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The Youth and Parent Summit is a three-day event held each June and sponsored by the Virginia Department of Education and the Partnership for People with Disabilities. Youth with disabilities from across the Commonwealth meet to network and discuss issues of importance to youth and young adults with disabilities.

Below are some key details for this exciting opportunity:

🗓 Date: June 11-13, 2024 (Tuesday evening – Thursday afternoon) 
📍 Location: Festival Conference & Student Center @ James Madison University
🙌🏽 Event type: Face-to-face event
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Attendees: We will accept up to 50 youth residing in Virginia
🎯 Ages: 14-18-year-olds
💰 Cost: This event is fully sponsored by the Virginia Department of Education and the Partnership for People with Disabilities. Accepted families receive free meals and lodging (dorm rooms) during the event, as well as mileage reimbursement.

Youth and families will learn about 3 key components of self-determination: Competence, Autonomy, and Relatedness. Youth will attend hands-on sessions that help them understand these three components, how to put them into practice, and how to plan for continued growth in each area.
Parents will attend separate sessions built specifically for them, focusing on the same components and also bringing in awareness of resources and agencies available to families in Virginia.

Detailed schedules will be given to all accepted participants at the event. A general schedule has been added to our FAQs page.

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