The deadline to make your nomination is June 18, 2021.
STEP, Inc. (Support and Training for Exceptional Parents) is accepting nominations for the 2021 Advocate of the Year Awards.
Each year STEP, Inc. recognizes extraordinary advocates across Tennessee who have made significant contributions to the lives of children and youth with disabilities. Award winners will be honored at the 2021 TN Disability MegaConference Annual Awards Banquet this fall in Nashville.
Wayne Parker Advocate of the Year Award
This award is given to a person who has exemplified using the information to assist their own child or someone else’s child with a disability to receive a free appropriate public education. A person who demonstrates teamwork and collaboration and the zeal to share the information they have learned with others. Nominees may be a parent of a child with a disability, an advocate that works with families, a teacher who has been exemplary in the life of a student with a disability, or a service provider who has bridged the gap for a student or their family to assist in receiving a free appropriate public education.
Click here for an online nomination form or Click here to download and print the nomination form.
Wesley Rice Youth Advocate of the Year Award
This award is given to a youth with a disability between the ages of 15 and 26 who is a strong self-advocate at school, home, or in the community. The nominee must demonstrate leadership by speaking up for themselves and others and is a positive role model for young people with disabilities.
Click here for an online nomination form or Click here to download and print the youth nomination form.
Scott Finney Self-Advocate of the Year
This award honors a person who has embodied the positive character traits of being a strong self-advocate by accepting responsibility, speaking up for themselves and others, and above all, leading by example. The Scott Finney Self-Advocate of the Year Award is named after a man who has dedicated his life to leading by example.
Click here for an online nomination form or Click here to download and print the self-advocate nomination form.
Please submit your nominations online or via email to [email protected].
- Include in the subject line: Nominee for Advocate of the Year Award
- Nomination form
- Photo of the nominee (jpg format)
All nominees will be considered and the recipient chosen to receive the award will be contacted for further information.