Founder of Equal Opportunities for Students, Elijah Armstrong, discusses the Heumann-Armstrong Educational Awards and advocacy for equal access in education. 

*Show Notes*

• Heumann-Armstrong Educational Awards: https://www.lls.edu/coelhocenter/heumann-armstrongeducationalawards/?fbclid=IwAR28khjodNS2d4kfvPfj4GZhifkNaPLdetYlPlcn6QxEhjcEjjdrVudIaOM  
  • Applications are open from May 15th, 2023 until July 16th, 2023.
• Equal Opportunities for Students: http://www.equalopportunitiesforstudents.org/
• Equal Opportunities for Students YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNnTaM30sgXTTuN8eDumX4w 
• About Judy Heumann: https://judithheumann.com/project/about/
• Crip Camp (2020): https://cripcamp.com/ 
• Being Heumann: https://judithheumann.com/being-heumann/ 
• Section 504: https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/504faq.html
• Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA):  https://sites.ed.gov/idea/ 
• The Rehabilitation Act of 1973: https://www.eeoc.gov/statutes/rehabilitation-act-1973 
• The UN Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities: https://social.desa.un.org/issues/disability/crpd/convention-on-the-rights-of-persons-with-disabilities-crpd 
• Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): https://www.ada.gov/ 
• AAPD Internship Program: https://www.aapd.com/summer-internship-program/ 

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