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Members / Benefits / Programs / Outcomes / Words from Participants

Who are members?

Members are people with disabilities who want to become leaders in their community or people who support leadership development amongst the disability community.

Register as a CCL Member by following this link.

You can also register as a CCL member over the phone or email.

What are the benefits of joining the CCL?

  • Have access to search a database of leadership opportunities
  • Have access to search a database of resources
  • Will receive our quarterly newsletter
  • Can have leadership opportunities that match your interests automatically sent to you
  • Can receive information about supports (funding, transportation, etc.) to allow you to fully participate in leadership opportunities
  • Will receive follow-up and support from CCL staff as you develop your leadership skills
  • Can network with other leaders with disabilities throughout the state

Register as a CCL Member by following this link.

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What does each program area have to offer participants?

LeaderLINKS

You can search a database of over 2,000 leadership opportunities in Michigan and become connected with other people with disabilities in your community and around the state.

Leadership Development Training

You can help us create leadership trainings or work with an organization in your community to create a leadership training.

Cookie Gant Leadership Development Fund

Apply for a scholarship to over transportation, registration fees, and other expenses related to attending leadership development events and activities.

Informed Communities

Attend a free forum in your part of the state and learn about public policy issues in your community. In addition, you can network with other community members and create an action plan on how you can make a difference in your community.

CONNECT (College Organizations Networking Now Each Creating Ties)

We can connect you to college student disability organizations and help you start a college student organization if one does not exist on your campus.

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What are the outcomes?

Outcomes for emerging leaders:

  • Learn about leadership.
  • Gain the tools you need to pursue leadership.
  • Attend leadership activities.
  • Gain the knowledge of public policy issues affecting the disability community.
  • Receive support in making a difference.
  • Meet other leaders in the community and connect with other people with disabilities.
  • Become self-aware.

Outcomes for the community:

  • An inclusive community.
  • A group of people making a difference.
  • Organizations that support people with disabilities.
  • Leadership programs that include people with disabilities.

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Words from Participants

  • "By being involved in the CCL, I have learned ways in which I can become a better leader and advocate for myself and other people with disabilities. I have also gained a greater sense of the disability community and my place within it." -- Laura Hall
  • "CONNECT really made me feel not alone in trying to change campus life for students with disabilities, because I was able to meet wothers just like me who facd many of the same challenges and victories." -- Shana Holet
  • "The CCL has helped me consider ways to strategize about leadership in an integrated forum that isn't limited to a segregated community. The best thing about the CCL is the absence of a limited or targeted focus which allows a broader range of collaboration among diverse groups of various stakeholders to take place." -- Ian Engle

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Connections for Community Leadership is funded by the Michigan Developmental Disabilities Council.

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