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Become a Partner in Policymaking 2019-2020
Applications Due Sept. 30! Learn how to work with legislators and communities on policies and initiatives that will support the full participation and inclusion of people with developmental disabilities. In this six‐session program you will learn how to become...
What’s the Word – August 2019
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 David Pinno who is a policy...
Partners with Business: Annual report
2017 Wisconsin Act 323 established the Partners with Business initiative to assist businesses interested in hiring and employing people with disabilities using an evidence-based coaching model. The Wisconsin Board for People with Developmental Disabilities (BPDD)...
$2000 Grants Available
Would you like to see more people with developmental disabilities employed in your community? We want to support your ideas and are offering up to $2000 to help you get the word out to increase employment. Some examples of what you could do: Hosting a community...
What’s the Word- July 2019
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 Robert Kuhr who has been a...
SPARKS Grant applications available now
Spark a change in your community with a SPARKS Grant! What are SPARKS Grants? The purpose of SPARKS Grants is to organize local grassroots groups to make changes in their communities that result in a positive impact on the lives of people with intellectual and...
BPDD Testimony: Senate Bill 246 / Assembly Bill 168
On June 12th BPDD submitted public comment on Senate Bill 246. Under the bill, if a voter is unable to state his or her name and address because of a disability, the voter may present his or her identification to the election official who verifies that the...
What’s the Word? – June 2019
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 Lea Seefeldt, a self-advocate whose "Can Do"...
BPDD Press Release on Joint Committee on Finance: DHS Budget
Caregivers, kids, and dental care: Joint Finance Committee takes some positive steps, rejects others on critical disability issues The Wisconsin Board for People with Developmental Disabilities (BPDD) appreciates Joint Finance Committee’s (JFC) actions that begin to...