a non-residential community agency that provides several services to people with disabilities, including advocacy, peer counseling, independent living skills training, information and referral, and transition services
Year: 2023
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On Our Own of Roanoke Valley
a consumer-run alternative mental health program that provides socialization, self-help, advocacy, recreation, support, and education
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Fonita Babb
who a has made a tremendous impact on the lives of hundreds of individuals with disabilities as an employment manager at Eggleston
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Kate Flinn
a dedicated advocate who has assisted families through the Virginia LEND program, and has fought for systemic change in Chesterfield County Public Schools
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Shonta Mills
who led an effort by SEIU Virginia 512 home care workers, in partnership with disability rights, advocates, family and friends, to successfully win improved pay and hazard pay for direct care workers.
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Frances E. McCutcheon Mill
who pioneered the Toy Like Me project at Roanoke College, which hand-modifies toys to match the specific disabilities of paired community children