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We were born of the national Developmental Disabilities Act of 1970. We are the Wisconsin board that is charged with\u00a0<\/span>bringing people together to solve problems, remove barriers and create statewide change for the developmental disability\u00a0<\/span>community.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_blurb title=”\u201cDisability is a natural part of the human experience.\u201d” admin_label=”DD Act” _builder_version=”4.16″ header_level=”h2″ header_font=”|700|||||||” header_text_align=”center” header_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_font_size=”24px” header_line_height=”1.2em” body_font=”|600|||||||” body_text_align=”center” body_text_color=”#FFFFFF” width=”92.3%” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Developmental Disabilities Act 1970<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_margin=”|||-1px|false|false” custom_padding=”||21px|4px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row disabled_on=”off|on|on” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_color=”#91c5f2″ width=”100%” custom_padding=”20px|50px|20px|50px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_line_height=”2.1em” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n We were born of the national Developmental Disabilities Act of 1970. We are the Wisconsin board that is charged with\u00a0bringing people together to solve problems, remove barriers and create statewide change for the developmental disability\u00a0community.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_blurb title=”\u201cDisability is a natural part of the human experience.\u201d” _builder_version=”4.16″ header_level=”h2″ header_font=”|700|||||||” header_text_align=”center” header_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_font_size=”24px” header_line_height=”1.2em” body_font=”|600|||||||” body_text_align=”center” body_text_color=”#FFFFFF” width=”92.3%” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Developmental Disabilities Act 1970<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Our Mission Section” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_color=”#FFFFFF” min_height=”166px” custom_margin=”-6px||15px||false|false” custom_padding=”5px||2px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,2_3″ admin_label=”Our Mission Area” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_margin=”|auto|-25px|auto||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Our Mission” _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”||||||||” header_font=”||||||||” header_2_font=”Lato||||||||” header_2_font_size=”36px” header_2_line_height=”1.5em” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”||15px|” custom_padding=”|||” animation_direction=”left” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ text_font=”||||||||” text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”1.8em” animation_direction=”left” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Our Mission Section” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_color=”#FFFFFF” min_height=”817px” custom_margin=”-58px|||||” custom_padding=”39px||39px||true|” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,2_3″ admin_label=”Our Mission Area” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Our Charge” _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”||||||||” header_font=”||||||||” header_2_font=”Lato||||||||” header_2_font_size=”36px” header_2_line_height=”1.5em” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”||15px|” custom_padding=”|||” animation_direction=”left” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.5″ text_font=”||||||||” text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”1.8em” animation_direction=”left” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,2_3″ admin_label=”Our Mission Area” _builder_version=”4.16″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Our Charge” _builder_version=”4.23.1″ text_font=”||||||||” header_font=”||||||||” header_2_font=”Lato||||||||” header_2_font_size=”36px” header_2_line_height=”1.5em” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”||15px|” custom_padding=”|||” animation_direction=”left” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/wi-bpdd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/LandAcknowledgement.png” title_text=”LandAcknowledgement” url=”http:\/\/wisconsinfirstnations.org” url_new_window=”on” _builder_version=”4.23.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.23.1″ text_font=”||||||||” text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”1.8em” animation_direction=”left” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n The Wisconsin Board for People with Developmental Disabilities (BPDD) has the honor and responsibility to acknowledge the Indigenous people who have called this land home for generations. Our office is in Madison, known as Teejop (pronounced day-JOPE) by the Ho-Chunk people. They had 10 million acres that were recognized by treaty. They were repeatedly removed from Wisconsin from 1832-1874, but they kept coming back to their homeland and are still here.<\/p>\n While BPDD is located on Ho-Chunk land, we work across the state. No matter where you are in the state, you are on the ancestral land of Tribal nations. There are 12 Tribal nations in Wisconsin, 11 of which are federally recognized. We encourage you to learn about and appreciate the history of the Tribal nations who cared for this land and continue to contribute to our communities.<\/p>\n BPDD also wants to recognize the different ways that Indigenous cultures see disability: people with disabilities have a place and a purpose in tribal communities. These are cultural teachings we can all learn from. Read this article<\/a> to learn more.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.23.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n BPDD developed this land acknowledgement with Tribal members connected to the Board, based on studying other land acknowledgements. Special thanks to Kenneth Funmaker, Jr., and the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection for providing language.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.23.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\nHow We Began<\/h2>\n
Our Mission<\/h2>\n
To unite ALL of Wisconsin in supporting our residents with developmental disabilities to lead their most independent lives. We want all people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to have the lives they want. Yet, we know that not all people are living the lives they want because of racism and discrimination. We commit to finding and addressing these inequities at BPDD and in the service systems. We will listen, we will learn, and we will achieve change.<\/span><\/h4>\n
Our Charge<\/h2>\n
We visited communities around the state to find out what issues matter to you and what you’d like to see change. We listened. And from your words came our 5-year state plan for people with developmental disabilities.\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n
Land Acknowledgement<\/h2>\n