Advocacy & Inclusion

Dreams belong to everyone, including people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. But sometimes individuals with I/DD can use a little help in imagining the possibilities and making those dreams come true.

Everyone can use a good friend. That’s what the Best Buddies program is all about.

Everyone can be a self-advocate, but for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, becoming a self-advocate is even more important.

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was a game changer for people with disabilities. On July 26 we celebrate the 31st Anniversary of the ADA being signed into law.

In honor of National Autism Acceptance Month, we’d like to take the opportunity to lay out the basics of autism spectrum disorder and, more importantly, dispel the widely held myths about this complex developmental disability.

March is National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month, a time for us to celebrate all the achievements made by and for people with disabilities, as well as look to the future and what we have yet to accomplish.

Community participation is an important part of living a happy, meaningful life. We all need to feel connected to our community, to feel like we belong. Here are a few ideas to keep your loved one active and engaged with the outside world.

We hear the term “self-advocate” a lot, but what does it really mean to be a self-advocate?

Voting is at the heart of who we are as Americans and no citizen should be left out of the process because of a disability. Here are three of the most basic and fundamental rights as a voter with a disability.

Those that were born after July 26, 1990 have grown up in a world knowing that equal rights regarding disabilities is a guarantee, not just a promise.