dds

Department on Disability Services

^-A ⁺A

March 31 2020 DDS Budget Forum Flyer

The Department on Disability Services is postponing its Fiscal Year 2021 Budget Stakeholder Engagement Meeting, originally scheduled for March 31, 2020, until further notice.

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

Two people clasping hand, one in wheelchair

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