INFORMATIVE LINKS
(by subject areas)
EDUCATION
Virginia Department of
Education
http://www.pen.k12.va.us/
James Monroe Building
101 N. 14th Street
Richmond, Virginia 23219
1-800-292-3820
Virginia Department of
Education Office of Special Education and Student Services
http://www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/sess/
P.O. Box 2120
Richmond VA 23218
(804) 225-2402
Virginia Special Education
Regulations
Regulations currently in effect
http://www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/Instruction/Sped/varegs.pdf
Regional Special Education
Programs
http://www.pen.k12.va.us/go/VDOE/dbpubs/doedir/regsped.html
Standards of Learning
Testing for students with disabilities
http://141.104.22.210/VDOE/Assessment/SWDsol.html
Virginia State Special
Education Advisory Committee (SSEAC)
http://www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/Instruction/Sped/sseac.html
c/o Department of Education
P. O. Box 2120, Richmond 23218-2120
(202) 687-8807
(202) 687-1954 FAX
Local Special Education
Advisory Committee (SEAC)
Locate your local Special Education Advisory Committee through your local school
district.
http://www.pen.k12.va.us/Div/#Schl
Virginia Department of
Education Mediation Information
Information provided by VADOE to help school personnel and parents contact
mediators to attain assistance in resolving school services conflicts
http://www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/Instruction/ssems.html
The Virginia Office of Due
Process
http://www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/dueproc/
The Virginia Department of
Dispute Resolution Services
Office of State Supreme Court, maintains the Directory, a master list of all
certified mediators in the state and the region/circuit where they practice.
http://www.courts.state.va.us/drs/mediators.htm.
Virginia Association of
Independent Specialized Education Facilities
http://vaisef.richweb.com/
118 North Eighth Street
Richmond, Va. 23219
(804) 780-2776
(804) 648-8036 FAX
Virginia Department of
Correctional Education
http://www.cns.state.va.us/dce/
101 North 14th Street, 7th Floor
Richmond, Virginia 23219
(804) 225-3310
(804) 371-8647 TDD
(804) 225-3255 FAX
Virginia Training and
Technical Assistance Centers (T/TAC)
Sites located in various regions around Virginia
that offer help to teachers and parents of children with disabilities.
For more information about
T/TACs, click this link.
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EARLY CHILDHOOD
Family Involvement Project
http://www.arcfip.org
The Family Involvement Project provides support to families whose children are
receiving early intervention services in Virginia. Project staff are available
for parent to parent support, to provide information about resources, and to
train on effective parent provider partnerships.
The Arc of Virginia
2025 East Main Street Suite 120
Richmond, VA 23223
1-888-604-2677
Programs for Infants and
Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 2
Infant & Toddler Connection of Virginia
Office of Mental Retardation Services
Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation &
Substance Abuse Services
http://www.infantva.org/
P.O. Box 1797
Richmond, VA 23214
(804) 786-0992
Programs for Children with
Disabilities: Ages 2 through 5
Office of Special Education Services, Department of Education
P.O. Box 2120
Richmond, VA 23218-2120
(804) 225-2675
http:// www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/newvdoe/div.html
Virginia Department of Mental Health, Mental
Retardation and Substance Abuse Services
http://www.dmhmrsas.state.va.us
Virginia Interagency
Coordinating Council
The council consists of parents, state agency representatives, early
intervention service providers and members of the Virginia General Assembly.
Mission: To advise and offer guidance in planning the comprehensive system of
early intervention services defined in the Pubic Law to assure the
implementation and evaluation of the coordinated, statewide, interagency
multidisciplinary system of services which enhances the capacity of families to
meet the needs of their infants and toddlers.
http://www.infantva.org/MtgSUMMARIES/VICCMinutes.htm
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LEGISLATIVE & JUDICIAL
Virginia General Assembly
http://legis.state.va.us/
Legislative Information
System
http://leg1.state.va.us
Status of Legislation
Impacting Education in Virginia
http://www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/PolicyPub/legis98/home.html
In PDF format
Virginia Department of
Juvenile Justice
http://www.djj.state.va.us/
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ESTATE
PLANNING
Commonwealth Community Trust
http://www.commonwealthcommunitytrust.org/
Commonwealth Community Trust (CCT) was established for Virginia residents to
provide a convenient and economical way to have trust funds administered for
people with disabilities that will supplement the benefits offered by
entitlement programs. Our mission is to enhance government programs for the
lifelong special needs of the beneficiary so that he or she can live securely.
