Florida – Board of Directors – Page 6
o Family Café - Board of Directors – Page 6
o Florida Alliance for Assistive Services & Technology (FAAST) – Assistive
Technology Advisory Council (ATAC) – Board of Directors – Page 6 to 7
o Florida Association of Centers for Independent Living (FACIL) – Regional Centers
for Independent Living Boards – Page 7
o Florida Association of Rehabilitation Facilities (Florida ARF) – Board of Directors –
Page 7 to 8
o Florida Association of the Deaf, Inc. (FAD) - Board – Page 8
o Florida Center for Inclusive Communities – Community Advisory Committee
(University of South Florida) – Page 8
o Florida Center for the Blind - Board of Directors and Advisory Council – Page 8
o Florida Self-Advocates Network’D (Florida SAND) – Statewide and Regional
Boards – Page 8 to 9
o Mailman Center for Child Development - Advisory Council (University of Miami) –
Page 9
o Special Olympics Florida – Page 10
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