Award Nominations Open for Service to Virginia Beach Residents with Disabilities 

Service to Virginia Beach residents with disabilities is recognized each year with awards presented by the Virginia Beach Mayor’s Committee for Persons with Disabilities.   

The committee seeks nominations for its 2026 annual awards that recognize individuals, businesses and service organizations that demonstrate an exceptional commitment to improving and enriching the lives of the residents of Virginia Beach who have disabilities to ensure full integration in the community.  

Nominations must be submitted by Nov. 30 online at VirginiaBeach.gov/MCPD.  Awards will be presented during the March 2027 ceremony. 

Individuals who do not have access to the Internet can use a computer at any Virginia Beach Public Library. Computers at the Bayside and Central libraries have assistive devices to make them Internet-accessible for persons with impaired vision. A print version of the nomination form also is available at any Virginia Beach Public Library or downloadable from the website.    

The completed form can be emailed to the Virginia Beach coordinator for the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) at adacoordinator@vbgov.com or printed and mailed to the Office of the Mayor, Municipal Center, Building 1, 2401 Courthouse Drive, Virginia Beach, VA 23456.  

Submissions will be acknowledged and additional information gathered, if needed.  

For more information, visit VirginiaBeach.gov/MCPD or call Raymond Mattes, ADA coordinator, at 757-385-8444.