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HealthSouth Fellowship Opportunity at NCIL

 

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Virginia Board for People with Disabilities'

Biennial Assessment of the Disability Services System in Virginia

 

State Plan for Independent Living (SPIL) 2008-2010 (Word file)

 Presidential Candidate's "Comprehensive Plans" for Americans with Disabilities

 

National Survey of the Spina Bifida Community

 

VACIL's Purpose

VACIL is a statewide association of Centers for Independent Living (CILs) that advocates for the integration and inclusion of people with disabilities into all aspects of society.  The association also promotes the professional development, improvement, and expansion of community-based, consumer-controlled CILs, and promotes community education throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia. 

VACIL's Mission

"People with disabilities will have a community-based consumer-directed service delivery system."

 

Virginia Centers for Independent Living (CILs) by Planning District

Planning District Listings

 CILS by Planning Districts in Virginia

*Areas in white are unserved.  Areas that are light grey with dots are severed by Satellite offices.

VACIL News

Nomination forms and additional information about the Jackie Crews Award Excellence in Leadership and the Outstanding Achievement Award are now available on the Virginia Board for People with Disabilities' website at http://www.vaboard.org/awards.htm or by contacting the Board.  Nominations for the 2008 awards will be accepted between September 1 and October 17, 2008.

 

Virginia Senator James Webb is open to co-sponsoring the Community Choice Act (CCA), but wants to know what organizations and people in Virginia support  CCA.  By visiting the following link, advocates can send a pre-drafted letter encouraging support to Senator Webb and Senator Warner:  http://capwiz.com/rochestercdr/issues/alert/?alertid=11372496   You may also contact Maribel Ramos in Senator Webb's office at 202.224.4024 or e-mail her at Maribel_ramos@webb.senate.gov on behalf of your organization.

 

August 21, 2008 - The first ever video podcast series in American Sign Language announces new episodes  on the Disability Law Lowdown website at: ASL.DisabilityLawLowdown.com. The Disability Law Lowdown ASL podcasts brings a new level of service to the Deaf community by expanding traditional audio-only podcasts to include video that allows subscribers to see native Deaf speakers signing the show's content.  The podcasts deliver the latest in disability law information every other week via ASL captioning, voice-over, and transcripts to maximize accessibility. Free subscriptions to the ASL podcasts are available to have shows automatically delivered to MP3 players. The ASL podcasts are also available on the Disability Law Lowdown website, where transcripts of the shows are simultaneously available. And for the fastest viewing, the ASL podcasts are available on YouTube at www.youtube.com/disabilitylawlowdown
 

Topics currently available include: Your Legal Rights as a College Student, Legal Obligations of the Hospitality Industry, Requesting an Interpreter and an Overview of the Americans with Disabilities Act.  for more information and subscription services look for the ASL Disability Law Lowdown podcast on iTunes or visit http://www.ASL.DisabilityLawLowdown.com .

 

The Midwest Alliance, a consortium of researchers, educators, disability service providers and engineers promoting the inclusion of individuals with disabilities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education and careers, is conducting a survey about how individuals with disabilities make decisions before they purchase assistive technology.   You can help by taking the survey by visiting: https://websurvey.wisc.edu/survey/TakeSurvey.asp?EID=52MB793J9B8LJB8lMl75B326BK7mm3B472

 

Money Follows the Person logo

Virginia launches website describing community living choice project for seniors and individuals with disabilities.

For more information and updates visit:  http://www.olmsteadva.com/mfp or read more about the Money Follows the Person (MFP) Demonstration. |Word|

 

 

VACIL Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2005-06

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Last updated September 21, 2008