People with disabilities and families can’t always find useful info. In Episode 10 of the Blind Experience, our Board’s Executive Director Teri Morgan and Dr. Joe Ashley discussed information access. […]
The VBPD Office has Moved!
Our new address is: Virginia Board for People with DisabilitiesRatcliffe Building1602 Rolling Hills Drive, Suite 100Richmond, VA 23229
2023 Assessments Released: Accessibility of Dental Care and Geographic Disparities in Access to Healthcare
Our assessments review important service areas. We propose how to make services for people with disabilities better. State law calls for us to assess two areas each year. Geographic Disparities […]
ENDependence Center Awarded $300,000 to Develop Information for Latinos with Disabilities
The Virginia Board for People with Disabilities (VBPD) is pleased to announce that it recently awarded a $300,000 grant to the ENDependence Center of Northern Virginia (ECNV) to develop culturally […]
2023 Assessments Released: Medicaid Consumer-Directed Services
To inform the assessment, CD services participants responded to a VBPD survey to identify the benefits and challenges of CD services. The assessment is grounded in one overarching key finding: […]
Every U.S. Household can Receive Four More Free COVID-19 Rapid Tests
Starting this week, every U.S. household can place an order to receive four more free COVID-19 rapid tests delivered directly to their home. For more information, please visit https://www.covid.gov/tests.
VBPD Board Adds Three New Members
At our September quarterly Board meeting we welcomed three new Board members. We’re delighted to have Marcus Allen with VDH along with parent advocates Melinda Hanko and Melanie Rice, who […]
VBPD on CBS6: The importance of hiring people with disabilities
Yesterday we were delighted to have WTVR-6 Reporter Caroline Coleburn and her awesome videographer April interview our Executive Director Teri Morgan and Virginia Disability Past Chair Bob Lancaster and his […]