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Department on Disability Services

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Emergency Preparedness for People with Access and Functional Needs

Thursday, June 18, 2015

What can people do today to prepare and feel empowered to be leaders in the event of an emergency? The Office of Disability Rights will be visiting your neighborhood to talk about emergency preparedness for people with disabilities.

Let’s be ready and resilient today, so that we can bounce back tomorrow.

Upcoming Events:
Tuesday, June 23, 2015 @ 5:00pm: Tenley- Friendship Neighborhood Library (4450 Wisconsin Avenue, NW)

Thursday, June 25, 2015 @ 1:00pm: Dorothy Height Benning Library (3935 Benning Road, NE)

Saturday, July 11, 2015 @ 2:00pm: Cleveland Park Library, second floor meeting room (3160 16th St. NW)

Saturday, August 1 Time TBA: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library (901 G Street, NW)

Tuesday, August 11 @ 10:00am: One Judiciary Square Old Council Chambers (441 4th Street, NW)

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.