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Virginia’s disability services gap persists despite progress, leaves young adults vulnerable

Nathaniel Cline
Posted 7/30/26

Medicaid waiver slots have increased in Virginia, expanding services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities who have lost school-based special education services.  Even so, thousands of disabled Virginians are still waiting, because demand continues to outpace available slots. When people with certain disabilities graduate or reach age 22, they face a “services cliff,” as […]

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