Providing services to youth has always been a priority at The ILRC. Staggering statistics have fueled us to ensure that students are prepared for post-secondary education, technical careers and everyday life experiences. Today, the High School/ High Tech and Ready to Achieve Mentoring Programs are in over twenty schools in Northeast Florida. Read what we've been up to this school year. Are you a student, parent or teacher that works with our High School/ High Tech program? Say "hello" in our comments section! We would love to hear from you.

Contibuting author Shirley Shaw from the Justice Coalition shares the story of Jaguars Defensive End, Richard Collier and how the Justice Coalition assisted him.

Notice: Submissions of contributing authors do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the ILRC of Northeast Florida. The ILRC Blog is created for individuals to share ideas, articles, frustrations and accolades. As an agency, our goal is to provide an outlet of communication between individuals to further our mission in advocating independence. We welcome any feedback.a

Every month we will introduce you to one ILRC staff member and their personal story in our "Meet the ILRC" section. For the month of August, the ILRC highlights Margarita Warren, Director of Youth and Nursing Home Transition Services. If you would like to share your personal story of how Margarita has helped you, leave us a comment!

As we set out to find out what the ADA means to you, we became flooded with essays. We would like to share one essay that we thought was extra special. The author of the essay would like to remain anonymous.

Contibuting author Ernie Jones shares his thoughts on respecting guide dogs.

Notice: Submissions of contributing authors do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the ILRC of Northeast Florida. The ILRC Blog is created for individuals to share ideas, articles, frustrations and accolades. As an agency, our goal is to provide an outlet of communication between individuals to further our mission in advocating independence. We welcome any feedback.

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