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My Journey wit h Inclusion as a P erson wit h A utism

Join Kenneth Kelty, LEND Trainee in Advocacy, and McCafferty Kenmon, LEND Advocate Fellow, as they share their experiences in the LEND program and their journey as individuals with autism. Learn about their milestones, college experiences, and the importance of inclusion.

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My Journey wit h Inclusion as a P erson wit h A utism

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  1. MyJourneywithInclusion asaPersonwithAutism

  2. Panel KennethKelty-LENDTraineeinAdvocacy.Publicspeakerandauthor McCaffertyKenmon-LEND AdvocateFellow,EducationCoach, artist,publicspeaker DeborahZuver-Directorof AdvocacyInitiatives,LENDMentor

  3. My Experienceasa LENDTrainee LEND standsforLeadershipEducationinNeuro-DevelopmentalDisabilitiesandRelatedDisorders Thisis agraduateschoolprogramforprofessionalsinbothMastersandPh.D.programsalsoforpostdoctoralstudents.Students withdisabilities are alsoincludedasaSelf-Advocatedisciplineandthishelpstheprofessionalslearnhowtoworkwithpeople with disabilities.

  4. My Experienceasa LENDTrainee IsetgoalsformysemesterandwhatIwanttogainfrommy experiencewithLEND.Idosome researchworkandIampartof ProjectSTIR(StepsTowardsIndependenceandResponsibility).We go tolocalschoolsandtalk tostudentsaboutgoalsetting--whyit isimportanttoadvocateforyourself.

  5. Milestonesthatpreparedme for College SafetypatroltriptoWashingtonDC TheLakeWorthCommunityHighSchool EarlyChildhoodAcademy Goingtosummercampsandafterschoolprogramsin inclusivesettings VolunteeringatTheDurhamVAMedicalCenter YouthGroupatTheMethodistChurchofThePalmBeaches Pushingmylimitsat ayoungage

  6. MyExperienceasa UP Participant UP Program Thisisatwoyearinclusion programfor studentswith IDD Thisisafullinclusion programwithno separationfromthecampus. My roleas astudent Itookclassesin CriminalJusticeandPoliticalScience IwaspartofTheDelta SigmaPhiFraternity andhungoutwithotherorganizations. Ilivedinaregular dormandhada suitemateandIdid internships.

  7. Class andAcademicSupport SysteminCollege EducationCoachispartoftheLENDProgramand checksin on theclassand makes sureyouaredoingwellontheassignment. MentorsmakesureLEND andclassesaregoing well andthatgoals arebeing met. WCU Support LEND Support AcademicLiaison would makesureall wasgoing wellinclass Classsupportscouldbea studentin classorUP Support Supportsweremorethen supportsfriendsaswell. Youwouldmeet upforclassworkandassignmentsandpostwhatwasgoing onsitecalledBlackboard

  8. My classesthatI took mylast semester. CriminalLaw,criminaljusticeclass AmericanGovernmentandPolitics PoliticsofAsia300 ItookcriminallawbecauseIlikedlearningaboutthelaw.Istillwanttoworkinalaw firmasaparalegallegal. ItookAmericanGovernmentandpolitics soIcanfurthermyknowledgeinthatarea. ItookPoliticsofAsiabecauseIlovethe cultureandwantedtolearnmoreaboutit.

  9. ClubsandOrganizationsI was involvedin Internationalstudies club ASA(AsianStudent Association) DiversityCommittee DeltaSigmaPhi fraternity

  10. WorkingwithVolunteers Thevolunteerswenttoclass and helpedwithtakingnotes and makingremindersfor homeworkorchapterstoreadfor UPparticipants. Activeleisure timelikewalkingor goingto the gym,orto the pool. Wehad craft nights. Wedidfunstufflikethrowing birthdayparties and holiday ones. Atetogether during breakfast,lunch and dinner.

  11. Graduation classof2014 WhenIwasinmyfirstsemesteratWesternCarolinatheUPParticipantshadtohaveaseparategraduationceremonybutthat all changedafterthestudentbodypetitionedthe campusandnowwecanjoinin theWCU graduation

  12. Whyinclusionmatters Socialinclusionintheschoolsystems,communityandpost- secondaryeducationmattersbecausethiscanhelpallpeople learnandgrow,developandgain determination. Whenpeoplewithdisabilitiesareputinself-containedsettingsthe lesslikelytheyaretogrowandhave self-confidenceinthemselves.There isnoroominthosesettingstolearnfrommistakes.

  13. SEGREGAT/ON

  14. PlanningforCollege and Transition Dovolunteerworkandtakeearlycollegecoursesorsometype of highereducation. Experienceaweekonyourcollege campus ifinvitedto. GotoThinkCollege.netifyouwanttolookatPost-SecondaryCollegeeducationprogramsacrossthestate. Know whatyouwanttostudy.

  15. Support Your Student’sStrengths Someof my strengths… Rememberingdates and details ofevents, people, andhistory Helpsme standoutand think outside ofthe box Motivationto do welland speak

  16. SupportStrengths McCafferty’sCoachingRole Supportadvocacytraineetobesuccessfulinrequiredcoursethroughanindividualized,studentdriven approachbasedoninterestsandlearningstyles. Includesonetoonemeetingsfor classdiscussionandassignmentpreparation,onlinecorrespondence, andco-participationinprojects. ForKenneth,hisfocusandmotivation arekeystrengthstohissuccess

  17. A Brief History… Februaryof2012IwasdiagnosedwithASD byTEACCH. ResearchledmetotheCIDDinChapelHill April2013IbecameaLENDTraineeinthedisciplineofself-advocacy,goingfromtheworldofconstructionworktoacademiaovernight. IamnowaLENDFellowworkingthroughmy 3rdyearin theprogram.

  18. McCafferty’sRoleasaLENDFellow Edcoachforself-advocatetrainees NCPostsecondaryEducationAlliance Co-wrotearticleoninclusiveleadershiptraining Partof recruitmentcommittee PresentsatCIDDCommunityTalkSeries Networksacross the universityand community

  19. McCafferty’sContributiontoLENDas AdvocateLiaisonfortheCIDD Participates inNCAutismAlliance Developingresourcesandself-advocacytrainingopportunities Presentsonpanelsandfortraining sessions andworkshops

  20. WithNationalImpact Tuesdayswith Liz ArizonaLEND Co autherof PeerreviewedJournalarticle 2timepresenteratnationalAUCDConference

  21. McCafferty… “Mygoal,asIcontinueto learnmoreaboutmyselfand others, istorefinemyownway of communicatingmyrealitysuccessfullyandto perhapshelp othersbetterunderstandtheirs.”

  22. “I have anartisticabilitythatwillalwaysbe a partof my life.Ihopeto incorporatevisual languageas yet another means of spreading insightandunderstandingto everyfacetofthecommunity.”

  23. Kenneth:My Goals afterLEND IdohopetomovetoWashingtonDC orBostonMA. Idohopetohavemybookpublished andwritearticles. AttendUniversityofBostonMAand attendTheEuniceShriverKennedyResearchCenter.MaybedosomeworkwithTheAssociationof UniversityCentersonDisability TravelabroadandinTheUS.

  24. "Ido-n-'t-w­anttositaround andhopegoodthingswill happen.wanttomake themhappen....wanttobeincontrol ofmyowndestiny." yore D ------ •

  25. ContactInformation Kenneth Kelty Kpkelty1@catamount.wcu.edu www.facebook.com/Kenneth-Kelty-Public-Speaker-and-Author McCaffertyKenmon Mccafferty.kenmon@gmail.com DebZuver Deborah.zuver@cidd.unc.edu

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