Alerts & Announcements
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…
Statement of the North Carolina Council on Developmental Disabilities Executive Committee on the Impact of the One Big Beautiful Bill
July 09, 2025
The North Carolina Council on Developmental Disabilities (NCCDD) is deeply concerned about the impact the "One Big Beautiful Bill" will have on the developmental disability (“DD”) community and many others across our state and country. The North Carolina DD community was already in crisis, with nea…
Join the Ability Leadership Program 2025 Cohort!
June 03, 2025
ALP-NC Now Accepting Applications for its next 2025 Leadership Cohort!
The Ability Leadership Program - North Carolina (ALP-NC) is an online educational and professional development program. It prepares leaders to engage in collective advocacy. And, it is currently accepting applications for it 20…
Don’t Wait: Prepare for Hurricane Season Today!
May 29, 2025
2024 was a rough year for North Carolina. Tropical Cyclone Eight brought flooding to the coast in September. Then Hurricane Helene destroyed many parts of western North Carolina later that month. It was the worst storm in the state’s history.
Hurricane season is quickly approaching. It starts on J…
Collaboration with Duke University Provides Recommendations to Improve Advocacy Efforts
February 09, 2025
The North Carolina Council on Developmental Disabilities is pleased to release critical data related to intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) in North Carolina from the Duke-Margolis Institute for Health Policy. "The I/DD Data Initiative: An Inventory of I/DD Data and Recommendations t…