Virginia Office for Protection and Advocacy

Virginia's Protection and Advocacy System Serving Persons with Disabilities

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VOPA is looking for two Disability Rights Advocates.

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VOPA Goals, Focus Areas, and Objectives

Fiscal Year 2012

The Virginia Office for Protection and Advocacy (VOPA) helps with disability-related problems like abuse, neglect, and discrimination.  We also help people with disabilities obtain services and treatment.  All callers receive help with these problems.  Individuals with problems, targeted in our program goals, may also receive advocacy services and/or legal representation.

Our Mission

Through zealous and effective advocacy and legal representation to:  protect and advance legal, human, and civil rights of persons with disabilities; combat and prevent abuse, neglect, and discrimination; and promote independence, choice, and self-determination by persons with disabilities.

VOPA's Intake Hours

The Virginia Office for Protection and Advocacy (VOPA) conducts client intakes only on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays between the hours of 8:15 AM and 4:30 PM. Callers at all other times will continue to receive Information and Referral Services. To request VOPA services, please call 1-800-552-3962 or contact VOPA by email at general.vopa@vopa.virginia.gov.

VOPA Director's Blog

VOPA offers this blog to you as a way of alerting you to news and developments in disability law, sharing with you the activities of the Office, and getting feedback from you about how we’re doing.  Click here to read the most updated blog post.

 VOPA Contact Information

Mailing Address:  1910 Byrd Avenue, Suite 5, Richmond, VA  23230
Telephone:  804-225-2042 (Voice/TTY)       1- 800-552-3962 (Voice/TTY) (Toll-Free in Virginia)
Fax:  804-662-7057
E-mail:  general.vopa@vopa.virginia.gov
Web Address:   www.vopa.state.va.us

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