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The NCCDD is committed to promoting full inclusion of people with disabilities into all aspects of community life.

For program funding details, please visit https://nccdd.org/funding-statement

12/27/2025

Join us in congratulating Pat Kuel as the recipient of the Helen C. “Holly” Distinguished Service Award!

The Advocacy and Leadership Awards, hosted by the North Carolina Council on Developmental Disabilities (NCCDD), honor the significant contributions made by advocates who are actively working to change attitudes and support greater choices and build a more inclusive North Carolina for people with intellectual and other developmental disabilities (I/DD).

Learn more about the awards and all of the 2025 honorees, check out this link: https://nccdd.org/get-involved/advocacy-leadership-awards

12/26/2025

NCCDD provides several opportunities for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) to learn about self-advocacy, raise their voices, and create change.

Self-advocacy is people with disabilities speaking up for their rights, needs, and choices. This leads to more independence, a better quality of life, and a stronger voice in their communities.

From 2024-2025, these opportunities included:

- Self-Advocate Discussion Series
- The Council Presents Webinars
- Advocacy & Leadership Awards
- Storytelling Makes a Difference
- Unmet Film Showing Parties

In the past year, more than 1450 people participated in NCCDD's self-advocacy opportunities!

Check out the full 2024-2025 Impact Report to learn more about these initiatives.

Link to 2024-2025 Impact Report:
https://nccdd.org/about/annual-report/2024-2025-annual-report -and-empowering-advocates

The 2024-2025 Impact Report is also available as a PDF download in English and Spanish.

12/23/2025

Meet Cheryl from Wilmington, a self-advocate who has Cerebral Palsy. Cheryl has more than 10 years of experience working as a direct support professional (DSP), and advocates for people with disabilities across North Carolina.

Read more about Cheryl, and stories from individuals all over NC: https://nccdd.org/get-involved/my-story-matters/read-the-stories

These stories were collected by NCCDD through its My Story Matters campaign. The campaign provides a way for people with intellectual or other developmental disabilities (I/DD) to share their story.

Want to share your story? Sharing your story is an impactful way to educate and inform key decision makers, lawmakers, and others who can help make life better for people with I/DD in North Carolina. You can share your own story in your own words by completing an easy-to-use online form!

Share your story here: https://nccdd.org/get-involved/my-story-matters

12/22/2025

Join us in congratulating Ray Hemachandra as the recipient of the Jack B. Hefner Memorial Award!

The Advocacy and Leadership Awards, hosted by the North Carolina Council on Developmental Disabilities (NCCDD), honor the significant contributions made by advocates who are actively working to change attitudes and support greater choices and build a more inclusive North Carolina for people with intellectual and other developmental disabilities (I/DD).

Learn more about the awards and all of the 2025 honorees, check out this link: https://nccdd.org/get-involved/advocacy-leadership-awards

12/20/2025

Join us in congratulating Laura Newell as the recipient of the North Carolina Leadership Achievement Award! Laura was featured last week but we wanted to post again so we could include her official recipient photo!

The Advocacy and Leadership Awards, hosted by the North Carolina Council on Developmental Disabilities (NCCDD), honor the significant contributions made by advocates who are actively working to change attitudes and support greater choices and build a more inclusive North Carolina for people with intellectual and other developmental disabilities (I/DD).

Learn more about the awards and all of the 2025 honorees, check out this link: https://nccdd.org/get-involved/advocacy-leadership-awards

12/19/2025

NCCDD works to share policy education information that supports people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD), their families, and leaders to understand important issues.

In the past year, 10 policy education meetings were held with a total of 571 attendees. Known as Capitol and Community, the meetings give attendees an opportunity to discuss key policy issues impacting the I/DD community.

Check out NCCDD's 2024-2025 Impact Report linked in this post to learn more about Capitol & Community, as well as the other initiatives listed below:
-Connecting Capitol & Community: Policy Education
- Wilmington Listening Session Brings Together Leaders and Advocates to Strengthen Disability Inclusion
- Collaboration with Duke University Advances Comprehensive I/DD Data and Policy Insights

Link to 2024-2025 Impact Report:
https://nccdd.org/about/annual-report/2024-2025-annual-report -voices-through-policy-education

The 2024-2025 Impact Report is also available as a PDF download in English and Spanish.

