10th Annual Voices of Change Conference 2019
Registration is now open for this event hosted by hosted by the DC Youth Leadership Network. Please see full event details @registration link.
Public meeting of the Family Support Council 3/28/2019
RSVP by March 11th to [email protected]
DDS Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month Celebration 2019
DDS and partnering organizations will honor members of Project ACTION! for 30 years of championing the rights of people with disabilities. There will be an awards ceremony, highlights of the month’s events, and dancing!
World Down Syndrome Day 2019
World Down Syndrome Day (also known as WDSD) is a global awareness initiative that has been backed by the United Nations since 2012.
World Down Syndrome Day 2019
World Down Syndrome Day (also known as WDSD) is a global awareness initiative that has been backed by the United Nations since 2012.
Let’s Talk About Love
In celebration of Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month, join Ricardo and Donna Thornton and other panelists for a lively discussion about developing and maintaining healthy, intimate relationships. Clips of Profoundly Normal will be shown throughout the evening to spark conversation. Profoundly Normal is a made-for-TV movie based on the Thornton’s journey from Forest Haven to husband and wife to parenthood. This event is free and open to the public.
30th Anniversary of Project ACTION!
2019 marks the 30th anniversary of Project ACTION! The monthly meetings of self-advocates and self-advocacy groups from DC, MD, and VA are opened to the public.
DC’s Next Chapter Book Club
The Next Chapter Book Club is designed to be inclusive of people with and without disabilities, reading together, making friends, and being a part of their community. This club is currently reading, Lucky Dogs, Lost Hats, and Dating Don’ts, a collection of short stories about real life. Peet’s coffee in NoMa is the gracious host for this club and seating can sometimes be limited, so arrive a little early! No purchase is necessary to participate.
National Adoption Day
Celebrated annually on the Saturday before Thanksgiving, National Adoption Day is a holiday in which communities and courts all over the U.S come together to finalize the adoptions of thousands of children who are in foster care. Every year, hundreds of events are held, in all parts of the United States, and they are all designed to finalize the adoptions of children in foster care. in 2015, over 4,000 children were adopted on this day, and over 58,000 children in total have been adopted since its inception in 2000.
World Diabetes Day
World Diabetes Day is a day which is held annually on November 14th and is used to bring attention to the disease called diabetes and to educate people about the impacts of this disease on human health. This day is observed in over 160 different countries and by the more than 230 member associations of the International Diabetes Federation.