Resources and Links

Federal Government

• FirstGov.gov - The U.S. Government's Official Web Portal
• THOMAS -- U.S. Congress on the Internet
• The White House
• DOL Office of Employment Standards Administration - Wage & Hour Division
• National Association of Workforce Boards
• Department of Labor - Office of Disability Employment Policy (DOL-ODEP)
• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
• Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Resource Center
• SSA Office of Employment Support Programs
• Disability Direct sponsored by the Office of Disability Employment
• Social Security Administration (SSA)
• Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
• US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

State Government

• Governor 
• Lieutenant Governor
• Virginia Department of Vocational Rehabilitative Services (DRS)
• Virginia Department of Rehabilitative Services
  Office of Employment Supports & Special Programs - What's New!
• Virginia DRS - Employment Supports & Special Programs
• Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS)
• Virginia Department of Mental Health,
  Mental Retardation & Substance Abuse Services (DMHMRSAS)
• Virginia Department of Social Services (DSS)
• Virginia Department of Planning & Budget (VDPB)
• Virginia Department for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing (VDDHH)
• Virginia Department for the Blind & Visually Impaired (VDBVI)
• Virginia Office of Protection & Advocacy (VOPA)
• Virginia Office of Human Rights
• Virginia Office of Licensing Regulations
• Virginia Board for People with Disabilities (VBPD)
• Workforce Investment Board & One Stops
• Virginia Joint Commission on Health Care (JCHC)
• Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC)
• Virginia General Assembly
• Virginia General Assembly - Delegates
• Virginia General Assembly - Senate
• Virginia Office of Inspector General

Local Government

• Virginia Directory of Community Services Boards
• Virginia Directory of Local Social Services Offices

National Ancillary Organizations

• Association for Mental Retardation (AAMR)
• American Network of Community Options and Resources (ANCOR)
• The Arc of the United States
• American Congress of Community Supports & Employment Services
• Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)
• NISH
• Goodwill Industries International
• National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI)
• National Association of Community Behavioral Health Directors
• National Association for Persons in Supported Employment
• National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare (NCCBH)
• National Governor's Association
• National Council of State Legislatures
• State Use Programs Association (SUPRA)

State Organizations

• The Arc of Virginia
• The Arc of Northern Virginia
• Mental Health Association of Virginia
• NAMI Virginia
• NAMI of Northern Virginia
• Substance Abuse & Addiction Recovery Alliance (SAARA)
• Commonwealth Community Trust
• Virginia Association of Community Services Boards (VaCSB)
• Virginia Rehabilitation Association
• VOCAL Advocacy Organization

Resources

• Olmstead in Virginia
• DD Waiver Manual
• MR Waiver Manual
• MR Waiver Regulations 
• Medicaid SPO Manual
• Medicaid Buy-In (Medicaid WORKS)
• Partnership for People with Disabilities
• Assistive Technology Loan Fund Authority
• Roadmap to Services in Virginia 
• Kaiser Family Foundation
• Philanthropy Journal - Nonprofit News
• VCU Benefits Assistance Resource Center
• Self Employment & Disabilities
• Ticket to WorK
• SSA Online - The Work Site
• The National Results Council
• Permanently-disabled Online Support Group

   

Documents of Interest

The Social Security Administration published a final regulation that will allow Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries who are found no longer disabled at age 18 to continue to receive SSI benefits as long as they are enrolled in appropriate vocational training programs.  The rules, effective July 25, 2006 can be found HERE.