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Department on Disability Services

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Your Choices

DDS provides many options to choose from when considering services and providers, such as:

2021 Day Services Guidebook
Your Feedback
No Wrong Door
Services Offered by Providers
How We Evaluate Providers
DDA Quality Management Systems
Supported Employment
DC Supporting Families Community of Practice
Current Waiver Providers List

Person-Centered Thinking

Person-centered thinking is a philosophy behind service provision that supports positive control and self-direction of people’s own lives. DDS is working to implement this through training sessions and other agency wide initiatives.

Employment First Initiative

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Under the Employment First philosophy, competitive, integrated employment is the first and overwhelmingly preferred option for working-age youth and adults with disabilities.