Alerts & Announcements
The Ability Leadership Program of North Carolina (ALP-NC) is Accepting Applications for its Next Cohort
July 28, 2026
This is an innovative peer-led program designed to empower advocates and allies within the disability rights community. The cohort is an online educational and professional development program to prepare leaders to engage in collective advocacy. The application deadline is Monday, August 10, 2026…
Register for StoryShare! ALP-NC's Online Educational and Professional Development Program
May 27, 2026
Ability Leadership Program (ALP) StoryShare is a peer-led program that empowers people with IDD and their families to share lived experiences through meaningful advocacy storytelling. ALP StoryShare is an online educational and professional development program. It helps participants build conf…
Register for the 2026 I/DD Legislative Caucus
March 23, 2026
Join lawmakers for a legislative session focused on the needs of individuals and families with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). The I/DD Caucus will be held on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, from 11 to 1 pm at the Legislative Building. You are also invited to a Welcome Event with L'A…
New Paid Fellowship Opportunity for Community Reporters with I/DD
December 16, 2025
23 East Group, the marketing and communications agency for the North Carolina Council on Developmental Disabilities (NCCDD), is launching a Community Reporter Program to amplify the voices and stories of people with intellectual or other developmental disabilities (I/DD) across North Carolina. This…
Impact of Cuts to Medicaid in North Carolina: A Summary of Community Voices
October 27, 2025
The North Carolina Council on Developmental Disabilities (NCCDD) surveyed the state’s intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) community from October 1–18, 2025, to understand how Medicaid cuts are affecting people with I/DD and their families. After reviewing 345 responses, NCCDD created…