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Driving Innovation in Public
Services for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

The NASDDDS mission is to assist member state agencies in building person-centered systems of services and supports for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families.

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Helping States Improve Quality

National Core Indicators (NCI) facilitates the sharing of information with the public to strengthen policy, improve quality, and compare performance with national norms.

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Helping States Increase Employment

When people work in their communities and earn good wages, opportunities multiply. Jobs provide people with developmental disabilities the opportunity to earn an income, build a nest egg, make friends, and increase self-confidence.

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Helping States Broaden Supports to Families

Stronger supports for families leads to better lives for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

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President Signs 3 Month MFP Reauthorization

The legislation allocates $112 million for MFP.
ACL and CMS Announce National Center on Advancing Person-Centered Practices and Systems

The goal of NCAPPS is to “promote systems change that makes person-centered principles not just an aspiration, but a reality.”
FDA Moves Forward with Ban on Devices Used to Administer Electric Shock on People with DD

The FDA will finalize a 2016 proposal to bar so-called electrical stimulation devices, according to Scott Gottlieb, the agency’s commissioner.
APSE Blogs on Advancing Competitive Integrated Employment

“The announcement of the introduction of the Transformation to Competitive Employment Act (HR 873 / S. 260)" Read more.......

NASDDDS’ projects harness state creativity to develop innovative approaches and then take them to scale.
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