Disability Law
- American with Disabilities Act
- The American with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008
- Preparing for Postsecondary Education: Know Your Rights and Responsibilities
- Office for Civil Rights
Third Party Support Services
Association on Higher Education and Disability
Provides several resources for parents and guardians. Transition material is also provided.
National organization for and by college students with disabilities. DREAM advocates for student rights, increased accessibility, social and policy change, and aims to provide support and mentorship to local campus disability groups and individual students.
Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired (DBVI) provides services and resources which empower Virginians who are blind, vision impaired or deafblind to achieve their desired levels of employment, education, and personal independence.
Equipment Connection is the disability Resource Center’s adaptive medical equipment reuse program. Equipment Connection work to repair gently used adaptive equipment and provides it back to the community to those in need. Those with a permanent or temporary disability may be eligible.
Virginia 2-1-1 is a free service that can help you find the local resources you need by dialing 2-1-1.
Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services (DARS) provides and advocates for resources and services to improve the employment, quality of life, security, and independence of older Virginians, Virginians with disabilities, and their families.
Virginia Department for the Deaf of Hard of Hearing (VDDHH) promotes accessible communication so that persons who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing may full participate in programs, services, and opportunities throughout the Commonwealth.