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MEDIA ADVISORY: Disability Advocates Update Accessibility Icon

New icon displays an active, engaged image with focus on the person with disability.

March 27, 2019 (Raleigh, NC) – The North Carolina Council on Developmental Disabilities (NCCDD) is hosting a painting event with The Accessible Icon Project to paint the new accessible icon on accessible parking spaces at NCCDD’s office and also on the Dorothea Dix campus.

The new icon displays an active, engaged image with focus on the person with disability. The event also celebrates the Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month which is celebrated every March.

Who and What: NCCDD and the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services

When: Saturday, March 30, 2019 at 11:30 AM

Where:

NCCDD Office: 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Aspen Building, 3125 Poplarwood Court, Raleigh, NC 27604

Dorothea Dix Campus: 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Adams Building, 101 Blair Drive, Raleigh, NC 27603 & Haywood Building, 805 Ruggles Drive, Raleigh, NC 27603

Why: The event takes place during Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month, which is observed during the month of March.

Photo opportunities: Disability advocates, agency leaders, families and children with and without disabilities painting the accessible icon on accessible parking spaces.

Interview opportunities:
Brendon Hildreth, NCCDD Council Member – Project Lead
Philip Woodward, Systems Change Manager – NCCDD
Other attendees and participants

For more information, visit NCCDD.

About the North Carolina Council on Developmental Disabilities:

The North Carolina Council on Developmental Disabilities (NCCDD) works to assure that people with intellectual and other developmental disabilities (I/DD) and their families participate in the design of and have access to needed community services, individualized supports and other forms of assistance that promote self-determination, integration, independence, productivity and inclusion in all areas of community life. Through its Five-Year Plan, the Council identifies and funds innovative projects and initiatives that promote the goals of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act (DD Act) for all North Carolinians.

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North Carolina Council on Developmental Disabilities

Office Hours: 9AM-4PM Monday-Friday
3109 POPLARWOOD COURT, SUITE 105,
RALEIGH, NC 27604
 
1-800-357-6916 (Toll Free)
984-920-8200 (Office/TTY)
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This project was supported, in part by grant number 2001NCSCDD-02, from the U.S. Administration for Community Living, Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C. 20201. Grantees undertaking projects with government sponsorship are encouraged to express freely their findings and conclusions. Points of view or opinions do not, therefore, necessarily represent official ACL policy.

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