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Provider Fair Invite Flyer

Thursday, May 16, 2013

Please join us on Saturday May 18th from 10am to 3pm for the Provider Fair. This event will be held at 3400 Martin Luther King Avenue SE, Washington, DC, in the Atrium.

Participants Include:

Over 30 Department on Disability Services’ Residential, Day, Employment Readiness, Supported Employment, and Clinical Services Waiver Providers
Rehabilitation Services Administration
Department on Disability Services- Intake Unit Community Liaison

For more information and registration, contact Angelia Powell at 202-730-1744.

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Provider Fair Invite Flyer May 2013

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.