In Fall 2012, Reaching the Summit of Success at the Institute for Community Inclusion at the University of Massachusetts Boston, was awarded a grant by NCCDD. This grant aimed to develop a plan to assist North Carolina in developing new policies and expanding promising transition and employment practices to increase...
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The Division of Aging and Adult Services (DAAS), under the Department of Health and Human Services, was awarded a $75,000 contract by the North Carolina Council on Developmental Disabilities (NCCDD) to establish the Rethinking Guardianship: Building a Case for Less Restrictive Alternatives initiative for the North C...
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During the first year of the NC SEG initiative, the grantee, National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disabilities (NASDDDS), convened a statewide group of stakeholders that consisted entirely of consumers and family members. When the proposed changes in Medicaid were discussed, the group...
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Focusing on transition opportunities for young adults after they leave high school, NCCDD awarded Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center for its Project SEARCH High School Transition program. It provides internship for youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities in an integrated setting. Project SE...
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