2023-2024 NCSA Officer Application

Thank you for applying for to be a National Council of Self Advocates (NCSA) Officer.

Our Officers:

Attend virtual officer and virtual All-Council meetings each year
Take part in The Arc's advocacy work
Give feedback to The Arc on how to better support people with disabilities
Share about the Council to other people with disabilities
Encourage other people with disabilities to join the Council
Help plan our self-advocate convention session

Officer positions are only available to people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (IDD).

Officer positions last for 2 years.
We are selecting people right now for 2023 and 2024.

You can be an officer more than one time.
You can serve 2 terms in a row, but then you must take a break.

But, you must apply and be selected for each term.

Do you need help completing this form or have questions?
Contact NCSA@thearc.org.

About You...
Please answer these questions.
We want to know more about you and your background.

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* 1. Share your contact information.

Your First and Last Name

Email Address

Phone Number

Where You Live (City and State)

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* 2. Do you have an intellectual and/or developmental disability (IDD)?
Only adults with IDD can be an officer.

Yes

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* 3. What disability diagnoses do you have?

We ask so that we can make sure our officers have different disability experiences.
You do not have to share if you do not want to do so.
Either way is okay.

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* 4. What is your age?

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* 5. Please, select your ethnicity/race. Check all that apply.

African descent, Black, or African-American

Hispanic, Latinx, or Spanish origin

Indigenous, Native American, or Alaskan Native

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

North Asian (e.g., Russia)

South Asian (e.g., Bangladesh, India, Nepal)

East Asian (e.g., China, Japan, Taiwan)

Southeast Asian (e.g., Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam)

Middle Eastern, North African, or Arab

White

I don't want to answer

I don’t know

Prefer to self-describe:

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* 6. Please, select your gender.

Male

Female

Gendervariant or genderqueer

Nonbinary

Agender

Questioning

I don't want to answer

I don't know

Prefer to self-describe:

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* 7. Do you identify as a member of the LGBTQ+ community?

Yes

I don't want to answer

I don't know

Prefer to self-describe:

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* 8. Do you describe yourself as transgender?
People who identify as transgender have a different gender than the one they were assigned at birth.

Yes

I don't want to answer

I don't know

Prefer to self-describe:

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* 9. What is your local or state chapter of The Arc?

If you don't have a chapter of The Arc, that's OK. Please just let us know this below.

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* 10. What is the name of a person who can recommend you for this position? *

This can be someone from a chapter of The Arc.

It can also be someone else who knows you and your advocacy experience well.

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* 1. Share your contact information.

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* 2. Do you have an intellectual and/or developmental disability (IDD)?Only adults with IDD can be an officer.

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* 3. What disability diagnoses do you have?We ask so that we can make sure our officers have different disability experiences.You do not have to share if you do not want to do so.Either way is okay.

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* 4. What is your age?

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* 5. Please, select your ethnicity/race. Check all that apply.

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* 6. Please, select your gender.

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* 7. Do you identify as a member of the LGBTQ+ community?

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* 8. Do you describe yourself as transgender?People who identify as transgender have a different gender than the one they were assigned at birth.

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* 9. What is your local or state chapter of The Arc? If you don't have a chapter of The Arc, that's OK. Please just let us know this below.

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* 10. What is the name of a person who can recommend you for this position? *This can be someone from a chapter of The Arc.It can also be someone else who knows you and your advocacy experience well.

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* 11. What is their email address?The Arc will reach out to the person you list to learn more about you if you are a finalist for this position.

* 2. Do you have an intellectual and/or developmental disability (IDD)?
Only adults with IDD can be an officer.

* 3. What disability diagnoses do you have?

We ask so that we can make sure our officers have different disability experiences.
You do not have to share if you do not want to do so.
Either way is okay.

* 8. Do you describe yourself as transgender?
People who identify as transgender have a different gender than the one they were assigned at birth.

* 9. What is your local or state chapter of The Arc?

If you don't have a chapter of The Arc, that's OK. Please just let us know this below.

* 10. What is the name of a person who can recommend you for this position? *

This can be someone from a chapter of The Arc.

It can also be someone else who knows you and your advocacy experience well.

* 11. What is their email address?

The Arc will reach out to the person you list to learn more about you if you are a finalist for this position.