Take Your Legislator to Work The UDDC Take Your Legislator to Work Program is in full swing! UDDC Executive Director, Libby Oseguera, and Representative Tim Quinn of the Utah State Legislature visited Wasatch Brewery employee James O’Neill and his manager Meredith Risley at the Park City brewpub. James showed Rep. Quinn all the hard work he does that helps encourage …
Employment Opportunities for People with Disabilities
October is National Disabilities Employment Awareness Month! Working with a disability doesn’t mean that the work is boring or not fun. You can do anything you set your mind to, with great success! The council is here to help, but there are a lot of other resources available online to help you find the right employment. This page from Learn …
Take Your Legislator to Work Has Begun!
Welcome to the Take your Legislator to Work Campaign! An invitation to Utah Lawmakers to visit constituents on the job showcasing the employability of workers with disabilities. October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month. The Utah Developmental Disabilities Council (UDDC) and the Utah Division of Services for People with Disabilities (DSPD) want to raise awareness that adults with disabilities can …
Two New Videos Added to the Speaker’s Network Page! Check them out!
Two new videos have been posted to the UDDC website in partnership with the Disability Law Center and Utah State University Center for Persons with Disabilities, showcasing Courtney Edgington and Robert Jones in “Home Cooking” and Eric Stoker and Kayci Lynam in the new video version of the Self-Advocate’s Guide to Supported Decision Making! You can check them out right …
Golden Key Awards- Scholarships and Award Nominations are open!
44th Annual Golden Keys Awards The Golden Key Awards will be held on October 16, 2018 at the Utah Business Leadership Network Summit in Salt Lake City. Award nominations are now being accepted for this years awards. Additionally there is a scholarship opportunity for youth with disabilities that will also be awarded at this same event. Information and links to …
Settings Focus Group and New Survey on Mental Health for People with Disabilities
HCBS Settings Focus Group Invitation On March 17, 2014 the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) implemented new federal HCBS regulations that provided clarification concerning the required characteristics of service settings. The final rule establishes an outcome-oriented definition of HCBS settings that focuses on the nature and quality of individuals’ experiences. The rule reflects CMS’ intent to ensure individuals receiving …
Promoting Safety for People with Developmental Disabilities – No Matter Where They Live
From the ACL’s Newsletter: This year’s theme for Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month is “See Me for Me.” The theme encourages us to look beyond someone’s disability and see each individual as a whole person. People with developmental disabilities generally want the same sorts of things we all do. They want to live in the community, work and earn a living …
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 …
New UDDC Director Announced!
The UDDC is pleased to announce the selection of Libby Oseguera as its next Executive Director. She was able to work extensively with our outgoing Executive Director, Claire Mantonya, whose last day with us is April 13, 2018. Libby has worked to remove barriers and grow self‐advocacy for Utahns with disabilities through adaptive recreation, job coaching and many years of …
VCU’s Introduction to Social Security Disability Benefits, etc – Web Course
Introduction to Social Security Disability Benefits, Work Incentives, and Employment Support Programs Web Course Virginia Commonwealth University is offering a new web course that provides a basic introduction to the Social Security disability benefit programs (SSI and SSDI) and their associated work incentives as an overview of the field of work incentives planning. This two-week course consists of six (6) …