News:
Bidders' Workshop Materials Available
for Two New Initiatives
Transitions from Adult Care Homes, Medical and Health Homes- I/DD
-Learn more - download materials-
Q&A from Bidders' Workshop (pdf) / (doc)
Get the Latest in Catalyst for Change Newsletter
NC Council publication features awards, new staff, executive director's column
The newsletter is in pdf format.
Advancing Strong Leadership 2013
Announces Participants
Advancing Strong Leadership 2013 started with an intensive few days of training in early March. All 24 participants attended the 2 1/2 day training which focused on new trends in the developmental disability field, leadership skill assessment and best practices. -more-
Outstanding Self-Advocate from Charlotte
Receives 'Hefner Award'
Kenji Kellen learned that he has Asperger’s just 8 years ago; has worked to help people with developmental disabilities and build understanding among parents and others
See Charlotte Observer columnist Karen Garoch's feature on Kenji
National Group Releases Direct Support Professionals Video
Rossi Fund Assists with Education for Self-Advocacy
Video: Self-advocate Lisa Bird went to the national "Self-Advocates Becoming Empowered"
meeting in St. Paul, Minnesota and found it valuable
Past, Incoming NCCDD Chairs Discuss Accomplishments, Future
Interviews with past NCCDD Chair Dr. Robert "Bob" Rickelman and Chair Ron Reeve
AGING, DEMENTIA, AND INTELLECTUAL
AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
New NCCDD article discusses growing senior population and need for action
Ron Reeve New Chair of NCCDD
Ronald Reeve, a longtime advocate for individuals with disabilities and business leader, has been tapped by Gov. Perdue to chair the North Carolina Council on Developmental Disabilities. The Charlotte resident currently chairs the Mecklenburg Disability Action Collaborative and leads its 
“Employment First” group, which seeks to increase employment of individuals with disabilities.
Married and the father of three adult children, Reeve has personal understanding of the issues through his family’s experience with developmental disabilities and mental illness.
Reeve succeeds Robert Rickelman, who has served as chair of the Council since 2001. -more-
Impact of the Affordable Care Act on People with I/DD
View the PowerPoint presentation by Pam Silberman, J.D., DrPH, North Carolina Institute of Medicine. (ppt / pdf / doc)
Money Follows the Person Videos Released
New living experiences in community settings have brought greater opportunities and increased satisfaction for many North Carolina residents, people who had been in institutions or large group homes. A total of 16 short video segments are featured on six pages with explanations.
AAIDD Annual Meeting in Charlotte
View the video - "Tradition, Commitment and Community: A welcome to North Carolina"
What is the North Carolina Council on
Developmental Disabilities (NCCDD)?
Carolina Council on Developmental Disabilities
The Council plays a very important role not only in North Carolina, but in every state in the country. Every statehas a council on developmental disabilities and the basic mission of that, ofthis organization is to try to simply improve the lives of those people with intellectual and other developmental disabilities. And, we can do that in a number of ways. But, we're fortunate enough to have a grant from the federal government each year that helps us initiate projects and activities and communicate with others that hopefully will foster change and bring about more self-sufficiency for the people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Holly Riddle, Executive Director of the North
Carolina Council on Developmental Disabilities
"The Council is a microcosm of the community of people with intellectual and other developmental disabilities. Sixty percent of its membership by law are people with developmental disabilities and their families. The other 40 percent are policymakers, legislators, service providers, local management entities. Together the Council, a gubernatorially appointed body, represents the broader stakeholder community that's North Carolina. We're charged with advancing systems change, advocacy, and capacity building. I oftentimes say that, 'We're a little like a Johnny Appleseed.' The Council's job is to spot innovation in the field and to introduce it into soil that nurtures it and can sustain it."
| Defining Intellectual Disability and Developmental Disability I/DD |
| People First Language Used Here Language that addresses the individual before the disability is a reflection of basic respect. |