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Direct Support Professionals Week September

The Unsung Heroes: Celebrating Direct Support Professionals (DSPs)

This week, we are celebrating Direct Support Professionals Week, a time to honor our DSPs for the work they do to help those with intellectual and developmental disabilities to live fulfilled lives. The Florida Developmental Disabilities Council, Inc. (FDDC) is concerned about the shortage of DSPs and is supporting a research project to identify solutions …

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FDDC Connections: 8/30/23

FDDC news you can use about the Florida SAND fellow, Advocacy Guide; Back to School, and Hurricane Preparedness. Click here to read the 8/30/2023 edition of FDDC Connections.  

DD DAY Idelio Award

Miami Gardens Disabilities Advocate Receives Top Award

Miami Gardens resident Denise Prehay received the 14th Annual Idelio Valdes Leadership and Advocacy Award – the state’s top honor recognizing an individual with a developmental disability. The award is presented each year by the Florida Developmental Disabilities Council (FDDC) to a self-advocate who has helped develop partnerships for the facilitation of community integration, employment, …

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Medicare Waiver FDDC News

Thousands of disabled Floridians spending years on Medicaid waiver waitlist

Thousands of disabled Floridians are currently sitting on a waiting list for the Medicaid iBudget Florida waiver, which would provide them with services to help them live independent and healthy lives. But according to the Agency for Persons with Disabilities, as of October, the waiting list had 22,488 people on it. Elizabeth Perkins, associate director of …

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Sarah Goldman ADA Anniversary

Sarah Goldman advocates for universal accessibility, inclusion and equality on the 32nd Anniversary of the ADA

I was born into “generation ADA,” which is anyone born around or after the time the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) passed in 1990. I am fortunate to benefit from having curb cuts for my wheelchair, have the ability to ride almost any form of public transportation with few barriers, and attended and graduated from …

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Airline travel for disabilities

Airline Passengers with Disabilities Bill of Rights

Air travel for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities can be challenging. There can be a lot of confusion, lack of assistance and damaged wheelchairs. Please click here to see the most recent version of the Airline Passengers with Disabilities Bill of Rights, which includes links to a video and a downloadable PDF: https://conta.cc/3uXYvb7

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