Disability Rights of West Virginia

09/25/2025

09/25/2025

Advocate Alia Tanner out and about again at the West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and the Blind Fall Conference.

09/24/2025

Bring out the fun during National Keep Kids Creative Week!

Playing house. A make-believe invisible friend. Hand-scooped roads in the sand. Tree fort. Ink doodles on the wall. Mud pies. What do those things have in common? They’re inspired by kids’ creativity.

NATIONAL KEEP KIDS CREATIVE WEEK The last week in September brings out the fun during National Keep Kids Creative Week. Playing house. A make-believe invisible

09/24/2025

Did you know some breeds of dogs have deafness rates of 40 percent or more?
Head to a dog park and it’s likely that two or three of the dogs you see will be hearing impaired. While deaf dogs have special needs, they can be loyal companions for their owners. Celebrate these special dogs and learn more about adoption and training during Deaf Dog Awareness Week!

Did you know some breeds of dogs have deafness rates of 40 percent or more?

09/24/2025

This week is Child Passenger Safety Week and is intended to focus on the proper use of car safety seats for children.

Life is busy for many West Virginia families. Making sure our most precious resource—our children—are as safe as can be when they are passengers in a vehicle is so important. Child Passenger Safety Week encourages you to make time this week to double and triple check your child’s car seat or booster seat.

Follow the link below to view a list of locations across West Virginia where your child's seat can be checked, free of charge, by a Safe Kids™ certified Child Passenger Safety (CPS) Technician to ensure that each of these safety measures are being met.

https://transportation.wv.gov/DMV/Safety/CPS/Pages/CPS-Seat-Fitting-Stations.aspx

09/24/2025

Our 2026 Priorities and Objectives are now ready to view or download!

We are grateful for the thoughtful comments and suggestions we received from the community to help us learn what issues are important to people with disabilities in WV.

DRWV will provide direct advocacy services on behalf of up to twelve (12) students with disabilities who are not receiving all educational services they are entitled to, or at risk of receiving no educational services. (see footnote 1) (PADD, PAIMI (see footnote 3), PAIR, PATBI)  

09/23/2025

Emergency preparedness resources for people with disabilities from Ready.Gov
https://www.ready.gov/people-disabilities

Get tips on emergency planning for individuals with disabilities. Get Informed Make a Plan Build a Kit People Experiencing Extreme Heat Associated Content

09/19/2025

As students and faculty continue settling into the semester, we want to remind everyone of our Handbook for Reasonable Accommodations in the College Classroom.

This step-by-step guide helps students and faculty understand each other's rights and responsibilities when it comes to reasonable accommodations in the college environment.

What are reasonable accommodations? They are any modifications or adjustments that ensure equal access to education for students with disabilities. Examples of reasonable accommodations could include: extended time on exams, note-taking assistance, assistive technology, or requesting materials in alternative formats.

While it does include some specific steps for beginning the process through WVU, this handbook is a resource that can be adapted for any place of higher education.

We hope everyone has a successful school year!

View the guide and/or download an accessible PDF version: https://cedwvu.org/resources/handbook-for-reasonable-accommodations-in-the-college-classroom/

Association of University Centers on Disabilities
Think College

09/18/2025

Advocate Alia Tanner is set up at the Mountain State Conference on Disabilities this week in Morgantown. Center for Excellence in Disabilities at WVU

09/16/2025

Today is National IT Professionals Day!

National IT Professionals Day honors those unsung heroes who only hear from us if something is wrong and who we all rely upon to do the critical but often unseen work that keeps us connected.

These under-appreciated wizzes tackle the obstacles that leave the rest of us scratching our heads. Whether it be desktops, laptops, mobile devices, applications, servers, networks, databases or cybersecurity, IT professionals keep businesses running smoothly.

We THANK YOU for all that you do!

09/16/2025

Today is National Voter Registration Day! A day devoted to getting every eligible American registered and ready to vote.

And, West Virginia offers several ways to register or update your registration:
• Online registration
• Mail-in registration
• In-person registration
• Register to vote from outside of the U.S.

To learn more visit: https://vote.gov/register/west-virginia