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Know Your Rights Webinar for Self Advocates: June 13th
Join the BPDD Living Well team to learn about the Let’s Talk About Rights Guide for Self-Advocates. Learn about how the tool can be used to educate yourself on the rights that all people with disabilities have and how you can get support to assert your rights. Hear...
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We have a great selection of resources available for free! By clicking the button below you can view our toolkits, brochures and many other resources that you can order. Below is a link for the order form to request materials. If you have any questions or would like...
Disability Vote Coalition: May 13th Webinar and School Grant Applications
Join the Disability Vote Coalition for a Lunch n Learn webinar on Guardianship & Voting on May 13th from 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. You will learn:• Voting rights for people under guardianship.• How voting rights are addressed in the guardianship process.• The process for...
BPDD Chair, Ashley Mathy selected as 2024-2025 SARTAC Fellow
Self Advocacy Resource and Technical Assistance Center (SARTAC) has chosen seven fellows from across the country, based on the policy or leadership project they wanted to do to help the self advocacy movement. Our own board chair Ashley Mathy was chosen as a fellow...
Join us for a Community Conversation in Milwaukee – May 23rd
We want to hear from Milwaukee’s disability community! We will be holding a community conversation Thursday, May 23rd, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Independence First located at 540 S. 1st Street in Milwaukee to learn ways to improve supports and resources. Doors open at...
Partners with Business – Request for Proposals Open for Schools and Businesses
We want to partner with high schools interested in improving employer engagement practices and employment outcomes for young adults with disabilities in their Beyond 18 Transition programming. Grant funds and technical assistance are available. Check out the...
Supported Decision-Making Webinar Recordings Available
On April 10th we held a webinar on Supported Decision-Making agreements. We wanted to share the presentation slides and the webinar recordings for anyone who missed the webinar or wishes to share the information. This Statewide training will covered: Options...
Families Supporting Families: Grant Opportunity Available!
We are partnering with the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction to support under-served families who have school-aged children with intellectual and developmental disabilities. We want to partner with an individual, a community-based organization or a school...
Disability Advocacy Day 2025: Save the Date
After another successful Disability Advocacy Day, we wanted to share the date for 2025! Join us in-person in Madison on March 12th, 2025 to meet with your elected officials!