NASDDDS

Mark Your Calendar: July 26, 2024! We’re getting ready to commemorate the 34th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act on July 26! Since its signing in 1990, the ADA has transformed lives, ensuring equal rights and opportunities for people with disabilities. Let’s celebrate this significant day together and reflect on how far we’ve come. Share your thoughts and stories about the ADA’s impact! #ADA34 #AmericansWithDisabilitiesAct #DisabilityAdvocacy #TogetherWeRise

Save the Date: July 26, 2024! On July 26, we’ll celebrate the 34th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). This landmark law, signed in 1990, has been crucial in protecting the civil rights of people with disabilities, promoting accessibility, equality, and inclusion. Join us as we honor this milestone and continue the journey toward a more inclusive society! #ADA34 #DisabilityRights #InclusionMatters #EqualAccess

NASDDDS Deputy Executive Director, Teja Stokes, presented at the National Conference of State Legislatures' meeting of State Health & Human Services Committee Chairs on June 25th in Washington, DC. The presentation focused on Medicaid and systems of care for people with I/DD noting the fact that people receiving support can be involved in multiple systems at various points in their lifetime. Find out more about what is going on at NASDDDS on our website at www.nasddds.org.

🚨 Register for the Reinventing Quality Pre-Conference Sessions! 🚨 ❗ Pre-conference sessions include engaging presentations from both people with lived experiences and professionals in the field!  🗓 Pre-conference sessions are open to all attendees for an additional cost on Sunday, September 15th from 1-4 PM Eastern.   📘Leading in Challenging Times Caitlin Bailey, National Leadership Consortium on Developmental Disabilities Kristen Loomis, National Leadership Consortium on Developmental Disabilities Angela Rapp Kennedy, CQL | The Council on Quality and Leadership 📗Trauma Informed Care Karyn Harvey 📙Promoting Alternatives to Guardianship for Youth with IDD: CYVYC Youth in Action Allison Hall, UMass Boston Val Bradley, Human Services Research Institute Morgan Whitlach, CENTER FOR PUBLIC REPRESENTATION Dana Lloyd, The Georgia Advocacy Office Angad Sahgal, Let Me Do It

A recent study on employment among people with IDD from HSRI researchers and National Core Indicators – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities found that having an employment-related goal in one’s service plan is associated with a 450% ❗❗ increase in the odds of having competitive integrated employment (CIE) compared to being unemployed. These striking results emphasize the importance of documenting employment preferences in person-centered service plans. Whether a person wants to maintain employment, increase hours, get a new job, retire, or not work, their preferences should be documented in their service plan. Read more: https://ow.ly/H37h50SeP4u Request a copy of the article from: [email protected] #CompetitiveIntegratedEmployment #InclusiveWorkforce #PersonCentered

The NASDDDS mission is to assist member state agencies in building person-centered and culturally and linguistically appropriate systems of services and supports for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families. Find out more at www.nasddds.org

Check out the newest in this podcast series, A Supporter's Toolbox, from NASDDDS’ Director of Cross-Systems Strategies, Stacy Nonnemacher, PhD! This bi-monthly podcast features tips and strategies for state I/DD systems to share with providers. The topics are targeted for the DSP workforce and full of information for these professionals to use daily in their work! Listen to episode three:  Being Prepared: Creating A Plan For Crisis https://lnkd.in/ec7ddh_4

NASDDDS is hiring a Chief Operating Officer! Join our dynamic team. Find out more here: https://lnkd.in/e45Kf__m

Feeling so grateful and energized on the heels of an amazing few days at #GLE2024 - and one more yet to go! Meeting new friends from many countries and cultures and connecting across the ocean with friends and colleagues from the US — this week has been amazing in the shared commitment to making sure people with disabilities and mental health support needs feel that we are a community of support and that the power of lived experience is fierce - and partnership is essential — hope! #NASDDDS #NASMHPD #ACL #SAMHSA (and a special shout out to the best match mates ever - #heiloo)

NASDDDS and HSRI are proud to continue this work! Check it out!