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Apply Now to be a Partner in Policymaking!
Apply now for the 2017-2018 Partners in Policymaking class! Deadline for applications have been extended! Contact Jenny Neugart if you have questions or need help with the application. She can take it over the phone for you! jennifer.neugart@wisconsin.gov or (608)...
Apply for the next Partners in Policymaking Class!
Apply now for the 2017-2018 Partners in Policymaking class! Applications are due at noon on Friday, September 1, 2017. Wisconsin Partners in Policymaking is a six‐session advocacy and systems change training program designed to develop a group of future leaders across...
SPARKS Grants: Small Grants Make Big Impacts!
The Board's small grants of $3,000 or less help “SPARK” local communities into action and have led to big changes at the local level. For example, Oshkosh used their grant to plan and build an accessible playground. Their effort which also received generous private...
Let’s Get to Work – BPDD Returns on Investment
The Board’s Let’s Get to Work project was a grant to help youth with the most significant disabilities to find and keep jobs as they graduated from high school. The grant equipped youth, their families, schools, and local businesses with resources/training to triple...
Building Full Lives
The Wisconsin Board for People with Developmental Disabilities is committed to building full lives in the community for people with disabilities. The Board’s Building Full Lives program has increased choice, independence and community participation leading to...
The Board’s Return on Investment
The Board’s Return on Investment
2016-2017 BPDD Partners in Policymaking
This weekend, May 5-6, is the final and graduation session for this year’s group of Partners In Policymaking. BPDD’s Wisconsin Partners in Policymaking is a six-session advocacy and systems change training program designed to develop a group of seasoned leaders across...
U.S. House Health Reform Bill Puts People with Disabilities at Risk
The Board has issued a statement on the US House passage of the health reform bill (AHCA): U.S. House health reform bill puts people with disabilities at risk Today, the U.S. House passed a health reform bill (AHCA) that cuts Medicaid funding by 25% ($900 billion),...
Find Out About Employment First in Wisconsin
Eric Mikoleit and two Employment First ambassadors from Lakeland Union High School, Peter and Dakota, presented to the Lac du Flambeau tribal council this week about increasing employment outcomes for youth with disabilities. WI Employment First Partners receive small...