Alerts & Announcements
Donāt 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 stateās history.
Hurricane season is quickly approaching. It starts on Jā¦
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 tā¦
NCCDD's 2024 Leadership Advocacy Award Recipients
November 11, 2024
Five North Carolina leaders in disability advocacy were honored at the 2024 Advocacy and Leadership Awards presentation at the November meeting of the North Carolina Council on Developmental Disabilities (NCCDD) in Cary, NC. The awards celebrate advocates who have advanced opportunities and accessā¦
2024 National Disability Employment Awareness Month
October 01, 2024
Celebrating National Disability Employment Awareness Month: Access and Good Jobs for ALL!
Each October, during National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), we celebrate the value and talent workers with disabilities add to Americaās workplaces and economy. NDEAMās purpose is to confirmā¦
Hurricane Helene Disaster Response
September 30, 2024
The North Carolina Council on Developmental Disabilities (NCCDD) continues to be deeply focused on the Hurricane Helene disaster. The state is holding daily emergency management calls focused on the disability community. NCCDD has also held additional regular calls focused on the disaster and the dā¦