NACDD recently released a five-year impact report created to showcase the work of the 56 DD Councils during 2012-2016. This report focuses on five key areas: transition and postsecondary education, employment, health and wellness, community living, self-advocacy and leadership. Highlights from each of the 56 Councils are noted throughout the report. To view the report, click here.
Resources Created by and Shared by Councils
Cultural and Linguistic Competency
- PA: Paving the Way: A Toolkit for Accessing and Advancing Cultural and Linguistic Competency
- PA: Systems Change for Greater Cultural Competency in Pennsylvania’s Disability Service Support Sector
Emergency Preparedness
Estate and Trust Planning
- MD: Planning Now: A Future and Estate Planning Guide English Spanish
- OH: Estate and Future Planning for Ohioans with Disabilities and Their Families
Faith-Based Communities
Healthcare
- FL: Sexuality Across the Lifespan for Children and Adolescents with Developmental Disabilities English Spanish
- OK: Oral Healthcare for Children with Special Needs
- WI: Healthcare Toolkit
Housing
Inclusive Child Care
K-12 Education, Transition and Higher Education
- NE: Ready Set, Go: Transition Planning for Youth and Young Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
- NH: Becoming Friendly with Special Education
- NH: Keeping It Simple: A Toolkit for Effective Family-School Partnerships
- TX: Higher Education Resource Guide for Students with Disabilities English Spanish
- TX: The Next Step: Video and Discussion Guide