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://www.pen.k12.va.us/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.

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

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/

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

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/base.cgim?template=parent_resources.ttac

Virginia Assistive Technology System
http://www.vats.org/

Assistive Technology Loan Fund Authority
http://www.atlfa.org/

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

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

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/

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

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

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/

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

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

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

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)

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 x3235

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

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/

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

TRANSPORTATION