Services For People With Developmental Disabilities
Developmental disabilities, as defined by the Agency for Developmental Disabilities website, are "severe, life-long disabilities attributable to mental and/or physical impairments which manifest themselves before the age of 22 years and are likely to continue indefinitely. They result in substantial limitations in three or more of the following areas: self-care,comprehension and language, skills (receptive and expressive language), learning, mobility, self-direction, capacity for independent living, economic self-sufficiency, or ability to function independently without coordinated services (continuous need for individually planned and coordinated services). Persons with developmental disabilities use individually planned and coordinated services and supports of their choosing (e.g., housing, employment, education, civil and human rights protection, health care) to live in and to participate in activities in the community." These services and supports are different in every state and there is currently no portability for many of these services state to state.
The mission of The Administration on Developmental Disabilities (ADD), as quoted from their website "ensures that individuals with developmental disabilities and their families participate in the design of and have access to culturally-competent needed community services, individualized supports, and other forms of assistance that promote self-determination, independence, productivity, and integration and inclusion in all facets of community life." Though many supports and services for people with developmental disabilities are offered through other federal and state agencies as well as nonprofit organizations and for profit endeavors, some of ADD Programs/Partners are: •State Councils on Developmental Disabilities •State Protection and Advocacy Systems •National Network of University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Services ◦Minority Partnership ◦National Training Initiatives •Projects of National Significance ◦Emergency Preparedness Special Initiatives ◦Family Support 360 ◦Family Support and Community Access Demonstration Projects ◦Independent Evaluation Information ◦Medicaid Reference Desk ◦National Autism Resource and Information Center ◦State of the States in Developmental Disabilities ◦Access to Integrated Employment ◦The National Residential Information System Project (RISP) ◦Voting Project ◦Youth Information, Training and Resource Center.
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