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Personal Funds Procedures

The purpose of this procedure is to establish the standards and guidelines to safeguard the personal funds for any person receiving services annd supports through the District of Columbia (District), Department on Disability Services (DDS), Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA).

These procedures establish that the District's Office of the Chief Financial Offier (OCFO) and DDS/DDA's Incident Management and Enforcement Unit (IMEU) have oversight authority in the protection of individual personal funds and possessions to include, but not limited to, investigating alllegations of theft, and reconciling and auditing individuals' accounts. These procedures also establish guidelines for the acquisition and maintenance of all benefits/entitlements to which an individual is eligible.

Full Document: DDA Personal Funds Procedures

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.