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DDS Performance Oversight Hearing

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Department on Disability Services Performance Oversight Hearing

Date: April 15, 2017

Time: 10:00 am

Room: 412, John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Ave., NW

Persons wishing to testify about the performance of any of the foregoing agencies may email: [email protected] or by calling 202-724-8017.

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.

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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.