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Disability Services Board
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The goals of the Loudoun County Disability Services Board (DSB) are to include moving people with disabilities into mainstream community life by identifying, communicating, and advocating for their diverse capabilities and needs to state and local governments and the private sector; and to help and provide resources to meet the needs of persons with physical and sensory disabilities.
The DSB generally meets on the first Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. in the Shenandoah Room, across from the elevators, on the second floor of the Shenandoah Building, 102 Heritage Way, N.E., in Leesburg. If you are planning to attend, please call 703-771-5718 to confirm that the meeting will be held. Meetings are posted on the Loudoun County Government Calendar.
Members
Members of the Loudoun County Disability Services Board are appointed by the Board of Supervisors. Current members, and a membership application, are available at the links below:
DSB Purpose:
The Loudoun County Disability Services Board (LCDSB) represents persons of all ages with physical and sensory disabilities in Loudoun County. Its purpose is to:
- Inform and educate about issues, barriers, and options, to ensure that persons with physical and sensory disabilities can participate to the fullest extent possible.
- Advise the elective bodies of Loudoun County regarding issues of importance to persons with disabilities, including the Americans With Disabilities Act [ADA].
- Assess local service needs and existing services. Provide input to state and local agencies on service needs and priorities of persons with physical/sensory disabilities.
- Serve as a catalyst for the development of public and private funding for needed services.
- Monitor compliance with federal, state, and local laws regarding disabilities.
- Develop and support linkages between services to improve the coordination and the array of services for persons with disabilities.
Advocate for the rights of persons with disabilities.
In 1991, the "Commission on the Coordination of Delivery of Services to Facilitate the Self-Sufficiency and Support of persons with Physical and Sensory Disabilities," also known as the Beyer Commission, found that this population is both unserved and under served.
In 1991, the House Bill 15 was passed by the Virginia Assembly, creating a state level Disability Services Council and establishing local level Disability Services Boards. Representation by persons with disabilities or their family members is required. The bill proposed a ten-year plan to develop a system of programs and services for persons with physical/sensory disabilities.
The Loudoun County Disability Services Board was established on November 1, 1992. It is comprised of representatives appointed by the elected officials of Loudoun County.
Disability Services Board
Phone: 703-771-5718
Fax: 703-777-0109
e-mail: karen.velez@loudoun.gov | |
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