Information Access: Wall of Champions
Wall of Champions
- 6 Wheels Consulting, LLC
- AnnaCares, LLC
- The Arc of Virginia
- The Arc of Warren
- Autism Society of Central Virginia
- The Bailey Center for Special Needs
- Blue Octopus Consulting
- Capaz+IT
- Chesterfield Community Services Board
- City of Virginia Beach
- Commonwealth Autism
- Dash and Scout
- Disability:IN DC Metro
- The Disability Resource Center of the Rappahannock Area, Inc.
- Encompass Community Supports
- Endependence Center, Inc.
- Guardian Residential Services, LLC
- Hampton-Newport News Community Services Board
- Harmony Care Solutions
- Health & Joy Services
- Independence Employment Center
- Junction Center For Independent Living, Inc.
- Latinos in Virginia Empowerment Center
- Mount Rogers Community Services, Mental Healthcare
- New River Valley Disability Resource Center
- Northstar Academy
- Parent Educational Advocacy Training Center (PEATC)
- Resources for Independent Living Inc.
- Results One LLC
- Richmond Behavioral Health Authority
- Taking Action for Special Kids (TASK)
- Virginia Association of Centers for Independent Living (VACIL)
- Virginia Board for People with Disabilities (VBPD)
- Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU)
- Virginia Community Health Worker Association, Health Promotion
- Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services (DARS)
- Aging Services
- Lynchburg Field Office
- Roanoke Field Office
- No Wrong Door
- Virginia Department for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (VDDHH)
- Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS)
- Communications
- Developmental Services
- Diversity Equity/Opportunity Inclusion
- Office of Community Network Supports
- Office of Provider Network Supports
- Virginia Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired
- Virginia Department of Health
- Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS)
- Civil Rights Unit
- Office of Chief of Staff – Public Relations & Communications
- Virginia Department of Social Services
- Virginia Health and Human Resources Secretariat
[This is] an issue that isn’t owned by any one agency or organization. It’s really an issue that the system owns.
– Teri Morgan, Executive Director, Virginia Board for People with Disabilities
What Does Info Access Look Like?
Virginia Department of Health
The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) helps ensure that non-English speakers understand VDH programs, doctor visits, follow-ups and other health-related information. Non-English speakers can communicate in their preferred language with VDH staff interpreters or Language Services Providers.
VDH trains staff members who speak more than one language to become qualified interpreters through two options: a 40-hour professional interpreter training program or a 60-hour medical interpreter training program. These programs include a language proficiency test at the beginning of the training. VDH also provides these services by contracting professionals from outside vendors who offer high-quality interpretation and translation in more than 250 languages. In this way, VDH ensures that people from different backgrounds have access to services and important information.