WAHS PROGRAMS
- Case Managers are here to help students and families navigate high school
- A Base
- B Base
- L Base
- Region Ten offers a wide range of services for mental health, developmental disabilities and substance abuse disorders with a full time counselor available at WAHS. More services available in the community.
- Transition Services offered by the State of Virginia will work with our students at the high school. Download the permission form here.
LOCAL PROGRAMS
- ACPS Resources
- Parent Resource Center for our area has lots of great resources and will organize resource fairs. Sign up for their newsletter!
- DARS (State of Virginia program) comes to WAHS to meet with students and families to help them plan and prepare for the future. Referral application for seniors linked here.
- Amazing list of resources developed by Cheryl Ribando and updated Spring 2018. The actual links start on the third page.
- By CHeryl Ribando, local parent and activist, information about testing
- The ARC of the Piedmont helps students with developmental disabilities. They have useful materials.
- Disability Services at PVCC with the fabulous Susan Hannifan
- Disability Services at UVA
- DBVI - Department for the Blind and Vision-Impaired
- DDHH - Department for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
STATE PROGRAMS - FURTHER OUT
- VCU Center on Transition Innovations. Sign up for their weekly newsblast.
- Get Ready for College - free course for teens with disabilities
- I'm Determined - Information for all
- I'm Determined Youth and Parent Summit Fabulous summer program, applications due March 8th.
- Youth Leadership Academy (summer program every other year) - VA Board for People with Disabilities
- Partners in Policy Making - VA Board for People with Disabilities
- AIM-VA Accessible Instructional Materials and disability resources (service availability determined by IEP, great resources for all)
- ACE-IT in College for students with intellectual disabilities, traumatic brain injuries, autism spectrum disorder or multiple disabilities with a strong interest in attending college.
- Mason Life at George Mason for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities
- Longwood Life at Longwood University, a two year non degree post-secondary certificate program ages 18-25
- Cybersecurity Training with Melwood's "abilIT"
FEDERAL/NATIONWIDE
- Fact Sheet on SSI, prepared by Cheryl Ribando, local parent and activist
- Fact Sheet on Medicaid prepared by Cheryl Ribando
- Fact Sheet on Medicaid Waivers prepared by Cheryl Ribando
- Fact Sheet on possible supports for those on the wait list for a DD Waiver prepared by Cheryl Ribando