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Living Well Application and FAQ
We are so excited to release this NEW Living Well Grant Application from BPDD. We are looking for FIVE PILOT SITES statewide to use a set of strategies designed to improve home and community based supports for people with disabilities in long-term care, including...
Joint Committee on Finance: State Budget Public Hearings
The legislature's budget writing committee is holding four hearings across the state to gather public input on the state budget (see below for dates and locations).. Committee members have shared with us how helpful it is to have real people share their stories and...
State Budget Training Sessions
We have partnered with The Arc WI, Disability Rights WI and Disability Rights WI to host several budget training sessions around the state. Follow the links below to find a session near you! If you don't see a training near you, the March 7th webinar was recorded and...
Disability Advocacy Day: Registration Deadline Extended to March 11th
Disability Advocacy Day is a day-long event focused on connecting Self-Advocates with their legislators to talk about issues that matter to them. Attendees are expected to participate in the full day of activities. Disability Advocacy Day is on March 20th and we wills...
What’s the Word? – March 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 Brandon Simmons who resides in Jefferson County....
Partners with Business Grants: Applications Due Date Extended to March 15
The Wisconsin Board for People with Developmental Disabilities (WI BPDD) is seeking five (5) grantees to partner with the WI BPDD and a project consultant to successfully implement the Partners with Business model of employment supports. Partners with Business is a...
What’s the Word? – February 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 Ernest Hopkins who resides in Milwaukee County....
Employment Tour for Legislators: February 21
INVITATION: Meet Employers who Support a New Type of Employment for People with Significant Disabilities Who: Legislators and Staff When: 9:30-11 a.m. February 21st, 2019 Where: Multiple employer locations within walking distance of the Capitol: more specifics...
Employment First Conference 2019: Save the Date
Continuing On: Strengthening Partnerships for Community Life May 15, 2019 The Kalahari in Wisconsin Dells This year’s Employment First conference will provide an intensive, collaborative day of learning and problem solving for service providers, funders, families and...