Advocacy

To advocate is to stand-up for yourself, a family member,
a friend, or maybe someone you haven’t even met.

Department of Justice Settlement with the Commonwealth of Virginia - click here for related articles and links

2012_Budget_Priorities - Advocacy information from our State Chapter.

People First Toastmasters – Local self-advocacy for adults with developmental disabilities.

2012 Fairfax County Directory of Elected Officials – A handy list of elected officials.

Waiting List Graphs - Developed by The Arc of Virginia depicting the DD & ID Waiver waiting list crisis

Virginia Ability Alliance -

is an alliance of non-profit disability organizations in Northern Virginia collaboratively working to foster systemic change in order to provide comprehensive services to people with disabilities. They meet on the second Wednesday of every month at 9:30am at The Arc of Northern Virginia’s offices. Meetings are open to alliance members and representatives. If you would like to join and attend a meeting call 703-532-3214 x116 to speak with our Director of Advocacy.