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:

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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/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/clarice-jackson-78487a6b/ 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/clarice.l.jackson 

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/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/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/ 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lederickhorne 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/lederick?lang=en   

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https://www.whatisthescienceofreading.org/science-of-reading-guide#:~:text=The%20science%20of%20reading%20is,studies%20conducted%20in%20multiple%20languages.

https://law.wm.edu/academics/programs/jd/electives/clinics/clinics_list/specialed/isea/index.php 

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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)