12/18/2025

Join us in congratulating Lauren Howard & LaDonna Huffaker as the recipients of the 2025 Kerri Eaker Mountain Mover Award!

This award, established in 2024, celebrates the legacy of Kerri Eaker, a parent advocate from Western North Carolina and former Council Chair. Recipients are selected by the North Carolina Council on Developmental Disabilities (NCCDD). Howard and Huffaker were chosen for their tireless work in Western North Carolina during the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.

The Advocacy and Leadership Awards, hosted by NCCDD, honor the significant contributions made by advocates who are actively working to change attitudes and support greater choices and build a more inclusive North Carolina for people with intellectual and other developmental disabilities (I/DD).

Learn more about the awards and all of the 2025 honorees, check out this link: https://nccdd.org/get-involved/advocacy-leadership-awards

12/16/2025

Meet Jeffrey from Raleigh!

As a participant in the Medicaid Private Duty Nursing (PDN) program for 20 years, he is all too familiar with the struggle of navigating the system and accessing the care he needs.

Read more about Jeffrey, and stories from individuals all over NC: https://nccdd.org/get-involved/my-story-matters/read-the-stories

These stories were collected by NCCDD through its My Story Matters campaign. The campaign provides a way for people with intellectual or other developmental disabilities (I/DD) to share their story.

Want to share your story? Sharing your story is an impactful way to educate and inform key decision makers, lawmakers, and others who can help make life better for people with I/DD in North Carolina. You can share your own story in your own words by completing an easy-to-use online form!

Share your story here: https://nccdd.org/get-involved/my-story-matters

12/15/2025

Congratulations to Laura Newell from Charlotte, NC, recipient of the North Carolina Leadership Achievement Award!

Laura has been a long-time leader of a self-advocacy organization, Self Advocates of Mecklenburg. She supports self-advocates like herself to advocate and lead.

Each year, she organizes people with I/DD to travel to the NC General Assembly to meet their legislators and to speak up on what matters to them. Newell works at InReach, a nonprofit that provides housing, employment, and community support for individuals with I/DD in Charlotte/Mecklenburg and nearby counties. Newell is also a noted published author.

Learn more about Laura in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8y5ZoqXNn4

12/11/2025

Join the next Self-Advocate Discussion Series on December 17: Gifting as a Self-Advocate

This month we will discuss what it means to make an impact, and share stories about how small acts of kindness can make a bigger impact than we think.

Date: Wednesday, December 17
Time: 1 PM ET
Where: Virtual via Zoom
Register now: https://bit.ly/SelfAdvocateDiscussion

Don’t miss the last self-advocate discussion of the year; register today!

12/09/2025

Meet Jonathan from Murfreesboro!

"I am a 52-year-old young man with Cerebral Palsy, which is a developmental disability. I am one of the few who is lucky enough to benefit from an Innovations Waiver system slot.

I am my own guardian, and I do not want to be placed in an intermediate care facility (ICF) or a group home for that matter. With the support of my direct support professional team that I have around me, I am able to go out to the community and to work and play and visit with friends. Without these wonderful people, I would be stranded in my own home."

Read more about Jonathan, and stories from individuals all over NC: https://nccdd.org/get-involved/my-story-matters/read-the-stories

These stories were collected by NCCDD through its My Story Matters campaign. The campaign provides a way for people with intellectual or other developmental disabilities (I/DD) to share their story.

Want to share your story? Sharing your story is an impactful way to educate and inform key decision makers, lawmakers, and others who can help make life better for people with I/DD in North Carolina. You can share your own story in your own words by completing an easy-to-use online form!

Share your story here: https://nccdd.org/get-involved/my-story-matters

12/05/2025

Join NC SIBS for a social event dedicated to the adult siblings of individuals with disabilities. Make connections, share experiences, and build community together!

The event will be held on December 6th at the Stevens Center, 1576 Kelly Drive in Sanford, from 1:00 to 2:30 PM. Light refreshments will be available.

RSVP by December 6th to Jennifer at info@ncsibs.com or Jackie at jbrooks@stevenscenter.org. Let the organizers know if you need accommodations in your RSVP.

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