Registration for Information Session for
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A Pre-Employment Transitions Services (Pre-ETS) program funded by the
Virginia Department of Aging and Rehabilitative Services (DARS)
Virtual Informational Sessions for
Youth and Parents in Arlington and Fairfax Counties and
The Cities of Alexandria, Falls Church and Fairfax
Virginia Department of Aging and Rehabilitative Services (DARS)
Virtual Informational Sessions for
Youth and Parents in Arlington and Fairfax Counties and
The Cities of Alexandria, Falls Church and Fairfax
Sessions will be offered:
· Thursday, December 16, 2021 – 4:30 pm
· Tuesday, January 4, 2022 – 4:30 pm
· Tuesday, January 4, 2022 - 7:00 pm
Come learn about this innovative 8-week program designed to empower students and enhance their self-advocacy skills. Students who participate in the I Am Self-Advocacy Program will:
· Explore their strengths, abilities, interests, and ambitions
· Better understand how to identify their needs, concerns, wants, and disabilities
· Understand their rights and responsibilities and practice advocating on their own behalf
· Consider who might be an ally, who can help them, and who they can help
· Develop and present their self-advocacy portfolio
Come learn about this innovative 8-week program designed to empower students and enhance their self-advocacy skills. Students who participate in the I Am Self-Advocacy Program will:
· Explore their strengths, abilities, interests, and ambitions
· Better understand how to identify their needs, concerns, wants, and disabilities
· Understand their rights and responsibilities and practice advocating on their own behalf
· Consider who might be an ally, who can help them, and who they can help
· Develop and present their self-advocacy portfolio