A simple, hands-on tool to reduce communication barriers and better assist individuals with access and functional needs, and professional shelter staff and volunteers, make their needs and concerns understood within a community shelter setting during an emergency.

This booklet has been obtained and released by NCCDD and North Carolina Emergency Management.

Download Show Me: A Communication Took for Emergency Shelters

Sleep is something that all species need, but few truly understand. Learn about why we sleep and what happens during sleep to help you understand the importance of this critical activity.

The Special Olympics of North Carolina provides year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness.

The Spina Bifida Association of the Carolinas promotes awareness of Spina Bifida and is committed to enhancing the quality of life. It also provides information to families who are raising a child with Spina Bifida, and decreasing the amount of babies born with Spina Bifida.

NCCDD’s Supported Living: Making the Difference initiative set out to demonstrate how individuals with intellectual and other developmental disabilities (I/DD) can live in a home of their choice in the community with certain supports. The initiative uncovered many of the challenges that individuals with varying levels of needs face in making a successful transition to living in their own home with support. Working with numerous community partners, Vaya Health compiled all of the learning experiences and lessons learned into this guidebook or resource manual titled “It’s My Home.”