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WI BPDD Biennial Report 2018-2020
The Wisconsin Board for People with Developmental Disabilities (BPDD) shares its annual report with you, highlighting the programs it created and policies it impacted to create opportunities and break down barriers for Wisconsinites living with disabilities. Our...
Self Advocates Becoming Empowered (SABE) GO Voter Survey
Help us learn more about the voting experience of Wisconsinites with disabilities. The National Self-Advocates Becoming Empowered (SABE) GoVoter survey is conducted nationally to learn more about what is working well for voters with disabilities and what are the...
What’s the Word: November 2020
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 Richard Brissette, a self-advocate out of...
November is Family Caregiver Month
November is National Family Caregiver Month! Each month we take time to give thanks to family members who provide cares for loved ones. The Wisconsin's Family Caregiver Support Programs, The Arc Wisconsin, and WI Respite Care Association are hosting virtual...
Self-Determination Conference: Recap Video and Surveys
Check out the Self-Determination Conference 2020 Wrap-up video by clicking the button below! Thank you to everyone who attended. We had over 1,000 people participate virtually! If you haven't taken the conference survey yet please please follow the links below and...
Partners with Business Annual Report to the Legislature
The Wisconsin Legislature established the Partners with Business initiative in 2017 to assist businesses interested in hiring and employing people with disabilities using an evidence-based coaching model. In its second year, Partners with Business provided grant funds...
Governor’s Task Force on Caregiving: Final Report
BPDD is thrilled to share the final report from the year-long work of the Governor's Task Force on Caregiving, with recommendations for supporting both family caregivers and paid direct support staff. Both BPDD board members and staff served on the Task Force, which...
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month
Held each October, NDEAM aims to educate about disability employment issues and celebrate the many and varied contributions of America's workers with disabilities. NDEAM is led by the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy, but its true...
Registration Extended for Self-Determination Conference
2020 Virtual Self-Determination Conference! Register Deadline extended! Registration will stay OPEN until October 23, but if you want a Conference Kit mailed to you. Please Register by October 10th. WHEN: October 26, 2020 — October 28, 2020 WHERE: Virtually...