The Maryland Developmental Disabilities Network
Developmental Disabilities Network Partners Roles
Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council (DD Council)
- Advocacy to develop or improve legislation, regulations, policies, programs & practices
- Capacity building, including funding demonstration projects and innovative projects
- Activities to bring about systems change
- Support self-advocacy
- Leadership development
Maryland Disability Law Center (Protection & Advocacy)
- Protection of legal and human rights of individuals with developmental disabilities
- provide training and technical assistance
- demonstrate and model activities
- Pursuit of appropriate remedies to ensure protection of, and advocacy for, people who may be eligible for services in the State with particular attention to members of ethnic and racial minority groups
-legal remedies
-administrative remedies
-other approaches
- Provide information and referral to programs and services addressing the needs of people with developmental disabilities.
MD Center for Developmental Disabilities at Kennedy Krieger Institute (UCEDD)
- Pre-service preparation and continuing education of students and fellows
- Provide community services that:
- provide training and technical assistance
- demonstrate and model activities
- Conduct research
- Disseminate information, especially about the expertise of KKI and the national UCEDD network that can be accessed and applied to diverse settings.
There are nearly four million Americans with developmental disabilities. The major goal of the programs is a partnership with state governments, local communities, and the private sector to assist people with developmental disabilities to reach maximum potential. They address all elements of the life cycle: prevention; diagnosis; early intervention; therapy; education; training; employment; and community living and leisure opportunities.
The Developmental Disabilities programs comprise three State-based programs that collaborate from different mandated activity areas. A fourth program (Projects of National Significance) addresses issues that are of concern to residents across the nation.
-excerpts from the ADD Website
