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The Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities (VCIC) is a non-profit organization that works to reduce prejudice in schools, businesses, and communities. [1] Its activities include workshops, retreats, and customized training and education programs. VCIC also trains leaders to promote inclusion. VCIC's programs and services have been recognized ...
The Dulles Technology Corridor has access to a highly educated workforce. Of adults aged 25 and over, 58.2% in Fairfax County [10] and 57.6% in Loudoun County [11] have a bachelor's degree or higher, compared with 28.2% for the U.S. as a whole.
In 1996, the DeJarnette Center relocated to a new 48-bed facility, adjacent to the grounds of Western State Hospital. [1] In 2001, the facility was renamed the Commonwealth Center for Children and Adolescents following a vote by the State Board of the Virginia Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services. [1]
Henry Viscardi Jr. (1912-2004) was an American disability rights advocate who championed the cause of equality and employment of disabled people in workforce. In 1952, on Eleanor Roosevelt's advice, he founded Abilities, Inc. [1] which has now expanded to the Viscardi Center - a non-profit organization and global leader advocating for the empowerment of people with disabilities. [2]
Oakland School is a coeducational day school in Troy, Virginia, specializing in the education of children with dyslexia, ADHD, difficulties with organization and study skills, or other learning disabilities. The school is ungraded, offering instruction from the early elementary school level through the ninth grade.
The Virginia State colony was a center for feeble minded whites only. Blacks were not admitted to the colony throughout its early years. However, the state of Virginia in 1939 created the Petersburg Colony for the care of blacks who were deemed either “insane” or “feebleminded.” [ 11 ] The poorly-funded colony was a work camp for its ...
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Dusclops (#356) Its design is based on the Chōchin'obake. [62] It has a single eye floating between its sockets. It feeds mostly on the life force of children, stalking its prey until exhaustion. It can float through walls. Dusclops Samayōru (サマヨール) [45] Ghost Duskull (#355) Dusknoir (#477) Its design is based on the mummy. [62]