The Virginia Disability Commission is the legislative body charged with identifying and recommending legislative priorities and policies for adoption or examination by the General Assembly in order to provide ongoing support in developing and reviewing services and funding related to Virginians with physical and sensory disabilities. Section 30-232 of the Code of Virginia provides that the Commission shall submit its recommendations to the General Assembly and the Governor by October 1 of each year.

In 2011, the Disability Commission established three work groups, focusing on issues related to (i) housing and transportation, (ii) education and employment, and (iii) publicly funded services. Each work group met three times during the 2011 interim, and the full Disability Commission met four times during the 2011 interim to receive information about the needs of and issues affecting people with physical and sensory disabilities, receive and evaluate recommendations for legislative and budgetary actions to support and improve the system of services for Virginians with physical and sensory disabilities, and develop recommendations and proposals for submission to the General Assembly and the Governor, as required by § 30-232. The Disability Commission recommends that these work groups be established in statute and that the Code of Virginia be amended to make clear that the Disability Commission may establish such work groups as it deems necessary to assist the Commission in carrying out its statutory powers and duties.