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What’s the Word: July 2022
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...
Partnering with Business Education Webinar Series in June
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...
Please Take the new Survival Coalition Caregiver Survey
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...
Apply for a Partners with Business Application Today!
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...
Living in Our Communities: A 4-Part Webinar series on Housing
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...
Applications to Exhibit at the 2022 Self-Determination Conference are now open!
Calling all Wisconsin organizations that support self-determination and self-directed support in Wisconsin. We encourage you to submit an exhibitor’s application. This Year’s Conference will be held in person as well as offer a virtual option for attendees. Only...
What’s the Word: June 2022
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 Marshfield Siegler. If you or somebody you know...
Become a Sponsor for the 2022 Self-Determination Conference
Want to Sponsor Wisconsin’s Self-Determination Conference? October 17-19, 2022 In Person and Virtual! The Self-Determination Conference is one of Wisconsin’s biggest events for people with disabilities and the people who support them. Last year over 1100 people...
What’s the Word: May 2022
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 Odessa Reinwand. Below is a short preview of...