RICHMOND, Va. Six candidates running for Virginia's top three elected offices participated in a virtual forum Monday focused on the biggest issues facing voters with disabilities.

The forum, which coincided with National Disability Voting Rights Week, marked the first major candidate event specifically focused on disability issues in Virginia's 2025 election cycle. The disability community represents 938,000 eligible voters 15% of the Commonwealth's electorate.

Here are three of the key issues candidates addressed at the Monday night forum, hosted by The Arc of Virginia, REV UP Virginia, The Arc of Northern Virginia, and the Autism Society of Northern Virginia.

Federal Medicaid cuts emerged as a central concern for gubernatorial candidates Abigail Spanberger, a Democrat, and Winsome Ear

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