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Future Planning Webinar Series: Session Recordings

Future Planning Webinar Series: Session Recordings

Thank you for everyone who attended the 4-part Future Planning webinar series. Below is a link to the recordings and presentation slides from all four sessions of this series. We are already working on more webinars to host throughout the rest of 2026 so stay tuned to...

Youth Leadership Forum: Applications now due April 10th

Youth Leadership Forum: Applications now due April 10th

The Youth Leadership Forum is a week-long, overnight leadership training and career awareness program for high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors with disabilities to learn leadership and self-advocacy skills.  When/Where: June 28 – July 3, 2026 at Edgewood...

WI Disability Vote Coalition

WI Disability Vote Coalition

The Wisconsin Disability Vote Coalition (WDVC) is a non-partisan effort to help ensure full participation in the entire electoral process of voters with disabilities, including registering to vote, casting a vote, and accessing polling places. The Coalition is on the...

BPDD State Impact 2025

BPDD State Impact 2025

Each year we put together an Impact Sheet which details some of the impacts your participation and our projects have had on the state of Wisconsin. We want to thank all of the committed families, individuals and organizations who spend countless hours advocating! You...

A message from BPDD Board Chair Sydney Badeau on DD Awareness Month

A message from BPDD Board Chair Sydney Badeau on DD Awareness Month

"March is Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month time to recognize something that should be obvious but still isn’t said nearly enough: people with developmental disabilities absolutely can work and be strong, contributing members of their communities. Many of us...

March is Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month

March is Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month

March is Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month! Governor Tony Evers has officially proclaimed March as Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month in Wisconsin! The month/proclamation is meant to raise awareness about the contributions people with developmental...

Disability Advocacy Day: Register Today

Disability Advocacy Day: Register Today

Disability Advocacy Day is in-person this year! Register today! Join us in Madison on Thursday March 19th with other advocates from around the state and meet with your elected officials. This is a great opportunity to share your story and educate your legislators on...

Survival Coalition Community Organizing 3-part Training

Survival Coalition Community Organizing 3-part Training

This 3-part, 9-hour training is free to members of the disability community in Wisconsin who want to explore the principles of collective action to impact issues important to the disability community. Whether it’s cuts to Medicaid and SNAP, the lack of caregivers,...

What’s the Word?

What’s the Word?

“What’s the Word?” is an opportunity to hear directly from self-advocates about what’s important to them. This month’s article features Stacy Ellingen.  Click the button below to read the article! If you or somebody you know would like to be featured in “What’s the...

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