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Department on Disability Services

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Date and Time:

Repeats every month on February, March, April, June, August, October, December on the third Thursday 7 times.

Thursday, February 20, 2014 -

8:00pm to 10:00pm

Thursday, March 20, 2014 -

8:00pm to 10:00pm

Thursday, April 17, 2014 -

8:00pm to 10:00pm

Thursday, June 19, 2014 -

8:00pm to 10:00pm

Thursday, August 21, 2014 -

8:00pm to 10:00pm

Thursday, October 16, 2014 -

8:00pm to 10:00pm

Thursday, December 18, 2014 -

8:00pm to 10:00pm

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.