ARF provides its members with factual and timely information, making its membershipthe best-informed and most effective influencers of systems change in their respectivecommunities.”§ Phone: (850) 877-4816§ Email: info@floridaarf.org•Florida Association of the Deaf, Inc. (FAD) - BoardØ FAD board opportunities: https://fadcentral.org/fad-board§ To email, visit: https://fadcentral.org/contact-us•Florida Center for Inclusive Communities – Community Advisory Committee (University ofSouth Florida)Ø “The Florida Center for Inclusive Communities (FCIC) at the University of South Floridawas established as a University Centers for Excellence in Developmental DisabilitiesEducation, Research, and Service (UCEDD) in October 2005. Through leadership inresearch and evaluation, theory, policy, capacity building, and practice, the FCIC iscommitted to developing a range of supports and services in the areas of CommunitySupports, Early Childhood, Education, Employment, Health, and InterdisciplinaryTraining.”Ø “Consumer involvement and input is a crucial component of any UCEDD program. TheUCEDD must involve consumers, in the form of a committee, who represent individualswith disabilities in the State, including those who come from culturally and linguisticallydiverse backgrounds. Mandated under the Developmental Disabilities Assistance andBill of Rights Act of 2000, the Community Advisory Committee (CAC) is one of theprimary advising and guiding bodies for the Florida Center for Inclusive Communities.The CAC advises FCIC’s directors and provides guidance and feedback in thedevelopment of the 5-year plan. Each year, the CAC also provides guidance andfeedback on how the UCEDD is doing with their 5-year plan.”§ Phone: (866) 818-4797 (Toll Free)•Florida Center for the Blind - Board of Directors and Advisory CouncilØ “The Florida Center for the Blind enjoys both a governance Board of Directors andAdvisory Council that help strategically guide the organization. The Board of Trusteesmeets monthly, and our Board and advisors, with deep subject-matter expertise, areconsulted throughout the year on a broad range of subjects.” To learn more about theseopportunities, visit: https://www.flblind.org/staff-board§ Phone: (352) 873-4700•Florida Self-Advocates Network’D (Florida SAND) – Statewide and Regional BoardsØ “Florida Self-Advocates Network'D (FL SAND) is a statewide association of self-advocatesled by self-advocates that exists to support advocacy efforts at the local, grassroots leveland to provide a united voice for statewide issues and topics that are important to selfadvocates and all persons with disabilities in Florida.” There are opportunities for8
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