The Wisconsin Board for People with Developmental Disabilities (BPDD) is holding virtual Community Conversations to gather ideas for our next 5-year state plan. We want to know the most important issues to you impacting people with disabilities in WI. While our future...

“What’s the Word?” is an opportunity to hear directly from self-advocates about what’s important to them. This month’s article features BPDD board member, Sydney Badeau! You can read part of the intro here: "2025 is marked by uncertainty, but it is also characterized...

The Wisconsin Partners in Policymaking program is a six-session advocacy training to prepare future leaders around the state who can work with lawmakers and communities to support the inclusion of people with developmental disabilities in all aspects of life. Dates...

Cuts to federal Medicaid spending continue to be a top concern, however other programs important to people with disabilities may cut through the reconciliation bill process, and the administration is making changes at several federal agencies including the Dept. of...

Statement on Senate passage of Reconciliation bill Proposal cuts Medicaid by almost $1 Trillion and SNAP by $300 B Last month the U.S. House, passed the largest cuts to Medicaid and SNAP in history. Today, the U.S. Senate passed even deeper cuts by a vote of 51 to...

Contact: Beth Swedeen, (608) 220-2924; beth.swedeen@wisconsin.gov BPDD STATEMENT ON SPECIAL EDUCATION FUNDING IN STATE BUDGET MOTION Last week the Joint Committee on Finance passed a motion on funding for public schools that included a special education reimbursement...

Self-Determination by Design: Your Life, Your Way  October 20 - 22, 2025  Kalahari Resort, Wisconsin Dells, WI  For more information, visit: www.sdc.wi-bpdd.org  Registration Opens: July 1, 2025 Are you Interested in presenting at the 2025 Self-Determination...

The Wisconsin Disability Policy Fellowship is a one-year, paid full-time integrated experience designed to develop future leaders in disability policy. Fellows will work within key Wisconsin policy divisions, state agencies, or disability organizations.  Who Should...

Statement on House passage of Reconciliation bill Proposal cuts Medicaid by more than $790 B and SNAP by $300 B This morning, the U.S. House passed the Reconciliation bill on a party line vote. Beth Swedeen, Wisconsin Board for People with Developmental Disabilities...