According to the Government Accountability Office (GAO), in the 2016 election, only 40 percent of polling places across the United States fully accommodated people with disabilities.
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Deadliest Year at State Mental Health Facilities
During FY2017, DBHDS reported the highest number of deaths in state mental hospitals since 2012, with many deaths occurred shortly after admission.
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Southwestern Virginia Training Center Closes
Southwestern Virginia Training Center (SWVTC), a state-operated institution for people with intellectual disabilities, is officially closed. The last resident left the institution in Hillsville on August 21st.
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2018 General Assembly Wrap-Up
After bills are approved by the legislature, they then go to the Governor for review. He can sign the bill, suggest changes, or veto the bill.
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Rethinking School Discipline
A few years back, the Center for Public Integrity authored a report on school discipline disparities among students of color and students with disabilities in Virginia and other states.
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Are all crimes “hate crimes?”
Virginia’s Senate Committee on Courts of Justice defeated two bills that would have extended “hate crime” protections to people with disabilities.