Overview of 2023 Legislative Priorities & How You Can Effectively Advocate with Us
Several autism advocacy organizations across Virginia have joined together to form the Virginia Autism Advocacy Alliance (VAAA), including the Virginia Autism Project (VAP), Commonwealth Autism Services, Autism Societies (Central Virginia, Northern Virginia & Tidewater), Charlottesville Region Autism Action Group (CRAAG), Autism Speaks, and others.
Our goal is to improve services and strengthen protections for autistic individuals. We strive to unify the voice of the autism community and integrate legislation in a coordinated manner.
We support the DD System Transformation Agenda, Presented by the Arc of Virginia & vaACCSES. This strong agenda seeks to transform Virginia’s System into a more effective and efficient system by building provider capacity and workforce, funding more waivers, and building long-term sustainability into our system. There are several items on this agenda that work towards these goals and improve our system.