{"id":600,"date":"2024-08-13T13:55:41","date_gmt":"2024-08-13T13:55:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/?page_id=600"},"modified":"2025-06-13T10:39:13","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T14:39:13","slug":"join-the-cdci-community-advisory-council","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/about\/the-cdci-community-advisory-council-cac\/join-the-cdci-community-advisory-council\/","title":{"rendered":"Join the CDCI Community Advisory Council"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"featured-cta-block d-flex uvm-block wp-full-width bg-gray\" id=\"CTA\">\n  <div class=\"container-fluid\">\n    <div class=\"row overview-columns align-items-center\">\n      <div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 details\">\n                <h2 class=\"h3\">Every year, we look for new members to join our Community Advisory Council<\/h2>        <p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>If you would like to apply online, you can fill out our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/qualtrics.uvm.edu\/jfe\/form\/SV_3dU0F2mj0AiFeJM\">online CAC membership application<\/a>.\u00a0If you would like to know more about becoming a member or would like help applying, please contact CDCI.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Vermonters with disabilities and their family members can be part of our Community Advisory Council. You must be 18 or older. Taking part in the Community Advisory Council means:<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<li><strong>Meeting with the rest of the CAC four times per year.<\/strong> You can join this meeting either virtually from anywhere in Vermont, or come and be in person on the UVM campus in Burlington.<\/li>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<li><strong>You also have the opportunity to take part in academic, research, or communications work with CDCI.<\/strong> We welcome new ideas!<\/li>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<li><strong>You will have the opportunity to take part in national conferences<\/strong>, where you can meet other people with disabilities from around the United States.<\/li>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<li><strong>You will be paid $20.00 per hour for taking part in the CAC. <\/strong>You must be eligible to work in the United States.<\/li>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>We strongly encourage applications from persons of color, individuals with disabilities\u00a0and family members, and those committed to cultural and linguistic competency.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n\n                <ul class=\"buttons-list\">\n                      <li><a href=\"https:\/\/qualtrics.uvm.edu\/jfe\/form\/SV_3dU0F2mj0AiFeJM\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"btn btn-primary\">Complete our online membership application<\/a><\/li>\n                  <\/ul>\n              <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 media\">\n        <figure>\n          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_5207-750x500.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two-md size-three-two-md\" alt=\"A trio of people, two masked, gather around a table on which a Zoom meeting is taking place. A service labradoodle looks on from below the table.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_5207-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_5207-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_5207-120x80.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>        <\/figure>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"quick-links-block d-flex uvm-block wp-full-width bg-green\" id=\"Quick-Links\">\n  <div class=\"container-fluid\">\n    <div class=\"row overview-columns\">\n      <div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-5 details\">\n        <p class=\"overline\">About<\/p>        <h2>Community Advisory Council (CAC) Quicklinks<\/h2>        \n                <ul class=\"buttons-list\">\n                      <li><a href=\"https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/contact\/\" target=\"\" class=\"btn btn-secondary\">Contact Jesse about prepping for a CAC meeting<\/a><\/li>\n                  <\/ul>\n              <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 offset-lg-1\">\n        <ul class=\"quick-links-list\">\n                  <li><a href=\"https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/about\/the-cdci-community-advisory-council-cac\/\" target=\"\"><span>The CDCI Community Advisory Council (CAC) Homepage<\/span><i class=\"fa-arrow-right fa-regular fa-sharp\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/li>\n                            <li><a href=\"https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/about\/the-cdci-community-advisory-council-cac\/archive\/\" target=\"\"><span>Community Advisory Council Documents<\/span><i class=\"fa-arrow-right fa-regular fa-sharp\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/li>\n                            <li><a href=\"https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/about\/the-cdci-community-advisory-council-cac\/community-advisory-council-members\/\" target=\"\"><span>List of Community Advisory Council Members<\/span><i class=\"fa-arrow-right fa-regular fa-sharp\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/li>\n                            <li><a href=\"https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/about\/the-cdci-community-advisory-council-cac\/join-the-cdci-community-advisory-council\/\" target=\"\"><span>Join the CDCI Community Advisory Council<\/span><i class=\"fa-arrow-right fa-regular fa-sharp\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/li>\n                            <li><a href=\"https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/about\/the-cdci-community-advisory-council-cac\/cac-group-agreements\/\" target=\"\"><span>CAC Group Agreements and Bylaws<\/span><i class=\"fa-arrow-right fa-regular fa-sharp\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/li>\n                          <\/ul>\n      <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":598,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-600","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Join the CDCI Community Advisory Council - UVM Center on Disability &amp; 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