What's New with KASA!
KASA has been staying busy this year! We created this page so you could keep up with us. Check out our newsletter, the KASA Connection!, to find out more about what we're doing!
New Youth Article
My Story About Surviving A Hospital Stay By Sunjay Smith
New Youth-Created Guides
KASA has also recently also put out new guides and info sheets. You can find these under the Youth Resources page.
Some of these include:
What is a Center for Independent Living? Check out this info sheet to learn more about what CILs do and the many ways they can help you.
Getting Involved in Doing Community Service Check out this tip-sheet for tips, stories and resources about how you can volunteer in your community.
Breaking Down Barriers: Going to College Everybody should have a choice to go to college. Read this info sheet to find about more about how to do it.
Voting to Voice OUR Opinions for Change We would like to change these things, but how do we go about making these changes? Check out this this info sheet to learn about getting involved in the political process.
Relationships and Dating In the world of relationships, people must cross the same, treacherous terrain as everyone else. Read about Kieran's experience with dating.
Announcing KASA's newest pocket guide:
How to be Involved in a Board or Council: Roles and Responsibilities
It covers:
Roles and responsibilities
Skills and/or attitudes needed to serve on a board/council
Tips to deal with what might be hard
And much more!
Written by youth who have served on boards and councils successfully, this 24 page pocket guide will give young people interested in getting more involved in their community the information they need!
Order your copy today! Download the order form or go to the Family Voices catalog.
Announcing KASA's manual for adult run organizations, agencies and projects:
YOUTH AS LEADERS: A “How-To” Manual on including youth as leaders in your organization, agency or project
Does your organization want to…
…be more accountable to the population you serve?
…be accessible to a broader audience?
…create opportunities to learn?
…enhance sustainability?
…increase credibility to policymakers and the public?
…influence future leaders?
Available in Spanish.
Order your copy today! Download the order form or go to the Family Voices catalog.
Standardized Testing: What Youth with Disabilities Have to Say
Do you want to know what young people with disabilities have to say about the high school exit exam (a standardized test a student must pass to get a high school diploma) as well as other standardized tests?
Here’s your chance!
Check out our white paper on standardized testing.
On our website:
- Learn more about KASA - who we are, what we do, and how you can join us
- Meet our National Advisory Board and our Task Force
- Read articles from the field - essays about personal experiences and reports from conferences across the country
- Look through our youth-created resources - a wide variety of information sheets and articles about disability-related issues as well as links to useful sites
- Enjoy the projects in the KASA Cafe - poetry and art from our very creative members
Contact us for materials:
To order materials, please use the publication order form. Send an email to info@fvkasa.org or call us at 1-888-835-5669 for more information!
