The I Am Self-Advocacy Program (IASA) is a Pre-Employment Transition Service (Pre-ETS) focused on helping students with disabilities, ages 16-22, hone their skills in self-advocacy through a combination of weekly individual and group sessions.

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On October 27, 2022, almost everyone at ECNV attended the VACIL Conference in Charlottesville.

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The I Am Self–Advocacy Program is celebrating its 1st Anniversary this month.

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Three circles overlapping each other with words Self Advocate in the center and words Motivated, Committed, and Passionate on each circle.

Three circles overlapping each other with words Self Advocate in the center and words Motivated, Committed, and Passionate on each circle.

Three circles overlapping each other with words Self Advocate in the center and words Motivated, Committed, and Passionate on each circle.

Three circles overlapping each other with words Self Advocate in the center and words Motivated, Committed, and Passionate on each circle.

The I Am Self-Advocacy Program is a Pre-Employment Transition Service (Pre-ETS) focused on helping students with disabilities, ages 16-22, learn about and hone their skills in self-advocacy. Participants discuss topics integral to self-advocacy such as self-awareness, disability awareness, self-determination, disability rights and responsibilities, how to be assertive, and how to engage allies and be an ally to others.

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The IASA Program is a Pre-Employment Transition Service (Pre-ETS) focused on helping students with disabilities, ages 14-22, hone their skills in self-advocacy through a combination of individual and group sessions. Funded by the Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services (DARS), this program is offered to students referred by the Fairfax, Alexandria, Leesburg, and Manassas DARS offices.

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