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Resume and Employment Guide for People with Disabilities

Nursing Home Abuse Center

Paying for Senior Care: Alzheimer’s Care

Quick links

Crip Camp from Netflix

Bennett’s Village

Sign language classes

Adaptive equipment

ADA corner

The VisitAble Database

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Resume and Employment Guide for People with Disabilities

Sep 27 2024

For anyone with a disability – whether visible or not – the job market might seem like a scary place. If you’re living with a disability, you might be fearful of judgment, rejection, biases, or having to prove you’re “worthy” of a good job.  Read More

Nursing Home Abuse Center

Jun 4 2024

Protecting Seniors from Abuse and Neglect

Over 10 million seniors experience elder abuse each year — this has to stop.

The Nursing Home Abuse Center (NHAC) was founded on time-honored principles of restoring dignity for some of our most vulnerable and valuable citizens. Before we can begin to resolve the issue of nursing home abuse, we must understand what it is. Read More

Paying for Senior Care: Alzheimer’s Care

May 6 2024

Alzheimer’s disease, Lewy Body dementia, Frontotemporal dementia (FTD), and other related memory disorders and dementia affect over 5.5 million aging Americans. Depending on the stage of these diseases, individuals can require 24-hour supervision or care.  Read More

Quick links

Aug 8 2022

Crip Camp from Netflix

Aug 5 2022

Crip Camp on Youtube

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 are canceled until further notice.  We apologize for the inconvenience.

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 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!