P.O. Box 29408
Richmond, VA 23242-0408
(804) 740-6930
Outside Richmond call toll free (888) 241-6039
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ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY
Statewide Training and
Technical Assistance (TTAC) System
Statewide system, supported by the Virginia Department of Education, set up
to support professionals serving students with disabilities.
http://www.peatc.org/ttac.htm
Virginia Assistive
Technology System
http://www.vats.org/
Assistive Technology Loan Fund Authority
http://www.atlfa.org/
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UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PROGRAMS
Partnership for People with Disabilities
(formerly the Virginia Institute for
Developmental Disabilities, VIDD)
http://www.vcu.edu/partnership/index.html
The Helen A. Kellar Institute for
Human disAbilities
http://chd.gse.gmu.edu/
George Mason University
4400 University Drive, MS 1F2
Fairfax, Virginia 22030
703-993-3670 Voice/TDD
703-993-3681 FAX
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REHABILITATION
Virginia Department of
Rehabilitative Services (DRS)
http://www.vadrs.org/
8004 Franklin Farms Drive,
Richmond
(800) 552-5019
(800)464-9950 TTY
DRS Community offices list
http://www.vadrs.org/offices.htm
Department for the Blind and
Vision Impaired
http://www.vdbvi.org/
397 Azalea Avenue
Richmond, VA 23227
(804) 371-3140
Toll-free - (800) 622-2155
Virginia Board for People
with Disabilities
http://www.vaboard.org/
Promotes and facilitates maximum independence, productivity, family support,
and community participation of people with disabilities through advocacy,
education, and prevention initiatives.
202 N. 9th Street, 9th Floor,
Richmond, Virginia 23219
(804) 786-0016
(800) 846-4464 V/TTY
(804) 786-1118 FAX
Virginia Department for the
Deaf and Hard of Hearing
http://www.vddhh.org/
1602 Rolling Hills Drive, Suite 203
Richmond, Virginia 23229-5012
(804) 662-9502 (v/t),
toll-free in Virginia at (800) 552-7917 (v/t);
Virginia Office for
Protection and Advocacy (VOPA)
VOPA was formerly the Department for the Rights of Virginians with
Disabilities (DRVD)
http://www.vopa.state.va.us/
Ninth Street Office Building
202 North Ninth Street, Ninth Floor
Richmond, Virginia 23219
(800) 552 - 3962
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ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS
The Arc of VA
http://www.iconbbs.org/arc-va/
6 North Sixth Street, Suite 403-A
Richmond, VA 23219
(804) 649-8481
(804) 649-3585 FAX
People with
Attentional and Developmental
Disabilities Association PADDA
http://www.padda.org/index.shtml
Virginia Alliance for the
Mentally Ill
http://www.namivirginia.org/
Virginia Legal Advocacy
Center
http://www.virginialac.org/
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MENTAL HEALTH
Virginia Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse
http://www.dmhmrsas.state.va.us
Virginia State Mental Health
Facilities
The DMHMRSAS operates 9 mental health facilities that provide a range of
psychiatric, psychological, nursing, support and ancillary services.
http://www.dmhmrsas.state.va.us/SVC-StateFacilities.htm
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MENTAL RETARDATION
Virginia Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse
http://www.dmhmrsas.state.va.us
Virginia State Mental
Retardation Training Centers
The Department's five training centers provide residential care and training
in areas such as language, self-care, independent living, socialization and in
academic skills and motor development.
http://www.dmhmrsas.state.va.us/SVC-StateFacilities.htm
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SOCIAL SERVICES
Virginia Department of
Social Services
http://www.dss.state.va.us/
730 East Broad Street
Richmond, Virginia 23219
(804) 692-1900
Comprehensive Services for
At-Risk Youth and Families Office
http://www.csa.state.va.us/
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COMMUNITY SERVICE BOARDS
Virginia Association of
Community Service Boards (VACSB)
http://www.vacsb.org
Community Services Boards
Find your local CSB here
http://www.dmhmrsas.state.va.us/SVC-CSBs.asp
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DISABILITY SERVICE BOARDS
Virginia Disability Services
Board Network
The Disability Service Boards were created by state stature as partnerships
between consumers, local governments & business volunteers to increase access
and develop consumer-oriented, community based services for persons with
physical and sensory disabilities.
http://www.vadrs.org/cbs/dsb.htm
Links to local DSBs
Find your local DSB here
http://www.vadrs.org/cbs/content/dsbmap.htm
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DISABILITY CIVIL RIGHTS
Disability and Business
Technical Assistance Centers - Region 3
http://www.transcen.org
Information about disability rights under ADA
451 Hungerford Drive Suite 607
Rockville, MD 20850
(301) 217-0124 (Voice/TTY)
(301) 27-0754 FAX
National Access for Public
Schools Project
Answers questions about ADA issues in public schools
http://www.adaptenv.org
(800) 893-1225 ext. 28
Office of Civil Rights
The Department of Health and Human Services, through the Office for Civil
Rights (OCR), promotes and ensures that people have equal access to and
opportunity to participate in and receive services in all HHS programs without
facing unlawful discrimination. Through prevention and elimination of unlawful
discrimination, the Office for Civil Rights helps HHS carry out its overall
mission of improving the health and well-being of all people affected by its
many programs.
