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Advocacy and the Arts

Mini wooden tiles, decorated by community members, arranged as 3D map of Omaha - Tom McLaughlin, MMI.

As a student in this program, you'll learn from professional artists and disability specialists.

Read a UNMC Story about this 3D map of Omaha artwork

Advocacy and the Arts is a transition program for students age 18 and older with intellectual and developmental disabilities that teaches support training and includes an art program.

Under the guidance of MMI faculty and professional teaching artists, students develop support skills, build upon their art skills and increase self-confidence while exploring a variety of mediums and arts-based careers. Students work on making choices and having their own autonomy when it comes to being an artist.

This social skills program offers students the opportunities to learn:

Self-awareness.
Support.
Self-expression.
Rights and responsibilities.
Choices and decision making.
Finding your voice.
Effective communication.
Teamwork and cooperation.

This project stems from the MMI-UNO Trailblazers program and Nebraska's UCEDD at the Munroe-Meyer Institute.

Program Leadership

Rachel Ray, MA

Director, MMI Advocacy and the Arts Program
Director, MMI National Core Indicators Project
Director, MMI-UNO Trailblazer Program
Trainer, MMI Crisis Intervention Team
Assistant Professor, MMI UCEDD

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Phone: 402-559-3673

Rachel Ray, MA

Thomas McLaughlin

Coordinator, Munroe-Meyer Institute Advocacy and the Arts Program
Professional Artist

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Funded by the Sunny Durham Family Foundation with fundamental planning by Carolyn Owen Anderson.

Established 2022

Two employed individuals focused on a task while using a handheld tablet, credit iStock.

Nebraska's UCEDD at MMI

Advocacy and the Arts is provided by Nebraska's UCEDD at the Munroe-Meyer Institute.