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North Carolina Council on Developmental Disabilities Hosts Listening Sessions For State's People with Disabilities
The Council seeks input from community at statewide public listening sessions for its new Five Year Plan.

RALEIGH, NC (June 18, 2015) – The North Carolina Council on Developmental Disabilities (NCCDD) has launched its Five Year Plan Process to gather input from the disability community in regards to its goals for next five years, or 2017-2021. The Council's goals and outreach with the State's Five Year Plan will be drafted from input received from leaders in the disability community, people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD), their families and supporters.

Currently, 11 listening sessions in eight counties are scheduled in the following cities:

Wake County/Raleigh:
June 23, 2015, 12:30 PM and 5:30 PM
Wake Co. Government Complex, 4011 Carya Drive, Raleigh NC 27610

Vance County/Henderson:
June 26, 2015, 12:30 PM
Aycock Recreation Center, 307 Carey Chapel Road, Henderson, NC 27537

Pitt County/Greenville:
July 8, 2015, 12:30 PM
Sheppard Memorial Library, 530 Evans Street, Greenville NC 27858

Craven County/New Bern:
July 8, 2015, 5:30 PM
West New Bern Recreation Center, 1225 Pine Tree Drive, New Bern, NC 28562

Robeson County/Lumberton:
July 9, 2015, 12:30 PM
Jaycee Hut Recreation Center, 2411 Buchanan Street, Lumberton, NC 28334

Cherokee County/Cherokee:
July 16, 2015, 5:30 PM
Fairfield Inn & Suites, 568 Paint Town Rd, Cherokee, NC 28719

Buncombe County/Asheville:
July 17, 2015, 12:30 PM and 5:30 PM
July 18 at 11 AM
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College, Rhododendron Building, Room 344, 340 Victoria Rd, Asheville, NC 28801

Randolph County/Asheboro:
July 29, 2015, 12:30 PM
Randolph Community College, 629 Industrial Park Avenue, Asheboro, NC 27205

Once confirmed, the Five Year Plan drives the Council's work in the community by funding innovative programs that promote inclusive and integrated communities for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The Council's State Plan is developed in accordance with the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (DD Act).

Media Links:

Listening Sessions' Registration: www.nccdd.org/New5YearPlan

North Carolina Council on Developmental Disabilities: www.nccdd.org

About NCCDD:

The North Carolina Council on Developmental Disabilities (NCCDD) works to assure that people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) and their families participate in the design of and have access to needed community services, individualized supports and other forms of assistance that promote self-determination, independence, productivity and inclusion in all areas of community life. The Council identifies problems facing its community through its five-year planning process and funds innovative projects and initiatives that promote the goals of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act (DD Act) for all North Carolinians.
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