Pre-Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS) Central!
Info on Pre-ETS
IA’s Jock Talk, an inclusive show about Boston Sports!
Summer Disability Writing Contest
Welcome to Independence Associates’ first writing contest with $500 in prizes. This year’s contest will be an open format which can include nonfiction, fiction, poems, short stories, and even journalism. The theme for this year is disability. While the topic is general, we hope submissions represent the uniqueness in each one of us.
Winners
The Independence Associates Board of Directors will act as the judges and choose winners for first, second, and third places.
Prizes
- 1st place prize of $250
- 2nd place prize $150
- 3rd place prize of $100
Rules
- Submissions must be 1500 words or fewer
- May be fictional or nonfiction
- Must be original and written by the submitter
- Must be unpublished
- Deadline to submit is September 7th 11:49 PM EST
- Winner will be announced September 21
- Participants retain rights to their submissions
- Participants grant us allowance to share submissions on www.iacil.org
- No entry fee and open to all
How to submit
Email submissions to writing2020@iacil.org.
Jock Talk Podcast: Episode 6!
Youth Department Programs
Thank you for exploring the new supports and services offered by Independence Associates’ youth department online! The schools are closed, but IA is open online! We are happy to answer questions!
View the email sent out explaining all youth programs available online!
IA’s Jock Talk: Episode 5 with former NFL coach & Hall of Fame nominee Doug Blevins!
Welcome back to Jock Talk! On this weeks episode Bryan, Adam, and Ryan sit down with, 2013 Hall of Fame nominee, former NFL Special Teams Coordinator Doug Blevins. We discuss the challenges he has faced throughout his NFL journey and day to day life as someone with Cerebral Palsy and how it has affected his career as a trailblazer in the professional coaching community.
Jock Talk: Episode 3
Jock Talk is back! Join Bryan and Adam as they discuss disability issues, the NFL & wheelchair football, and much more!
Jock Talk Episode 2: Featuring two guests!
Check out the latest episode of Jock Talk as Adam and Bryan are joined by wheelchair basketball player and advocate Megan Anderson and 2 time track and field Paralympic champion Joe LeMar to discuss the current state of adaptive sports and the impact it has had on their lives.