Category: Stories
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Thank You for Celebrating ECNV’s 40th Anniversary!
ECNV 40 Forward Reception with comments from Executive Director Dominique Dunford-Lack. Dear Friends, We appreciate your support of ECNV’s 40th Anniversary! Thanks to you, our 40th Anniversary Reception event was […]
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DMAS Proposed Rule Regarding Personal Care Aides
The Department of Medical Assistance Services’ (DMAS) proposed a rule regarding “legally responsible individuals” as personal care aides. Under the proposed Medicaid rule, parents of minors and spouses are able […]
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The World Mourns the Passing of Judy Heumann, Disability Rights Activist
Judith “Judy” Heumann (1947-2023) Judith “Judy” Heumann—widely regarded as “the mother” of the disability rights movement—passed away in Washington, D.C. on the afternoon of March 4, 2023. Judy was at […]
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Emergency Assistance in Alexandria
On February 2, 2023, Rosalia Fajardo, Multicultural Families Director was able to provide emergency assistance to Latina mothers of children with disabilities at the Spires Apartment. We are able to […]
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She Is Making Black History!
The White House invited ECNV and its first Black female Executive Director, Dominique Dunford-Lack to two recent events. The first was a visit to Springfield, VA to highlight work to […]
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In Memoriam: Lenore McMullen Levin (February 15, 1957 – February 6, 2023)
ENDependence Center of Northern Virginia (ECNV) was saddened to learn of the recent passing of Lenore McMullen Levin, a leader in the Northern Virginia Disability Rights and Independent Living Movement. […]