People with disabilities need to be healthy, safe, and connected. This toolkit will give people simple ways to be sure you know how to do all three. We want you to have the information and tools to stay healthy, safe, and connected throughout your lifetime and not...

Do you have an idea to make your community a better place for people with disabilities?  Organize your grassroots group and apply for funding to help make it happen! Individuals with developmental disabilities and family members may apply. Spark grant applications due...

Partners in Policymaking will be a hybrid this year!  Participants can choose to attend in person or virtually.  Choose the option that works best for you. This workshop will train you how to advocate for policies and initiatives that support full participation and...

We are celebrating our 50th year advocating for people with developmental disabilities in Wisconsin! We want to hear from you on the impact that BPDD has had on your life or your community. Let us know if there is anything you remember about BPDD throughout the years!...

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 Jen Strauss, a Partners in Policy graduate and...

Please join us for a three-part education series on Effective Business Engagement this June. Even with the advancements of diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I), attempting to engage businesses to hire talent with disabilities can be difficult.  Consultants...

Are you a family caregiver who provides care to a loved one?  Have you been unable to find direct care workers to hire? Are you picking up the pieces and filling in the gaps yourself?  Are you employed full or part time, or not working to make sure your loved one had...

We are looking to partner with businesses interested in hiring more people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).  Grant funds of up to $25,000 are available for a WI-based business to launch or grow their hiring initiative to employ and support...

Join us in July/August for a 4-part webinar series on housing, this summer. Learn how to identify community supported living options, make a plan to move to your own place, find supports from programs, and hear how people with disabilities and their families make it a...