ECNV I Am Self-Advocacy Program: In-School Reflection and Summer Session 2023
I Am Self-Advocacy Elaine Shaw I Am Self-Advocacy Elaine Shaw

ECNV I Am Self-Advocacy Program: In-School Reflection and Summer Session 2023

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.

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

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What’s New with RAMP?
RAMP Elaine Shaw RAMP Elaine Shaw

What’s New with RAMP?

For those of you that don’t know, RAMP stands for the Ready to Achieve Mentoring Program. It is a career-focused mentoring program for students with disabilities, aged 14-22, funded through the Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services (DARS).

Five RAMP participants are in the foreground standing behind a black table with their completed STEM projects laid out in front of each student. One student has his thumb up and 2 students are waving at the camera in excitement. RAMP Program Coordinator, Kevina Brown, is standing on a chair in the background and in the center wearing a gray sweatshirt with her arms folded in front of her chest.

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What’s New with RAMP?
RAMP Elaine Shaw RAMP Elaine Shaw

What’s New with RAMP?

For those of you that don’t know, RAMP stands for the Ready to Achieve Mentoring Program. It is a career-focused mentoring program for students with disabilities, aged 14-22, funded through the Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services (DARS).

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Rosalia Fajardo Recognized As La Mujer Maravillia by the Hispanic Alliance for Career Enhancement 
ECNV Around Town, In the Community Elaine Shaw ECNV Around Town, In the Community Elaine Shaw

Rosalia Fajardo Recognized As La Mujer Maravillia by the Hispanic Alliance for Career Enhancement 

On Friday, April 21, 2023, Rosalia Fajardo was recognized as La Mujer Maravilla (Wonder Woman) by the Hispanic Alliance for Career Enhancement (HACE).

Full photo of Rosalia’s La Mujer Maravilla (Wonder Woman) Award; Rosalia, wearing a pink blazer and black skirt, holding her award.

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