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Are you a leader on your college campus? Apply today to the Autism Campus Inclusion summer program to build skills to better serve your campus and the disability community: https://autisticadvocacy.org/aci

Applications for the 2023 Autism Campus Inclusion (ACI) Leadership Academy are now open. This year’s program will be held from July 10th through 19th.

ACI helps autistic students learn to make their college campuses better for people with disabilities. ACI participants learn about making student groups, understanding disability policy, and talking to people in power. During ACI, all participants go to the U.S. Capitol to talk to their Senators and Representatives about policies important to the disability community.  After the Academy, students get help from ASAN to meet their advocacy goals at their college.

ACI participants usually travel to Washington D.C. one week in the summer each year. The AutisticSelf Advocacy Network (ASAN) pays for travel and rooms for all ACI students. Due to the pandemic, the program was held virtually in 2020, 2021, and 2022. This year’s program will be held in person, if it is safe to do so. If we cannot have ACI in person, we will hold it virtually.

If you have any questions about ACI, please contact Dean Strauss at dstrauss@autisticadvocacy.org.