--Other Board Opportunities (Non-Disability Specific)As noted above, sharing your voice and perspective as someone with an intellectual and developmentaldisability, or as a family member, is important in all areas of life. This includes those areas which are notdisability specific. There may be board leadership and advocacy opportunities through nonprofits in avariety of interest areas. This means that you may find a board that focuses on interests, hobbies, andother issue areas important to you.There are tens of thousands of nonprofit organizations to choose from across the state of Florida. Someexamples, include: the American Heart Association, the Florida Museum of Natural History, the Societyfor the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA), Salvation Army, Florida Humanities, Sea TurtleConservancy, Habitat for Humanity, and many more. It is important to consider opportunities which arenot always disability specific so that unique perspectives are able to be heard in all areas of communitylife. To find out how you can become involved in a nonprofit organization in your community, you maycontact the organization directly to learn more about their individual process.There may be faith-based organization board opportunities, as well as homeowner association (HOA)boards, which also offer options to share a disability perspective through advocacy and leadership inone’s home community.Non-disability specific national boards also offer an opportunity to share a disability perspective in otherareas of life which can be an impactful means of advocacy and leadership as well.27
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