Local, Statewide and Nationwide
Disability Rights and Advocacy
Groups and organizations that protect the rights of people who have physical, mental, developmental or learning disabilities.
Advocacy, Visually Impaired and Blind
American Council of the Blind
1703 North Beauregard Street, Suite 420, Alexandria, VA, 22311
Main:
(202) 467-5081
Toll Free:
(800) 424-8666
Fax:
(202) 467-5085
Advocacy and Support, Tourette Syndrome
Tourette Syndrome Association of Greater Washington
4709 Harford Road, Baltimore, MD, 21214
Main:
(443) 327-9667
Toll Free:
(888) 486-8738
Statewide and Nationwide
Adult Protection, Prevention and Assistance (APS)
Prevention and reporting of abuse, violence, neglect, or financial exploitation against an adult.
Hotline for Adult Abuse
Family and Children's Trust Fund of Virginia (FACT)
801 East Main Street, 15th Floor, Richmond, VA, 23219
Main:
(804) 726-7604
Fax:
(804) 726-7088
Advocacy, Information and Research, Elder Abuse
National Adult Protective Services Assn
920 S Spring Street, Suite 1200, Springfield, IL, 62704
Main:
(217) 523-4431
Elder Abuse Information
National Center on Elder Abuse
c/o Univ of California-Irvine, 101 The City Drive South, Orange, CA, 92868
Main:
(855) 500-3537
Fax:
(714) 456-7933
Elder Abuse Locator
National Center on Elder Abuse
website, Washington, DC, 20005
Main:
(202) 898-2586
Toll Free:
(800) 677-1116
Fax:
(202) 898-2583
Elder Abuse Publications
National Center on Elder Abuse
c/o Univ of California-Irvine, 101 The City Drive South, Orange, CA, 92868
Main:
(855) 500-3537
Toll Free:
(800) 677-1116
Fax:
(714) 456-7933
Reports of Abuse, Adult Protection Services (APS)
Virginia Department of Social Services (VDSS)
801 East Main Street, Richmond, VA, 23219
Main:
(804) 726-7000
Fax:
(804) 726-7958
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
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
Main:
(800) 552-5019
Disability Rights and Advocacy
Groups and organizations that protect the rights of people who have physical, mental, developmental or learning disabilities.
Spinal Cord Injury, Advocacy
United Spinal Association of Virginia
800 East Leigh Street, Richmond, VA, 23219
Main:
(804) 803-3696
Transtion IEP
Virginia Legal Aid Society
513 Church Street, Lynchburg, VA, 24505
Main:
(434) 528-4722
Toll Free:
(866) 534-5243
Information Line at Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
ADA Information Center for the Mid-Atlantic Region
12300 Twinbrook Parkway, Suite 350, Rockville, MD, 20850
Main:
(800) 949-4232
Fax:
(301) 251-3762
Library of ADA & Disability Related Publications
ADA Information Center for the Mid-Atlantic Region
12300 Twinbrook Parkway, Suite 350, Rockville, MD, 20850
Main:
(301) 217-0124
Toll Free:
(800) 949-4232
Fax:
(301) 251-3762
Education & Advocacy
American Association on Health and Disability
110 North Washington Street , Suite 328-J, Rockville, MD, 20850
Main:
(301) 545-6140
Fax:
(301) 545-6144
Advocacy, Developmental Disabilities
Arc of Virginia
2147 Staples Mill Road, Richmond, VA, 23230
Main:
(804) 649-8481
Toll Free:
(888) 604-2677
Fax:
(804) 649-3585
Advocacy, Blind and Visually Impaired
Association of Blind Citizens
P O Box 246, Holbrook, MA, 02343
Main:
(781) 961-1023
Publications, Behavioral Health Rights
Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
1101 15th Street NW Suite 1212, Washington, DC, 20005
Main:
(202) 467-5730
Fax:
(202) 223-0409
Healthcare Advocacy for People with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities
Center for Dignity in Healthcare for People with Disabilities
Advocacy Law for Students with Disabilities
College of William and Mary
116 Jamestown Road, Williamsburg, VA, 23187
Main:
(757) 221-5735
Fax:
(757) 221-1855
Client Assistance Program (CAP)
disAbility Law Center of Virginia (dLCV)
1512 Willow Lawn Drive, Suite 100, Richmond, VA, 23230
Main:
(804) 225-2042
Toll Free:
(800) 552-3962
Fax:
(804) 662-7057
Legal and Advocacy, Developmental Disabilities Program (DD)
disAbility Law Center of Virginia (dLCV)
1512 Willow Lawn Drive, Suite 100, Richmond, VA, 23230
Main:
(804) 225-2042
Toll Free:
(800) 552-3962
Fax:
(804) 662-7057
Protection and Advocacy Mental Illness Program (PAIMI)
disAbility Law Center of Virginia (dLCV)
1512 Willow Lawn Drive, Suite 100, Richmond, VA, 23230
Main:
(804) 225-2042
Toll Free:
(800) 552-3962
Fax:
(804) 662-7057
Protection and Advocacy of Individual Rights (PAIR)
disAbility Law Center of Virginia (dLCV)
1512 Willow Lawn Drive, Suite 100, Richmond, VA, 23230
Main:
(804) 225-2042
Toll Free:
(800) 552-3962
Fax:
(804) 662-7431
Speakers Bureau
disAbility Law Center of Virginia (dLCV)
1512 Willow Lawn Drive, Suite 100, Richmond, VA, 23230
Main:
(804) 225-2042
Toll Free:
(800) 552-3962
Fax:
(804) 662-7057
Advocacy for People with Hearing Loss, Richmond
Hearing Loss Association of America
c/o Beulah United Methodist Church, 6930 Hopkins Road, North Chesterfield, VA, 23234
Main:
(804) 239-9546
Fax:
(301) 913-9413
Behavioral Health Advocacy
Mental Health America of Virginia
2008 Bremo Road, Suite 101, Richmond, VA, 23226
Main:
(804) 257-5591
Toll Free:
(866) 257-5591
Fax:
(804) 447-7786
Recovery Education, and CELT Leadership Training
Mental Health America of Virginia
2008 Bremo Road, Suite 101, Richmond, VA, 23226
Main:
(804) 257-5591
Toll Free:
(866) 257-5591
Fax:
(804) 447-7786
Mental Health Advocacy
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
4301 Wilson Blvd., Suite 300, Arlington, VA, 22203
Main:
(703) 524-7600