NCCDD Celebrates DD Awareness Month - 2022
The North Carolina Council on Developmental Disabilities (NCCDD) is proud to recognize March as Developmental Disabilities (DD) Awareness Month to bring attention to the great work being done across the state that promotes inclusion and integration. Get involved with NCCDD on its many events and participate with us!
Share Your Feedback with LAND and NCCDD on the Innovations Waiver waitlist!
All month long, the LAND Registry of Unmet Needs Survey is available for you to respond. See here for more details.
Register for NCCDD's Monthly Self-Advocate Discussion Series!
The NC Council on Developmental Disabilities (NCCDD) will again sponsor a virtual monthly self-advocate discussion series. Discussions aim to emphasize the value of people with disabilities to build and maintain relationships with NC legislators and decision-makers while bridging relationships and a network among NC self-advocates. The webinars will be held monthly, every first Wednesday from 1 - 2 PM via Zoom.
*NEW DATE* Join us for a DD Awareness Scavenger Hunt on Wednesday, March 23rd from 1-2pm!
Come celebrate Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month with us by participating in a Scavenger Hunt!
Check NCCDD’s website or social media channels for the list of items to gather and then join us on Wednesday, March 23RD from 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. to show us what you found! We will recognize the individual or individuals who find the most items!
Share Random Acts of Kindness with Us from Wednesday, March 16 – Wednesday, March 23
Our disability community is gifted and enjoys sharing our gifts. By sharing a random act of kindness right where we are, we not only increase awareness of intellectual and other developmental disabilities, but we build community, too.
“Write it Out” with NCCDD the Week of Wednesday, March 23 - Wednesday, March 30th!
Join the fun as we each write our own notes of appreciation from home and send them to friends, neighbors, and others in our communities.
Enjoy Our Documentary Showing and Discussion on Wednesday, March 30th at 1pm!
We will gather on the Zoom to view our own documentary, “An Accessible Life,” featuring NCCDD Chair, Bryan Dooley and NCCDD Council Member, Kay McMillan. Stay around after the film ends to have a conversation with each other. We will close out the month (one day early) and meet again on the Zoom Wednesday, March 30 at 1:00 for this time of celebration together.
Register for the film showing here!
What does DD Awareness Mean to You?
We asked our Council Members to share a few thoughts on what DD Awareness Month meant to them. Here's what they had to say.
Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month Proclamation Signed by Governor Roy Cooper!