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Statement on Senate passage of Reconciliation bill
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...
BPDD Statement on Special Education Funding in State Budget Motion
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 Conference 2025: Presenter Application Deadline Extended
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...
WI Disability Policy Leadership Program: 2025 Fellowship Applications Open
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...
BPDD’s Statement on House passage of Reconciliation bill
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...
The Disability Vote Coalition Invites you to celebrate Municipal Clerks Week!
The 56th Annual Municipal Clerks Week is May 4-10, 2025. Join the Disability Vote Coalition to recognize the important work of Wisconsin Municipal Clerks in administering our elections. Municipal clerks are responsible for elections for your city, town, or village....
SPARKs Grants 2025
BPDD will not offer Sparks grants for the 2025-26 year due to the uncertainty of our federal funding. We have appreciated all the great ideas grassroots organizations across the state have done in the past. If you have a community-based idea, we encourage you to...
Self-Determination Conference 2025: Presenter, Sponsor, and Exhibitor Applications Open!
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...
Choose the Pond – Full Documentary
People First Wisconsin is a statewide self-advocacy organization run by and for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Executive Director, Cindy Bentley is the first person with an intellectual disability to run the organization. In June 2024, Cindy...