Members of our Self Advocacy group—people served with #IDD—recently experienced the excitement of a live NBA game at Barclays Center! Watching the New York Knicks and Brooklyn Nets compete in person was a first-time experience for many and a moment they had long dreamed of.

Celebrating #WomensHistoryMonth 💙

Congrats to Dr. Jean Edwards, founder of Edwards Center, on being named Beaverton’s Living Legend 2026! 🎉 Her advocacy has expanded inclusive housing & employment for people with IDD.

Learn more: bit.ly/4sDkoIf

#DisabilityInclusion #Accessibility #Leadership #IDD

Self-advocate leader James Meadours walks you through how the Family Support Guide can help YOUR family. Every family deserves the right tools.
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#IDD #Neurodiversity #PAR #FamilySupport

The Adusu Advocacy Framework: A Strategic Model for Advancing Policy Reform in Developmental Disability Services The Adusu Framework unites stakeholders and data to drive policy reform and strengthen IDD services amid workforce and funding challenges.

A new strategic framework shows how coordinated advocacy can reshape developmental disability policy for the better.

#DisabilityAdvocacy #PolicyReform #DevelopmentalDisabilities #IDD

A woman prepares a salad in her home with the help of another adult woman. Text reads: Home and Community-Based Services allow people to receive support in the least restrictive environment.

What are home and community-based services — and why do they matter?
Over the past several decades, #Medicaid services have allowed more people to receive care in their own homes or communities, rather than in a hospital, nursing home, or institution.

#disabilities #IDD

RHA Health Services, a provider of high-quality disability care, is proud to recognize #DevelopmentalDisabilitiesAwarenessMonth. Read more on our blog: rhahealthservices.org/rha-celebrates-developme... #IDD

We provide homes and support services to 700 people with intellectual/developmental #disabilities (#IDD). Our housing residents & Day Program participants build friendships, learn life skills, & engage more fully in their communities.

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PAR Family Support Guide Toolkits - Self-Advocate Network Family Support Guide and Toolkits for participatory action research. Resources for families and others who support self-advocates.

Introducing the PAR Family Support Guide. It has many resources for families and others that support self-advocates working on research projects.
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#IDD #Neurodiversity #PAR #FamilySupport

When you listen to people, you learn what they need. Happy to support Rep. Jane Garibay in her efforts to pass legislation to allow dental hygienist to provide services in private residences. #HB5303 #dentalhygienist #dentalcare #aging #idd

"If states have fewer resources to allocate from Medicaid, they may shift to a greater emphasis on institutional settings." Shea Tanis, Ph.D.,Director of the State of the States in IDD

It costs taxpayers 7.5X more to house someone with an #IDD in a state-run facility compared to a supportive living home. So why are researchers worried changes to #Medicaid could mean more people are institutionalized?

Find out: https://loom.ly/tQ84Ujg

HealthMatters Homepage - HealthMatters Program HealthMatters™ Program meets the Administration for Community Living’s criteria for evidence-based programs under Title III-D Highest Tier Evidence-Based Health Promotion/Disease Prevention Programs f...

This #DDAM2026, we're highlighting resources from other organizations working to improve healthcare quality & accessibility for patients with #IDD. The HealthMatters Program offers health promotion programs for people with IDD & their supports. healthmattersprogram.org

Real Talk Courses - Life and Adult Skills Programs Explore Real Talk peer-led courses for self-advocates, families, and educators focused on life skills, transition to adulthood, and real-world growth.

Real Talk About Independent Living gives you 6 courses to build your future. Dreaming Big. Planning Ahead. Making Choices. Solving Problems. Finding Support. Moving Forward.
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#IDD #Neurodiversity #SelfAdvocacy #RealTalk #IndependentLiving #LivedExpertise

Free Family Support Guide: Helping Self-Advocates Work on Projects We are thrilled to share a new resource for families and caregivers. It’s called the Participatory Action Research (PAR) Family Support Guide. In PAR projects, people with disabilities work on issues that affect their lives. Families support them as they do this work. Our new guide and toolkits include tips and tools to help.   Hear From James James Meadours co-wrote the guide and toolkits.

Free resource alert! Share this post with families and caregivers who support self-advocates.

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#IDD #Neurodiversity #SelfAdvocacy #ParticipatoryActionResearch #FamilySupportGuide

#WorldDownSyndromeDay: Our #IDD Project supports mothers with intellectual & developmental disabilities. Too often, care gaps, stigma, and bias—especially for mothers of color—shape outcomes. We’re building a strength-based tool with moms & advocates for change. #parenting #HealthCare #DownSyndrome

Join us at our St. John's clinic from 2 to 4 PM on Saturday, March 28, 2026 to create art on-site, participate in our raffle, and meet local service organizations and providers.

