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Ep.17 | Why Black Literacy Matters with Clarice Jackson
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Join Winifred A. Winston and LeDerick Horne with Clarice Jackson as they discuss her journey from parent advocate, the intense training to learn special education law, the call to fill a need so all children could learn to read, to advocating on a national level.
Here’s a breakdown of what to expect in this episode:
- How she started advocating for her daughter when she was only 19 years old
- She started as a parent advocate, 12 years later she Starting Voice Advocacy Center
- Why she had to come to the east coast to learn about special education law and advocacy
- The NAACP Resolution on Dyslexia
- And so much more!
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About Clarice Jackson…
Clarice Jackson is the President and CEO of Voice Advocacy Center, Co-Founder of the L.E.A.R.N. Coalition which stands for the Liberate, Educate, and Reform Nebraska and the Founder of Decoding Dyslexia NE a nationwide parent support group created to raise awareness about dyslexia. She is a graduate of the SEAT-Special Education Advocacy Training program, which is the first and only Federally Funded Special Education Advocacy Program in the United States, A member of the Region VI Health and Human Services Developmental Disabilities Awareness Council for Douglas, Sarpy, Washington and Cass County, A board member of The Nebraska Association of Mental Illness (NAMI) The Nebraska Dyslexia Association, and the Phoenix Academy Private School, Educational Chair for the Omaha NAACP, The Special Education & Reading Committee Chair for the Omaha Public Schools- African American Achievement Council, and a newly appointed member of the Mayor’s Human Rights and Relations Advisory Board. She carries a host of other certifications and disability affiliations.
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You can find Clarice Jackson . . .
Website: https://www.voiceadvocacycenter.org/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/voiceadvocacy
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Connect with Winifred!
Website: https://www.soallcanread.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/soallcanread
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/soallcanread/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/soallcanread
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Connect with LeDerick!
Website: https://lederick.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lederickh/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lederickhorne/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/lederick?lang=en
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Resources mentioned during this episode...
- COPAA:
- IDEA – Parents can bring anyone to an IEP meeting:
- Special Education Advocacy Training 1.0 and 2.0:
- Phoenix Academy Nebraska:
- Nelson Mandela School:
- NAACP Resolution on Dyslexia:
- The Science of Reading:
- Multi-Sensory Approach:
- Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA):
- Using FMLA for IEP Meetings
- William & Mary Law School - PELE Special Education Advocacy Clinic
- William & Mary Law School Institute of Special Education Advocacy Summer Conference
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THIS PROJECT IS FUNDED BY MORGAN CARES AND THE CENTER FOR URBAN HEALTH DISPARITIES RESEARCH AND INNOVATION AWARDED BY THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MINORITY HEALTH AND HEALTH DISPARITIES (NIMHD 1U54MD013376-01A1)
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