Quick links
Crip Camp from Netflix
Bennett’s Village
Sign language classes
Adaptive equipment
ADA corner
The ADA was born in Virginia efforts for Accessibility
The VisitAble Database
IRC and Transportation
Quick links
Aug 8 2022
- Senior Homes
- Rent Relief for Disabled
- Tax Relief for Disabled
- Local Paratransit Services
- Fair Housing Advocacy
- Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services
- Virginia Relay
- Charlottesville Therapeutic Recreation Services
- Region 10 Mental Health Services
- VA Disability Determination Services (SSI/SSDI)
- THE VISITABLE CERTIFICATION
- Cerebral Palsy Guide
Bennett’s Village
Aug 7 2021
Bennett’s Village is an organization dedicated to make the world a more inclusive place for ALL to play. Read More
Sign language classes
Aug 7 2021
All Sign Language Classes for the Spring and Summer
of 2023 have been canceled. Please check the web site later
in the summer for news on Fall Classes. Thank you!
Adaptive equipment
Aug 7 2021
Here is some of the equipment IRC currently has available. If you would like more information about our available equipment or would like to request equipment, please contact us.
Power chairs
- 2 Jazzy power chairs
- 1 Pronto-M-1 power chair
Manual chairs
- Several E&J folding chairs
Other
- Walkers
- Portable ramps
- Crutches
- Tires and tubes
ADA corner
Aug 7 2021
Below are various sources related to the Americans with Disabilities Act. For more detailed inquiries, please visit or email a staff member from the staff page.
ADA.gov homepage
Information and technical assistance on the Americans with Disabilities Act from the US Department of Justice.
ADAAG Standards
ADA Accessibility Guidelines for Buildings and Facilities.
ADA Standards
2010 ADA Standards for accessible design.
DBTAC Online Course
Overview of disability rights laws–a free, self-paced course on federal disability rights laws.
Architectural Barriers Act
The Architectural Barriers Act (ABA) of 1968.
Virginia Office for Protection and Advocacy
Virginia’s Protection and Advocacy System Serving Persons with Disabilities.
Center for Universal Design
The Center for Universal Design at NC State is a national information, technical assistance, and research center that evaluates, develops, and promotes accessible and universal design in housing, commercial and public facilities, outdoor environments, and products.
Ramp Design
Handicap ramp design and construction guidelines.
The ADA was born in Virginia efforts for Accessibility
Jul 26 2020
Kathryn A. Hayfield column: Americans with Disabilities Act born of Virginia’s struggle for equality
The VisitAble Database
Apr 10 2020
The Visitable Database actively helps locations become more mobility-friendly, advertises companies who are leading the way in accessibility, and provides an easy way for those with mobility issues to explore accessibility!
IRC and Transportation
Jun 16 2011
Five years before the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act requiring nondiscriminatory transportation services, the city of Charlottesville became the first city in Virginia to commit to making its entire public transit fleet accessible. A year later, IRC persuaded the Charlottesville government to expand para-transit services within the urban ring; in 1987 operating hours were modified to include evenings and weekends.
Since IRC’s historic influence on the transportation system in the ’80s, IRC has continued to be the principle advocate for accessible transportation for people with disabilities in Planning District Ten. To ensure the transportation system continues to sustain independence for disabled individuals, the Center periodically conducts “sensitivity training” with drivers and other staff of the Charlottesville transit system and the Jefferson Area United Transit (JAUNT). This training assists the drivers in providing more efficient and effective service for users. The Center has additionally been a strong advocate for equitable transit fares so as not to place an unfair burden on riders with disabilities.
Accompanying the changes to the local bus systems, IRC actively advocates improved infrastructure such as sidewalk, curb cut, crosswalk, and ramp improvements to create improved access throughout the region. IRC also advocates strongly for both tactile and auditory warnings at key intersections in the area. Finally, the Center provides independent living skills training to local consumers with disabilities so they can utilize the accessible public transit facilities in the region.
IRC’s commitment to its goal of creating an environment in which disabled individuals can live as independently as they choose is no where clearer than in the work done advocating for accessible transportation. In addition to providing the necessary information for self-advocacy regarding laws already in place, IRC responds to the needs of the disabled community in a way that effects future lawmaking.