District of Columbia Office
Office for Civil Rights
U.S. Department of Education
1100 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Rm. 316
P.O. Box 14620
Washington, D.C. 20044-4620
Telephone: 202-208-2545
FAX: 202-208-7797; TDD: 202-208-7741
Email:
OCR_DC@ed.gov
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HEALTH CARE FUNDING
Department of Medical Assistance Services
www.dmas.virginia.gov
The Department of Medical Assistance Services provides a system of high-quality
comprehensive health services to members of Virginia’s low-income population as
part of a safety net provided by the taxpayers to qualifying individuals in need
and their families. The Department encourages beneficiaries to take personal
responsibility for improving their health outcomes so they can achieve greater
self-sufficiency. The Department strives to ensure that program integrity is
maintained in the array of preventive, acute and long-term care services it
provides, and that fraud, waste and abuse are detected and eliminated to the
maximum extent possible.
(804) 786-7933
Link to the Medicaid Handbook
http://www.dmas.virginia.gov/rcp-medicaid_hand_book.htm
Family Access to Medical
Insurance Security
http://www.famis.org
FAMIS is Virginia's program that helps working families provide health insurance
to their children. FAMIS stands for Family Access to Medical Insurance
Security. Working together, we will make sure your children get the high
quality health insurance they need.
1-866-87FAMIS (1-866-873-2647)
TDD users ONLY call, 1-888-221-1590
8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday - Friday
9 a.m. to 12 noon Saturday
Virginia Bureau of Insurance
http://www.state.va.us/scc
300 East Main Street, Tyler Building
Richmond, VA 23219
(804) 371-9691
(800) 552-7945 (In VA)
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THERAPY ASSOCIATIONS
Speech-Language-Hearing
Association of Virginia
http://www.shav.org/
107 South West Street, #110
Alexandria, Virginia 22314-2891
703-486-8722
703-486-8724 FAX
Virginia Academy of School
Psychologists
http://www.vaspweb.org/
Virginia Occupational
Therapy Association
http://members.aol.com/VOTA1/index.htm
3108 N. Parham Rd.
Suite 200-B
Richmond, VA 23294
(804) 346-4840
(804) 270-2160 FAX
Virginia Physical Therapy
Association
http://www.vpta.org/
1111 North Fairfax Street
Alexandria, Virginia 22314-1488
(800) 999-2782 x 3235
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Virginia Rehabilitation
Association
http://www.vra.org/
The Virginia Rehabilitation Association (VRA) is a chapter of the
National Rehabilitation Association (NRA), a private, non-profit
organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for all persons with
disabilities. NRA is the oldest, largest, and strongest advocacy organization
for all persons with disabilities in the USA.
P.O. Box K-166
Richmond, Virginia 23288
Virginia Society for
Technology in Education
http://www.vste.org/
PMB 149
9702 Gayton Road
Richmond, VA 23233-4907
(804) 320-3424
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RECREATION
American Association for
Leisure and Recreation
http://www.aahperd.org/aalr/aalr-main.html
1900 Association Drive
Reston, VA 20191
Phone: 703-476-3472
Fax: 703-476-9527
Danceabilities
http://www.DanceAbilities.com
6314 Falling Brook Drive
Burke, VA 22015
703-250-7777
dance@danceabilities.com
National Rehabilitation &
Rediscovery Foundation, Inc.
http://www.nrrf-roh.org/
Dance & movement classes for person ages 16 and up with brain injuries and
neurological impairments in various locations.
1600 N. Oak Street
Suite 1725
Arlington, VA 22209
703-522-6964
Very Special Arts Virginia
http://www.vsarts.org/x332.xml
P.O. Box 29081
Richmond VA 23242
Fax: (804)643-2890
Phone: (804)648-7310
Virginia Special Olympics
http://www.specialolympicsva.com/
3212 Skipwith Road, Suite 100
Richmond, VA 23294
(804) 346-5544
(800) 932-GOLD (in VA only)
(804) 346-9633 FAX
Virginia Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Dance
http://www.vahperd.vt.edu/
126 Westmoreland Street
Richmond VA 23226
(804) 828-7462
Fax (804) 367-2560
Wintergreen Adaptive Skiing
http://www.skiwas.org/
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RESPITE
Family Friends
Volunteer Respite Matching Service
Northern Virginia
Beverly Horn
12011 Government Center Parkway, Suite 400
Fairfax, VA 22035
703-324-5607
Respite Resource Project
http://www.vcu.edu/partnership/respite.htm
"Kidz
Clubhouse"
Weekend Respite Care and Summer Camps
for more information visit us at:
www.kidzclubhouse.org
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TRANSPORTATION
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(Note: These links are provided as a service of PEATC. A listing here
should not be considered an endorsement by PEATC.)
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