The Virginia Rehabilitation Association (VRA) is a chapter of the National Rehabilitation Association (NRA, www.nationalrehab.org), a private, non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for all persons with disabilities. NRA is the oldest, largest, and strongest advocacy organization for all persons with disabilities in the USA.
Chartered in 1959, VRA continues to promote issues that enable persons with disabilities to participate in the mainstream of society, to provide opportunities for professional development for persons in the field of rehabilitation and independent living.
VRA election results are IN! Jennifer McDonald is elected President Elect for 2010. Congratulations!
VARL Election Results
President –elect – Teri Bertsch
Secretary - (2 year term)
Robin Metcalf
Board Members - (3 year term)
Sharon Cheek and Doug James
Important Articles:
VBPD items for January 11 2010 deadline - posted 12/22/09
News Alert - posted 12/22/09
Governor Kaine's Proposed Biennial Budget - posted 12/18/09
NEWS@VBPD 120809 - posted 12/14/09
ADVOCACY IS URGENTLY NEEDED NOW - posted 12/14/09
State Vocational Rehabilitation Program Now Able to Serve All Eligible Clients - posted 12/12/09
NEWS@VBPD 12/10/09 - posted 12/12/09
NRA Announces Its 29th Annual Government Affairs Summit - posted 11/19/09
Waiting List Plan DBHDS Accountability Inclusion Rankings Feedback - posted 11/15/09
Worksupport.com E-newsletter- posted 11/08/09
2009 NRA Award Recipients - posted 11/03/09
Election Notice - posted 11/03/09
NIDRR Announces Field-Initiated Projects Grant Competition - posted 11/03/09
New Membership Categories, Beverlee Stafford, Executive Director - posted 10/26/09
NEWS@VPBD - posted 10/15/09
Community for All: Sound Program and Fiscal Policy for Virginia - posted 10/15/09
2009 VRA Awards - posted 10/15/09
2009 NARL Award - posted 10/15/09
NEWS@VBPD - posted 09/24/09
September is Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month in Virginia - posted 09/07/09
Health Insurance Reform and Disability - posted 09/07/09
Congressional Champion for Persons with Disabilities Passes Away- posted 09/02/09
NCD Effective Emergency Management- posted 08/25/09
VARL Training: What To Manage While You're Walking Around - posted 08/25/09
Dual Disorders Rarely Treated Properly- posted 08/04/09
NRA Candidate seeks your Vote- posted 07/28/09
Alexa Posny - Nominee for Assistant Secretary of the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services- posted 07/12/09
Make Access to Mental Health Services a Key Part of Health Reform- posted 07/05/09
Federal Policy and the Education of Students with Disabilities: Progress and the Path Forward- posted 07/05/09
Jane Oates Confirmed by the Senate for Assistant Secretary of ETA
Call for Papers for Program Proposals and Call for Nominations for the RSA Commissioner's Award for Excellence in Rehabilitation Education and Training
Collaborations Conference 2009
WWRC Hosting The 37th Annual Mid Atlantic Wheelchair Games
VBPD Voices and Visions
VBPD Voices and Visions (accessible text file)- posted 05/14/09
VRA Announces YARD Sales - revised 05/14/09
The National Rehabilitation Association Announces New Membership/Marketing Coordinator - posted 04/28/09
WWRC Smart Home is the first of its kind in Virginia - 04/26/09
VOCAL CO-OP News - 04/26/09
Ms. Wheelchair Virginia 2009 - 04/25/09
Volunteers Needed for Focus Groups to Help Develop New Needs Assessment Tool for VirginiaNavigator - 03/24/09
NRA Minute, March 2009 - 03/24/09
National Council on Disability Says More Needs to be Done for Service Members and Veterans with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Traumatic Brain Injury - 03/7/09
Family Support Center on Disabilities’ Knowledge & Involvement Network (KIN) - 03/7/09
WWRC Foundation Board Holds Strategic Session - 03/7/09
Biggest and Best Disabilities Expo Back in Baltimore - 01/29/09
President Releases Disability Agenda - 01/29/09
NewsClips re: Peer Support - 01/23/09
WWRC provides accessibility for the disabled - 1/8/09
TracFone Wireless Offers Free Servic
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