Virginia Beach Mayor's Committee for Persons with Disabilities

04/15/2026

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04/02/2026

https://www.pilotonline.com/2026/04/01/you-would-never-know-massage-therapist-navigates-her-job-with-one-hand/

Daniela Stevenson doesn’t let having a limb difference hinder her job as a massage therapist.

03/07/2026

01/13/2026

https://mailchi.mp/hrtransit/free-fare-on-transit-equity-day-6330444?e=fc093850b8

Transit is for everyone. That’s why Hampton Roads Transit (HRT) is offering free fares on Monday, February 9, to commemorate Transit Equity Day. The day recognizes transit rider and civil-rights icon Rosa Parks, whose birthday is February 4. HRT will provide free bus, light rail, ferry, OnDeman...

01/08/2026

https://www.whro.org/health/2025-12-31/at-virginia-wesleyan-a-new-neurodiversity-center-aims-to-support-students?utm_source=enewsletter&utm_medium=enews

A first-of-its-kind center at Virginia Wesleyan University is offering neurodivergent students more than academic help.

01/07/2026

https://www.wvtf.org/news/2026-01-06/virginia-developmental-disability-community-fears-funding-cuts-in-2026

There is one option Arc of Virginia thinks could see funds put back in state coffers even while their community asks for more.

12/23/2025

https://apnews.com/article/blue-origin-wheelchair-rocket-launch-e1b993bc7a66a1d587d94a0fb37aff8f

A paraplegic engineer has become the first wheelchair user in space, blasting off with Blue Origin. Severely injured in a mountain bike accident seven years ago, Michaela Benthaus rocketed away from West Texas on Saturday with Jeff Bezos' company.

11/20/2025

https://www.npr.org/2025/11/15/nx-s1-5609903/disability-rights-activist-author-alice-wong-dies-51

The MacArthur "Genius" Award-winner was best known as the founder of the Disability Visibility Project, which highlights disabled people and disability culture through storytelling projects, social media and other channels.

11/20/2025

https://www.pilotonline.com/2025/11/17/eggleston-automotive-center/

For 70 years, Eggleston has been providing vocational training and employment opportunities for disabled Tidewater citizens.

11/20/2025

https://news.stanford.edu/stories/2025/11/sydney-barta-profile-biomechanics-track-human-performance-lab

Combining Paralympic experience with research at Stanford’s Human Performance Lab, Sydney Barta is pursuing a career as an orthopedic surgeon for athletes with amputations.

11/04/2025

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/gI-CV8OqtLk?utm_source=enewsletter&utm_medium=enews

The countdown to Election Day is on. And if you plan on voting Nov. 4 but don’t have a way to get to the polls, local transit systems have your back.

10/30/2025

https://virginiamercury.com/2025/10/22/commission-adopts-study-to-improve-va-s-special-education-compliance-system/

A Virginia commission on Tuesday unanimously accepted a study recommending that policymakers separate the Parent Ombudsman for Special Education’s office from the Virginia Department of Education to improve its “neutrality and public trust.”. The recommendation is part of a larger study develo...