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DDS FY17 Budget Listening Sessions March 1

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Location:

2730 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave SE Washington, DC 20032

Building:

R.I.S.E. Demonstration Center

Details:

These listening sessions will be an opportunity for people with disabilities, their families, advocates and other community members to voice their priorities for the DDS FY17 budget to DDS management.
Accessibility: The event space and bathrooms are wheelchair accessible. To request accommodations, such as language access, please contact Jestina Heroe at (202) 730-1586 or [email protected].

0.5 miles from Congress Heights Metro – green line and near buses A2, A4, A6, A7, A8, A42, A46, A48 and W2, W3

Contact:

Jestina Heroe

Email: [email protected]

Phone:

202-730-1586

Attachment(s):

DDS FY17 Budget Listening Sessions

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.