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DDS Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month Celebration 2019

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Location:

250 E St., SW Washington DC

Details:

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!

Contact:

Mark Agosto

Email: [email protected]

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.