About

Through advocacy, capacity building and systems change, the North Carolina Council on Developmental Disabilities improves the opportunities and lives of over 200,000 North Carolinians with intellectual or other developmental disabilities (I/DD) and their families.

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About NCCDD

The Council works with others and provides funding to make sure people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families can speak up and get the services they need to live independently and be fully included in their communities.

Learn about the Council

Five-Year State Plan

Our Five-Year State Plan, developed with public input, determines the projects Council will fund to improve services and supports for people with intellectual or other developmental disabilities.

Read our current State Plan

Council Meetings

Council Members and staff meet quarterly to review the Council's initiatives and contracts of its Five-Year State Plan. Meetings are open to the public.

Learn more about our meetings

Council Members

NCCDD's 40-member Governor-appointed Council is responsible for carrying out the provisions of the DD Act and making sure that the Council is a member-driven, effective, efficient, and accountable organization.

Meet our Council Members

Annual Reports

Each year, NCCDD issues an annual report on the impact of the Council’s initiatives to improve the lives of North Carolians with intellectual and other developmental disabilities.

Review our annual reports

Council Staff

Meet our dedicated staff along who work closely with Council members, state agencies and non-profits to make a difference and improve the lives of individuals with I/DD.

Meet our staff