UNLOCKED members move fluidly between mentoring, advocacy, creativity, employment, entrepreneurship, civic engagement, friendship, and independent living — building compound reactions with every connection made.
Every person who walks through UNLOCKED doors… every creator, advocate, caregiver, artist, entrepreneur, and dreamer… finds their own meaning of UNLOCKED independent living, and what it means to them.
"The paths we take are the art we make."
UNLOCKED_ Wednesdays @ 6PM are recurring community circles that create the connective tissue of the entire ecosystem.
While UNLOCKED Wednesdays are weekly (4x/month), individual UNLOCKED branches rotate within the schedule monthly (1x/month).
Every 1st W | UNLOCKED Caregiver Coalition [public forums, PCA employment info sessions, match-making meetups, caregiver support & resource summits]
Every 2nd W | UNLOCKED Pathways of Preparedness [personal advocacy, club operations, skills training, job club, self-reliance & life-planning, homesteading, workflows, automation, technical operations, emergency preparedness, the green wheel collective, travel training, abilities in art, unlocked media room]
Every 3rd W | UNLOCKED Government Relations & Advocacy [systemic advocacy, youth advisory council]
Every 4th W | UNLOCKED Wayfinding & Game [tourism, scavenger hunts, murals, game nights, game shows, games4change, video game building competitions, performance art, play, adaptive sports, accessibility as fantasy design renaissance, let freedom sing, forty-second city, 48-hour psa production]
Every Wednesday | UNLOCKED Multi-Media Studio Hour w/ CIL Studios
A CIL Studios x UNLOCKED studio hour facilitating collaborative creation, centered around the weekly branches of UNLOCKED Wednesdays.
Feeding into Youtube & Podcast network "Unlocked JAX" by CIL Studios
Every Wednesday | UNLOCKED Workshops & IL Skills Trainings w/ CIL Studios
Workshops & Independent Living Skills trainings centered around the weekly branches of UNLOCKED Wednesdays.
Feeding into Youtube & Podcast network "Unlocked JAX" by CIL Studios
UNLOCKEDAbilities In Art Pop-Up Marketplace
+Live wheelchair art creation
+Wheelchair decorating & detailing
+Pop-up murals
+10+ artist showcases & vendors
+"On-the-hour" demonstrations & performances
+Chalk zone (for all ages) & games for kids
Cadence/Rythm TBD | UNLOCKED Open Mics
Mixture of storytelling, comedy, musical performances, and more!
Feeding into Youtube & Podcast network "Unlocked JAX" by CIL Studios
UNLOCKED CIL JAX Ecosystem Menu - work in progress ai flyer showcasing all of the UNLOCKED branches/initiatives.
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Upcoming UNLOCKED Events
UNLOCKED Opportunity Development Board Postings
In-Development Initiatives @ CIL JAX
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The Green Wheel Collective: Accessible Horticulture Ecosystems
Accessible Horticulture Ecosystems Growing Food, Connection, and Independence, Together Cultivated by Center for Independent Living, Jacksonville Built on a foundation of disability empowerment & the independent living movement, with wildlife & systern inspirations by Lady Bird Johnson Wildflo
MK-UltraViolet Hour & Behind the [Tangled] Tapestry Programming
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Arrival | A Dream Yew Fire-Side Chat
A discussion series for the Unlocked circle — where film, philosophy, disability justice, and the future of AI meet in honest conversation. Not just a watch party. Not just a talk. A collective reckoning with what we're building. Enter the Circle Join Unlocked
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xBehind the Tangled Tapestry
A mythic retelling of Rapunzel — built around grief, escape, sanctuary, and the living library hidden inside a tree. Not just a story. A myth-engine. A cosmic fairy tale wrapped around trauma, memory, found family, and a tower that is not a tower at all. A mythic creation project from CIL Studios
UNLOCKED is more than a program. It is a living tapestry of peer mentoring circles, employment opportunities, advocacy coalitions, leadership pipelines, and action committees.