REV UP Virginia

REV UP Virginia has been a member of Linktree for 3 years and joined in August 2022. Resources revupva has populated their site with include: • REV UP Virginia’s website • Participate in an Artistic Activism Action for Poll Worker Accessibility! • Virginia Dept. of Elections: Early Voting Office Locations • Virginia Dept. of Elections: Citizen Portal • Webinar Registration for Caregiver Preparedness - March 7 at 1pm ET • Election Protection • brandeis.us19.list-manage.com • ADA Q&As • “ESRN Offering: Feds at the Polls”-July 28th at 12:00 PM ET • 7 Children's Picture Books for Disability Pride Month • New law aims to improve accessibility at movie theaters in Virginia • New 'Snoopy Unleashed' movie introduces Mia, Charlie Brown's pen pal | AP News • Moving Special Education Out of the Department of Education Risks Students’ Rights | The Arc • American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) Opposes Federal Extension of Section 504 Compliance for Digital Accessibility - AAPD • Leading Disability Organizations: Delaying Digital Accessibility is Unacceptable - AAPD • New law will enhance emergency response for people with disabilities • Virginia Mercury • New Report Finds Ongoing Accessibility Barriers at Virginia Polling Sites-DLCV • The Gen Z Election Defense Toolkit • Information on REV UP Virginia’s website regarding Redistricting Question • Election Protection protects and empowers voters: learn more at upcoming information sessions • Make sure your absentee ballot is counted- REV UP Virginia website • SAVE America Act Makes Voting More Difficult for Disabled Voters – Contact Senators Warner and Kaine- REV UP Virginia Website • Sen. Tim Kaine’s Site • Sen. Mark R. Warner’s Site • In historic ruling, federal judge restores the voting rights of thousands of Virginians, including many disabled individuals- Information on REV UP Virginia’s website • Suicide Prevention for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities- February 20th at 12pm ET • Bob Kafka, Austin & Texas disability rights advocate, dies | KUT Radio, Austin's NPR Station • Disability rights advocate Bob Kafka dead at 79 : NPR • "Don't Mourn, Organize" - AAPD Remembers Bob Kafka • REV UP Virginia YOUTUBE • Citizen portal: Register to vote, check registration and/or request mail in ballot • Article: Virginia’s autism community responds to Trump administration’s Tylenol claim • Article: ‘I’ll be stuck’ Virginians contemplate life without Medicaid as Congress considers cuts • REV UP VA 2025 General Assembly Legislative Discussions • Leading Disability Organizations: President Trump’s Blame of Deadly Plane Crash on Disabled Federal Workers Is Baseless, Irresponsible - AAPD • REV UP Texas on PBS - Voting and Accessibility • Press release: Victory! Virginia Voter Purges Put to a Stop Ahead of the 2024 Election | League of Women Voters • AP article: Voters with disabilities are feeling ignored by presidential candidates • Options for Registering to Vote in VA- YouTube Video • Voting and Accessibility (Virginia Dept of Elections) • Voter Registrar’s Office Reprinting and Remailing Mail-in Ballots(Virginia Beach) • 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline • 988 for ASL • National Alliance on Mental Illness • SAMHSA - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration • Virginia Mercury article: Virginia’s top elections official warns of possible delays in mail-in voting this year • Virginian Pilot Article: Voting easier than ever for citizens with disabilities • NYT Article: In Some States, Having a Guardian Means Not Having a Vote • A Proclamation on the Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, 2024 | The White House • Disability Pride Month Reading List- Kids • Disability Pride Month Reading List- Adults • Worth a read/listen: As discrimination complaints soar, parents of disabled students wait for help • Speaking in Spoons: Social Security Disability • Supreme Court outlawed segregation of disabled people 25 years ago. But change has come slowly • Virginia disability advocates celebrate legislative wins (Brad Kutner) • Facilities run by Virginia’s behavioral health agency don’t comply with parts of disability rights law, audit finds • Disabled Disrupters Team Application (ages 25 and under) • HHS Issues New Rule to Strengthen