Virginia Transition Partners

Ablenow

Phone: 1-800-669-2253

ABLEnow accounts help individuals with disabilities save money to pay for qualified expenses without being taxed on them.

Assistive Technology Loan Fund Authority (ATLFA)

Phone: 804-662-9000

ATLFA offers alternative funding resources for Virginians with disabilities to acquire assistive technology that can enhance independence and improve quality of life.

Centers for Independent Living (CIL)

Toll Free: 800-552-5019

CILs provide the following core services to individuals: advocacy; peer counseling; independent living skills; information and referral; transition services for youth and people living in institutions, and services that prevent institutionalization.

Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services (DARS)

Phone: 804-662-7000

DARS, in collaboration with community partners, 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.

Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired (DBVI)

Phone: 804-371-3151

Toll Free: 1-800-622-2155

DBVI is committed to providing quality services to assist Virginia's citizens who are blind, deafblind, or vision impaired in achieving their maximum level of employment, education, and personal independence.

Department of Behavioral Health & Developmental Services (DBHDS)

Phone: 804-786-3921

DBHDS supports individuals by promoting recovery, self-determination, and wellness in all aspects of life.

Community Services Board (CSB)

CSBs provide treatment for mental health issues, substance use and addiction, and services for individuals with ID/DD.

Housing Choice Voucher

DBHDS maintains a referral list of housing choice vouchers for adults with developmental disabilities who would like to live on their own in rental housing with appropriate supports.

Individual and Family Support Program (IFSP)

IFSP assists individuals with developmental disabilities (DD) and their families with accessing person-centered and family-centered resources, supports, and services.

Reach Crisis Services

The Reach program is the statewide crisis system of care that meets the crisis support needs of individuals who have a developmental disability and are at risk for homelessness, incarceration,hospitalization, and/or danger to self or others.

Waiver Services

Medicaid Waivers pay for a variety of supports and services for children and adults with developmental disabilities and their families who need long-term support systems to live successfully in the community.

Department for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DDHH)

Phone: 804-662-9502 V/TTY

Toll Free: 1-800-552-7917 V/TTY

DDHH works to reduce the communication barriers between persons who are deaf or hard of hearing and those who are hearing, including family members, service providers, and the general public.

Department of Education (DOE) - Specialist Secondary Transition

Phone: 804-225-2700

DOE Transition Services webpage provides support, information, and resources designed to improve the postschool outcomes of students with disabilities.

Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS)

Toll Free: 804-786-7933

The mission of DMAS is to provide a system of high quality and cost-effective health care services to qualifying Virginians and their families.

Disability Navigator

Phone: 804-525-7728

Toll Free: 1-866-393-0957

Disability Navigator provides information about health, aging, disability and post-military resources, including private transportation services in Virginia.

Parent Educational Advocacy Training Center (PEATC)

Phone: 703-923-0010

Toll Free: 1-800-869-6782

PEATC builds working collaborations with families, schools, and communities to improve opportunities for children with and without disabilities.

Partnership for People with Disabilities

Phone: 804-828-3876

Email: ppdsoe@vcu.edu

Since 1985, the Partnership for People with Disabilities at Virginia Commonwealth University has brought evidence-informed and best practices in how to support infants, children, and adults with disabilities, and their families.