Biennial Assessment of the
Disability Services System in Virginia

Featuring a comprehensive assessment of Virginia's service system for people with developmental and other disabilities, identification of critical issues facing Virginia's disability services system, Board recommendations addressing those concerns, and reference listings for additional information.

Initially released in April 2006, the Biennial Assessment has become an essential reference and resource guide for the many individuals and organizations working to improve Virginia's service system. Its content has been reviewed and cited by state and local elected and appointed officials, the news media, advocates, service-providers, individuals with disabilities, and their families.

The latest edition, released in Spring 2008, has been revised and expanded based on extensive research and public comment. Program descriptions and statistical data have been updated. A new chapter on Emergency Preparedness has been added along with an additional appendix listing agency and program Acronyms.

The Board would like to thank all those who contributed to the 2008 edition, especially its colleagues at the many agencies that contributed or reviewed program information and data. It also greatly appreciates the input of the many individuals who shared their personal experiences and concerns about Virginia’s service system by mail, e-mail, fax, and telephone and at the Stakeholder Roundtables and Public Comment Forums held in Petersburg, Fairfax, Winchester, Hampton, St. Paul, and Danville during April and May 2007. Their feedback was carefully considered by the Board and played a significant role in the 2008 update of the Biennial Assessment.

For more information on the Biennial Assessment, please click on the following links:

• Announcement (Word)
• Announcement (PDF)
• PowerPoint Introduction (PPS)
• PowerPoint Introduction (PDF)
• Excerpt: Executive Summary (Word)
• Excerpt: Executive Summary (PDF)
• Excerpt: Summary: Progress, Concerns & Recommendations (Word)
• Excerpt: Summary: Progress, Concerns & Recommendations (PDF)

To access individual sections of the Biennial Assessment in print formats, please click on the links listed below.

Copies of the Biennial Assessment in CD-ROM, audio, and other accessible formats may be obtained by contacting the Board at:

VIRGINIA BOARD FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

Ninth Street Office Building
202 North 9th Street, 9th Floor
Richmond, Virginia 23219
info@vbpd.virginia.gov
(804) 786-9380 - Voice & TTY
(800) 846-4464 - Toll-Free, Voice & TTY
(804) 786-1118 - Fax