Self-Determination

Self-determination means that people with disabilities have the same rights and responsibilities as everyone else. They are entitled to equal opportunities, respect, support, and authority to exert control in their lives, to direct their services, to make decisions, and to act on their own behalf.

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Disability Rights & Advocacy

Groups and organizations that support the passage and enforcement of laws or other social measures that protect the rights of people who have physical, mental, developmental or learning disabilities and maximize their ability to enjoy the same opportunities, resources and privileges as the mainstream population.

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

Connections Plus Consulting, Inc.

300 West Franklin St., Ste. 103W, Richmond, VA 23220

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Main: (804) 320-6273
Fax: (804) 643-1410
Advocacy

Arc South of the James

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

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Main: (804) 446-1705
Advocacy

VersAbility Resources, Inc.

2520 58th Street, Hampton, VA 23661

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Main: (757) 896-6461
Fax: (757) 896-8470
Advocacy

Arc of Hanover

417 England Street, Ashland, VA 23005

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Main: (804) 798-2400
Fax: (804) 798-0310
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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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Disability Rights & Advocacy

Advocacy and Information, Down Syndrome

National Down Syndrome Society

666 Broadway, New York, NY 10012

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Fax: (212) 979-2873
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

5851 Deale Churchton Road, Suite 4, Deale, MD 20751

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Main: (410) 867-1151
Fax: (301) 681-4183
Advocacy Braille

National Federation of the Blind of Virginia

Michael Kasey, President, 1305 Prince Edward St, Fredericksburg, VA 22401

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Main: (540) 760-3885
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
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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

Articles

Centers for Independent Living

An overview of the vital role of Centers for Independent Living (CIL's) in the lives of people with disabilities and their families. Although CIL's vary, most provide advocacy, information and referral, independent living skills training and peer support.
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Communicating With and About People with Disabilities

This brief article is a good primer on how to relate to people with disabilities and communicate with them in a way that allows everyone to feel comfortable.
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Disability and Health Data System (DHDS)

Learn more about the Disability and Health Data System: an online interactive system from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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Federal Transit Administration Office of Civil Rights: Complaint Form

The Federal Transit Administration has a process that allows people to file complaints against public transit providers who fail to properly implement the Americans with Disabilities Act. This form can be printed, filled out and mailed.
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I'm Determined

National Gateway to Self-Determination

National Parent Center on Transition and Employment

Partners for Youth with Disabilities, Inc. (PYD)

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