The Partnership for People with Disabilities

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Who is the Partnership?

The Partnership for People with Disabilities was founded in 1985 to build a world where all people can live, learn, work, and play together.

We’re based at Virginia Commonwealth University’s School of Education, serving as Virginia’s only University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities or UCEDD.

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Our Yearly Impact*

2,984

HOURS OF
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
PROVIDED

$18.25M

IN FUNDING & AWARDS

20,000

INDIVIDUALS
RECEIVED TRAINING

64

GRANTS/CONTRACTS
AWARDED

45

NEW PRODUCTS
DEVELOPED

693

FAMILIES
RECEIVED SUPPORT

* Yearly Impact data from Fiscal Year 2024

News

Oct. 28, 2025

Redefining Family Support on the Pathway to Employment in Virginia’s DARS EPIC Program!

We’re proud to share that the Partnership's Center for Family Involvement (CFI), in partnership with the Virginia Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), has supported 76 families across Virginia through the EPIC program.

Oct. 16, 2025

VCU research in action: Using Photovoice to focus communication for job-seekers with IDD

Through Project PEACE in the School of Education, students with intellectual and developmental disabilities use images to share their employment goals and barriers

Oct. 16, 2025

InnovateED A Free Webinar Series

InnovateED A FREE Webinar Series Building Partnership with Families to Boost Student Attendance Thursday, October 30, 2025 4:00 p.m.

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