Changes to the Five Year Plan – Public Comment Requested

Changes to the Utah Developmental Disabilities Council Five-Year Plan have been suggested by Council members and staff and were approved through voting in the Spring 2019 Council Meeting. We encourage members of the public to review these changes and provide comments if they wish, regarding the changes. You may leave comments below, or email them to uddc@utah.gov. Comments are open …

DD Awareness Month: See Me As Your Friend

Excerpted from the original newsletter: Each March, the National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities ( NACDD ), in partnership with Association for University Centers on Disabilities ( AUCD ) and National Disabilities Rights Network ( NDRN ), creates a social media campaign to highlight the many ways in which people with and without developmental disabilities come together to form …

Sibling Leadership Network for the Week of Oct 30, 2017

Taken from the latest edition of the SLN newsletter: Disability Resource Spotlight: Long-Distance Caregiving Posted on Friday, October 27th, 2017 For siblings who do not live near each other, there are still many ways to be a caregiver. The National Institute on Aging offers guidance on providing long-distance caregiving. Bookmark this resource and share with people who may benefit from …

ASAN’s Latest 10/4/2017:

ASAN is proud to announce the release of “Everybody Communicates: Toolkit for Accessing Communication Assessments, Funding, and Accommodations” with the UCSF Office of Developmental Primary Care. Everybody communicates – whether by using language, actions, gestures, facial expressions, sounds, or other means. People with disabilities need access to effective communication in order to be able to advocate for ourselves in all …

Pillar Award Winner 2017!

He’s on a roll! Congratulations to our very own Eric Stoker for receiving the Utah Pillar Award 2017 on behalf of the Department of Human Services’ executive director’s office for his exemplary service!

Thank You to the Massachusetts Developmental Disabilities Network For This Newly Published Resource on Creating Inclusive Playspaces. Check it Out!

A new ICI publication offers an in-depth guide to creating playgrounds and other community spaces that are accessible to all children, including those with disabilities. Helena Liedtke, the 2015-2016 Crocker Fellow at the ICI, wrote and designed the guide. “It’s not the quantity or the price tags of objects that create inclusive, happy, and socially healthy and wealthy, empathetic, and …

LCPD Legislative Reception

This is the traditional opportunity to join members of the entire disability community at the Capitol Rotunda.  It is best if you contact your own Senator and Representative and ask them to meet you there or typically many legislators do not attend unless they are asked personally. LCPD Legislative Reception 1-26-17

2015-2016 Year in Review

We accomplished a lot over the last year. Find out more by clicking on the post link above!   2015-2016-year-in-review

Family Employment Awareness Training (FEAT)

Family Employment Awareness Training (FEAT) Program will allow the UDDC to facilitate the education of Utahns about the Employment First initiative and its expectations including people with developmental disabilities and their families. The FEAT program will aid the Council in achieving the Employment First goal of our upcoming 5-year plan and is the culmination of work among several collaborating agencies …