Nondiscrimination Protections and Advance Civil Rights in Health Care • Press Release: Justice Department Launches Updated Voting Rights and Elections Website • The Americans with Disabilities Act and Other Federal Laws Protecting the Rights of Voters with Disabilities • Voting Experiences Since HAVA: Perspectives of People with Disabilities • Press Release: Justice Department Secures Agreement with City of Virginia Beach to Improve Access for Individuals with Disabilities • Justice Department to Publish Final Rule to Strengthen Web and Mobile App Access for People with Disabilities • Virginia Mercury article “ Virginia adopts regulatory changes for special education amid federal review” • Voting With a Disability: Breaking Down Barriers to the Ballot | ACLU • Traumatic Brain Injury Resources-disAbility Law Center of VA • Caregiver Preparedness Guide • The Role of The HHS Office of Civil Rights in Advancing Rights- Recording • Martin Luther King: Educational Book List • Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law: “When There’s a Crisis, Call a Peer: How People with Lived Experience Make Mental Health Crisis Services More Effective.” • Press release: Youngkin announces additional funding and waiver slots for virginians with developmental disabilities, December 13,2023 • National Dialogue on Exploring the Future of Public Transportation Research • National Research Action Plan on Long COVID • People with disabilities need more options for voting, which could improve turnout, study says (Virginian-Pilot) • AAPD’s End Subminimum Wage Petition- Sign TODAY! • AAPD- REV UP Tiene preguntas sobre votación ? Tenemos información y respuestas a todas sus preguntas • AAPD- REV UP’s State Voting Guides for Disabled Voters • Even if your rights have been restored and you have voted in the past, check that your registration is still valid use this site/Aunque sus derechos hayan sido restituidos y haya votado anteriormente, verifique que su registro siga siendo válido usa el s • Check to see if your rights have been restored or begin the restoration process/Consulte si sus derechos han sido restituidos o comience el proceso de restitución • NAMI- National Alliance on Mental Illness • News Coverage of Press Conference on WTVR— Voters with disabilities flex political muscle at the Virginia Capitol: 'Voting is our superpower’ • El Departamento de Elecciones de Virginia- cómo registrarse para votar en Virginia en el sitio web (En la parte superior de la página puede cambiar el idioma a español) • Engaging Voters with Disabilities - Nonprofit Vote • At Yale, a Surge of Activism Forced Changes in Mental Health Policies -Read or listen to article • HHS Invests $8 Million to Improve Health Care Access by Training New Physicians to Care for Individuals with Disabilities and Individuals with Limited English Proficiency • Virginia Mercury Op Ed : Power of the disability vote by REV UP Virginia Co-chair Helena Berger • 13 News Now-REV UP Virginia hosts disability voting rights event in Norfolk • DC News Now- REV UP Virginia urges voter registration among people with disabilities • Article: A SHARED STRUGGLE FOR EQUALITY Disability Rights and Racial Justice • New bill aims to help low-income Americans with disabilities build emergency savings through a federal match • New proposal aims to permanently allow caregiver option for Va. disability program - Virginia Mercury • Picture Books to Celebrate Disability Pride Month | Parenting Tips &… • How Accessible were the Polls Really in 2022/Letter to commissioner/Election commission response • Special education clash: Supreme Court sides unanimously for student with disability • The World Mourns the Passing of Judy Heumann, Disability Rights Activist - Judy Heumann • Roanoke Times Article • Indiana agrees to provide voting tool to Hoosiers with print disabilities • The Virginian-Pilot article • Article: Will Fetterman's victory change the way the media covers disabilities? • NPR article: Lois Curtis • Election protection website • Resources for Blind and Low Vision Voters • Resources for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Voters • Voting info in plain language for persons with disabilities • REV UP Virginia in Celebrating All Abilities newsletter • REV UP Virginia in LWV’s article • GMU newspaper article • ExpressVote YouTube video