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Employment First: Partner Grant Applications Available
Applications for the Employment First (EF) Partner Grants are now available! WI Employment First, funded through WI-BPDD, is seeking partners to engage in community outreach activities in local communities that lead to increased community, integrated employment...
What’s the Word- August 2018
The “Secret Skills” of Self-Advocates By: Stephenie Noggle Life with a disability often feels like living in an alternative paradigm under construction. Just when you think you’ve got the pattern figured out, a new set of mandates or regulations alters it, leaving you...
What’s the Word- July 2018
July 2018- Ashley Mathy Why employment is so important to me First let me introduce myself, I am Ashley Mathy and I have autism. The reason why employment is so important to me is that I have personally struggled with finding a job that was a good fit for me and I...
Register Now for the 2018 Self-Determination Conference!
Self-Determination: What’s Your Superpower? Join us at the SD Conference! The Wisconsin Self-Determination Conference empowers people with disabilities in Wisconsin to have more control over their lives. Join us for the Super Bowl of Conferences as we learn ways to...
Partners with Business: Grant Recipients
In May 2019, the Wisconsin Board for People with Developmental Disabilities announced five awards statewide to services providers and agencies designed so they can help local businesses hire and support workers with significant disabilities. The “Partners with...
SPARKS Grants: Applications Available
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 developmental disabilities (I/DD), including individuals...
What’s the Word?- New from BPDD
We welcome you to the first-ever submission for What's the Word, our new way to highlight stories and thoughts for advocacy written by someone living with disability. Every month we plan to share some perspective on disability issues written by a self-advocate. This...
Supported Decision-Making: Recorded Webinar Available
The Arc Wisconsin along with the Wisconsin Board for People with Developmental Disabilities, Disability Rights Wisconsin and the Greater Wisconsin Agency on Aging Resources are coordinating informational sessions and trainings on Wisconsin’s new Supported...
Employment First Conference: Recorded Sessions
The 2018 Employment First Conference was a huge success! Thank you to everyone who was there as an attendee, presenter or vendor. Don't worry if you missed out as we are compiling the presentations to review from home. Below are the three sessions that were recorded...