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Changes to Wisconsin’s Medicaid Purchase Plan (MAPP)
MAPP has changed! Lower premiums and more opportunity. We have a new fact sheet to go along with the MAPP webinar that was done several weeks ago. Click the link to see the new fact sheet. Watch the webinar on changes to MAPP with Megan Koch and David Pinno!
2021 Self-Advocate and Family Member Participation Survey
BPDD needs to hear from you! Our national funders want to know what impact Developmental Disabilities councils across the country have on people living with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families and supporters. Whether you participated in...
What’s the Word: November 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 Philip Temme! Below is a short excerpt from his...
November is Family Caregiver Month
One in 5 Wisconsinites is a family caregiver, and more than 80% of all care provided in the U.S. is by families. Sixty percent of people with disabilities live with a family member nationwide, and 25% of those family caregivers are over the age of 60. Governor Tony...
2021 Self-Determination Conference Wrap-Up Video
The Virtual Self Determination Conference Wrap-up video is ready to watch! We were so happy to see everyone who joined us for the 2nd virtual conference. BPDD joins you in hoping to be together in person for the conference next year but we will continue to plan...
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month
Every October, NDEAM raises awareness about disability employment issues and celebrates the many ways America’s workers with disabilities contribute to the workforce. NDEAM is led by the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy, but the...
Partners with Business: Annual Report to the Legislature
Hiring people with disabilities is good for business! BPDD’s Partners with Business initiative (established by the Wisconsin Legislature) helps employers and service providers support workers with disabilities to be successful and independent at work using an evidence...
BPDD Annual Report
Each year we put out a report that highlights our projects and our advocacy and policy work. This is a great way for our board and staff to educate policymakers and Wisconsinites about BPDD’s impact and to appreciate how our five year state plan is progressing. ...
What’s the Word: October 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 BPDD board member, Kelly Weyer! Below is a short...