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Plain Language Vaccine Resources
BPDD’s Living Well project has created some plain language information about how paid and unpaid caregivers can get the COVID vaccine. They include when, where and how people in long-term care programs and their paid and unpaid supporters can get the vaccine. See more...
What’s the Word: January 2021
Each month BPDD features a different leader in Wisconsin living with a disability. “What’s the Word?” is an opportunity to hear directly from self-advocates about what’s important to them. This month's column comes from Molly Waugh, a self-advocate from Madison and a...
Disability Advocacy Day 2021
Planning is underway for the 2021 Virtual Disability Advocacy Day! Survival Coalition of Wisconsin is planning to have a multiple day, virtual event in March. More information will be available at the end of January and we will make sure to post on our website, social...
Survival Coalition Wisconsin: COVID Cases and Deaths Among People with Disabilities and Older Adults in WI
The Survival Coalition of Wisconsin Disability Organizations put out a press release on January 4th, on COVID Cases and deaths among people with disabilities and older adults in Wisconsin. Currently participants in Wisconsin’s waiver programs, typically referred to as...
Self-Determination Conference sessions and keynotes are still available to view!
The 2020 Self-Determination Conference is over but you can still have the conference experience by going to sdc.promotelocal.com! The keynote presentations, Diehard awards and most of the sessions were recorded and are on the website. We will be highlighting sessions...
Helping Wisconsin Families Navigate: A Survey Summary
Seven statewide family advocacy organizations, including several The Survival Coalition of Wisconsin Disability Organizations and BPDD, recently conducted a survey of more than 300 families to assess what type of help they need to better navigate the complex system of...
Inclusive Schools Week
Each year during the first full week of December we celebrate Inclusive Schools week. It's not only a time to look back and be grateful for the progress made but also a time to come together and discuss how to make our schools work for all kids! 2021 is a budget year...
What’s the Word: December 2020
Each month BPDD features a different leader in Wisconsin living with a disability. “What’s the Word?” is an opportunity to hear directly from self-advocates about what’s important to them. This month's column comes from Lynn Carus, a former BPDD board member and...
2020 Self-Advocate and Family Survey on BPDD Impact
Each year, the Wisconsin Board for People with Developmental Disabilities (BPDD) does an annual survey for self-advocates and family members who have participated in a BPDD project. We want to know the impact our projects, trainings and events had on your family! If...