Press Releases
NCCDD Announces 2025 Schedule for Monthly Self-Advocate Discussion Series
January 03, 2025
Raleigh, NC, January 6, 2025 – The North Carolina Council on Developmental Disabilities (NCCDD) has released the 2025 schedule for its Self-Advocate Discussion Series, a monthly initiative that connects and empowers self-advocates who are individuals with intellectual or other developmental disabil…
Statewide Council for Developmental Disabilities New Impact Report Shows Progress for Disability Community
November 19, 2024
Raleigh, NC, November 19, 2024 – The North Carolina Council on Developmental Disabilities (NCCDD) released its 2024 Impact Report highlighting its progress in creating statewide systems change for better supports and services for North Carolinians with intellectual or other developmental disabiliti…
Five North Carolinians Honored for Disability Advocacy and Leadership Across the State
November 10, 2024
The NC Council on Developmental Disabilities honored two lawmakers and three disability advocates at its annual awards reception.
Raleigh, NC (November 15, 2024) – Five North Carolina leaders in disability advocacy were honored at the 2024 Advocacy and Leadership Awards presentation at the No…
New Study Highlights the Need for Changes to Retain Direct Support Professionals
March 20, 2024
Lack of living wage and career path contribute to high turnover rates
March 20, 2024 (RALEIGH, N.C.) - Today, the North Carolina Council on Developmental Disabilities and The Arc of North Carolina released a study, A Report on the Economic Impact of the IDD Community, examining the effe…
New Inclusion Connects Initiative to Further Support People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
March 14, 2024
PRESS RELEASE — The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today announced the launch of Inclusion Connects, a first-of-its-kind initiative in the state to better connect people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families with community-based services which…