Olmstead Initiative

The Commonwealth has an obligation under the U.S. Supreme Court’s Olmstead v. L.C. decision, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Virginians with Disabilities Act to provide appropriate opportunities for people with disabilities to become fully integrated into the community if they choose to do so.

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Disability Rights & Advocacy

Groups and organizations that protect the rights of people who have physical, mental, developmental or learning disabilities.

Disability Community Education, Wytheville

Appalachian Independence Center, Inc.

680 West Main Street, Wytheville, VA 24382

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Main: (276) 228-8765
Fax: (276) 228-0508
Advocacy

Disability Rights and Resource Center

300 Pell Avenue, Suite A, Rocky Mount, VA 24151

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Main: (540) 482-0752
Fax: (549) 482-0640
Advocacy

Arc South of the James

P.O. Box 272, Colonial Heights, VA 23834

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Main: (804) 446-1705
Advocacy

Arc of Hanover

417 England Street, Ashland, VA 23005

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Main: (804) 798-2400
Fax: (804) 798-0310
Advocacy & Education, Mental Health

National Alliance on Mental Illness Central Virginia (NAMI CVA)

1904 Byrd Avenue, Suite 207, Richmond, VA 23230

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Main: (804) 285-1749
Fax: (804) 285-8464
Toll-Free: (888) 486-8264
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Centers for Independent Living

Organizations providing services and advocacy by and for persons with disabilities.

Administration, Center for Independent Living

New River Valley Disability Resource Center

53 West Main Street, Suite A, Christiansburg, VA 24073

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Main: (540) 266-1435
Fax: (540) 251-3451
Center for Independent Living

Valley Associates for Independent Living, Inc. (VAIL)

3210 Peoples Drive, Suite 220, Harrisonburg, VA 22801

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Main: (540) 433-6513
Fax: (540) 433-6313
Toll-Free: (888) 242-8245
Center for Independent Living

disAbility Resource Center

409 Progress Street, Fredericksburg, VA 22401

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Main: (540) 373-2559
Fax: (540) 373-8126
Toll-Free: (800) 648-6324
Center for Independent Living

Disability Rights and Resource Center

300 Pell Avenue, Suite A, Rocky Mount, VA 24151

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Main: (540) 482-0752
Fax: (540) 482-0640
Center for Independent Living

Lynchburg Area Center for Independent Living (LACIL)

500 Alleghany Avenue, Suite 520, Lynchburg, VA 24501

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Main: (434) 528-4971
Fax: (434) 528-4976
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Statewide and Nationwide

Disability Rights & Advocacy

Groups and organizations that protect the rights of people who have physical, mental, developmental or learning disabilities.

Advocacy and Information, Down Syndrome

National Down Syndrome Society

1100 H Street NW, Suite 1030, Washington, DC 20005

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Main: (800) 221-4602
Fax: (646) 870-9320
Toll-Free: (800) 221-4602
Advocacy and Information, Down Syndrome

National Down Syndrome Congress

30 Mansell Court, Suite 108, Atlanta, GA 30076

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Main: (770) 604-9500
Fax: (770) 604-9898
Toll-Free: (800) 232-6372
Advocacy and Support, Tourette Syndrome

Tourette Syndrome Association of Greater Washington

4709 Harford Road, Baltimore, MD 21214

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Main: (443) 327-9667
Toll-Free: (888) 486-8738
Advocacy Braille

National Federation of the Blind of Virginia

200 East Wells Street, Jernigan Place, Baltimore, MD 21230

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Main: (410) 659-9314
Fax: (410) 685-5653
Advocacy for People with Disabilities

National Council on Independent Living (NCIL)

2013 H St. NW, 6th Floor, Washington , DC 20006

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Main: (202) 207-0334
Fax: (202) 207-0341
Toll-Free: (844) 778-7961
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Centers for Independent Living

Organizations providing services and advocacy by and for persons with disabilities.

Advocacy for People with Disabilities

National Council on Independent Living (NCIL)

2013 H St. NW, 6th Floor, Washington , DC 20006

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Main: (202) 207-0334
Toll-Free: (877) 525-3400
Centers for Independent Living

Virginia Department of Rehabilitative Services: Centers for Independent Living

8004 Franklin Farms Drive, Richmond, VA 23229

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Main: (800) 552-5019

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The Disability Rights and Independent Living Movements

A thorough article that chronicles the disability rights movement and the formation of Centers for Independent Living in the United States.
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Understanding Transition Coordination

General information provided to individuals and their caregivers regarding the Money Follows the Person program and Transition Coordination.
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