📍 6937 N Interstate Hwy 35, Austin, TX 78752 #ddam2026 #idd #developmentaldisability #atx

Policy change is possible… we just need to elect people who have the will. #healthcare #congress #idd #privateequity #peoplepower

Real Talk Partner Series - Life and Adult Skills Support Courses for families and supporters to help adults build life and adult skills with practical tools, videos, and guided support.

Don’t forget!
Use code DDAwareness15 at checkout to get 15% off.
Real Talk About Independent Living teaches practical life skills in self-advocate-led classes.
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#IDD #Neurodiversity #SelfAdvocacy #RealTalk #IndependentLiving #LivedExpertise

Uber is launching new features to help riders with intellectual and developmental disabilities book and manage rides more independently. Updates include self-booking options and a simplified app mode. #Accessibility #IDD #IndependentLiving

NICHE

This #DDAM2026, we're highlighting resources from other organizations working to improve healthcare quality and accessibility for patients with #IDD. NICHE helps medical and dental schools develop curriculum to train students how to care for patients with IDD. www.nichecurriculum.org

Adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities face much higher rates of anxiety and depression and major barriers to mental health care including cost and limited access.
Learn more: https://ow.ly/qhob50YuLe6
#MentalHealth #DisabilityRights #IDD #HealthcareAccess

Building Job Skills for People with IDD: Why Inclusion Matters Often, researchers or projects want to learn more about people with IDD. When they do, they should always include people with IDD as part of their team. The best way to learn about people with IDD is by working with people with IDD. It is also good for people with IDD to gain skills while working on projects. Building job skills helps to get a job.

Inclusion matters! Read about building job skills from working on projects. Share with your network.

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#IDD #Neurodiversity #SelfAdvocacy #JobSkills #InclusiveResearch #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs

Apply to Alafia in Brooklyn for #affordablehousing for people with intellectual and developmental #disabilities (#IDD) to live independently with support!

To apply or receive more information, email ddhousingsubsidy@sus.org.

🔗 Learn more: https://sus.org/welcome-home-to-alafia/

Real Talk Group Learning Toolkits - Life and Transition Skills Six-week group learning toolkits with peer-led courses, teaching guides, and ready-to-use tools to build life and transition to adulthood skills.

Real skills. Real Talk.
Our Group Learning Toolkits include easy-to-follow teaching plans and activities.
Perfect for day programs, transition classrooms, and self-advocacy groups.

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#IDD #Neurodiversity #SelfAdvocacy #RealTalk #IndependentLiving

Catch up on our latest newsletter! We celebrate Ms. Doris—a woman with #IDD—turning 100, spotlight Arlo Chase on @cityandstateny.bsky.social’s “Who’s Who in #AffordableHousing,” and honor our #socialworkers.

👉 Read more: https://conta.cc/4cXHHrj

A healthcare system that was not always built with everyone in mind. Achievable Health exists to close that gap.

#DDAwarenessMonth #InclusiveHealthcare #IDD #AchievableHealth #HealthEquity #DDAM2026

Real Talk Partner Series - Life and Adult Skills Support Courses for families and supporters to help adults build life and adult skills with practical tools, videos, and guided support.

Learning independence starts with the right support.
Real Talk About Independent Living helps build everyday life skills. Classes are peer-led and story-based.
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#IDD #Neurodiversity #SelfAdvocacy #RealTalk #IndependentLiving

The R-Word: Harm and Healing Today, we are talking about the r-word. It can be very upsetting to many people. But it is a problem that needs to be solved. Many people worked hard to stop the use of this word. Over time, attitudes changed. More people learned that the r-word is hurtful. But lately, the word has started to show up again. We hear it in jokes, online comments, and conversations.

Do you hear people use the r-word? Learn why it’s harmful and how to stop it.

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#IDD #Neurodiversity #SelfAdvocacy #CommunityLiving #RWord

Private equity is buying up disability care providers, putting Americans with intellectual & developmental disabilities at risk. Advocates call for stronger oversight to protect care quality.

Read more: https://ow.ly/Ezb550YqbkW

#IDD #Healthcare #PrivateEquity #CareQuality #Policy

PhD candidate Christopher Worth from University of Missouri–St. Louis received the 2026 Student Award from the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. https://ow.ly/8MJo50YqaOy #DisabilityResearch #IDD #HigherEducation #Inclusion

Real Talk Courses - Life and Adult Skills Programs Explore Real Talk peer-led courses for self-advocates, families, and educators focused on life skills, transition to adulthood, and real-world growth.

March is Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month!
We’re excited to celebrate by launching Real Talk About Independent Living.
We’re offering a 15% discount through 3/31.
Use code DDAwareness15
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