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We offer lawmakers and policymakers objective, non-partisan information on disability issues and best practices. <\/strong><\/p>\n

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What are the Issues?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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We want to help you connect with your constituents with disabilities and help you make confident decisions that consider and support them.\u00a0<\/span>BPDD serves as an independent advisor to the Governor and legislature on public policy issues that impact people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Find out more about the issues that matter to YOUR constituents.<\/p>\n

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Wisconsin Partners in Policymaking<\/strong><\/p>\n

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We need more seasoned leaders in Wisconsin! This six-session workshop trains individuals and family members how to advocate for policies and initiatives that support full participation and inclusion of people with developmental disabilities.<\/p>\n

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Applications for Class of 2021 will be available in June.<\/p>\n

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Take Your Legislator to Work<\/strong><\/p>\n

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How do we convince legislators that hiring people with disabilities is a great idea? We take them to work and show them! \u00a0Here they see firsthand how people with disabilities contribute to the local economy. They meet employers who say their business is better because they employ a person with a disability. Get started today.<\/p>\n

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About the Wisconsin Board for People with Developmental Disabilities (BPDD)<\/h1>\r\nBPDD is Wisconsin\u2019s state developmental disabilities council, authorized under the federal Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act (DD Act). Every state and territory have a state Developmental Disabilities Council.\r\n\r\nFederal law outlines a unique role for state Councils that includes:\r\n
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  • Serving as an independent advisor to the Governor and legislature on public policy issues that impact people with intellectual\/developmental disabilities (I\/DD)<\/li>\r\n\t
  • Charging councils with advocacy, capacity building, and systems change to improve self-determination, independence, productivity, and integration and inclusion in all facets of community life<\/strong> for people with I\/DD.<\/li>\r\n\t
  • Engaging with people with disabilities and their allies to understand pressing needs and identify emerging issues impacting the state\u2019s I\/DD community.<\/li>\r\n\t
  • Funding innovative and pilot projects\u2014based on data driven strategic planning\u2014that test best practices and inform state and federal policies and practices leading to greater independence and self-sufficiency for people with I\/DD<\/li>\r\n\t
  • Encouraging citizen engagement and participation so that the voices of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities are part of policy decisions.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nThe Governor appoints BPDD\u2019s board members. 60% of BPDD\u2019s board are people with I\/DD and family members from across the state. BPDD\u2019s work is driven by a five-year state plan, which is created based on statewide input from the disability community. 70% of BPDD\u2019s federal funding is spent on local projects in accordance with needs identified in the state plan.\r\n

    BPDD\u2019s unique role<\/h2>\r\nThe role of state councils is to seek continuous improvement across all systems\u2014education, transportation, health care, employment, etc.\u2014that touch the lives of people with disabilities. Our work requires us to have a long-term vision of public policy that not only sees current systems as they are, but how these systems could be made better for current and future generations of people with disabilities.\r\n\r\nBPDD has relationships with people with disabilities and their families across the state. We routinely host community conversations, outreach to diverse communities, fund local initiatives, and provide information and training to empower citizens to be more engaged on issues affecting people with I\/DD.\r\n\r\nBPDD is an independent state agency and is available as a resource to Wisconsin\u2019s executive, legislative, and judicial branches on disability and disability policy issues. BPDD is also connected and can draw upon a national network of disability experts and data sets to understand how federal actions may impact Wisconsin, and other states\u2019 approaches to disability issues.\r\n

    BPDD\u2019s federal charge to improve the lives of people with I\/DD<\/h1>\r\nIn keeping with other federal laws and policy\u2014including the Americans with Disabilities Act\u2014our charge is to work towards people with disabilities having the same rights and responsibilities as people without disabilities.\r\n\r\nBPDD\u2019s federal charge includes advocacy, capacity building, and systems change to improve self-determination<\/strong>, independence<\/strong>, productivity<\/strong>, and integration and inclusion<\/strong> in all facets of community life for people with developmental disabilities. What do these terms mean?<\/strong>\r\n
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    • Self-determination<\/strong> means freedom for people with I\/DD to: explore their interests; develop skills; have new experiences--including making and learning from mistakes; make decisions about their lives; have relationships; and choose support staff and others they want to support them.<\/li>\r\n\t
    • Independence<\/strong> means maximizing the control people with I\/DD have over their lives, including: managing their money; living independently; choosing where to live and with whom; being able to get where they need to go on their schedule; and having a job in the community that matches their skills and interests.<\/li>\r\n\t
    • Productivity<\/strong> means having full or part-time work at minimum wage or higher, with wages and benefits similar to those without disabilities performing the same work, and fully\u00a0integrated\u00a0with co- workers without disabilities.<\/li>\r\n\t
    • Integration and Inclusion<\/strong> means having the same expectations and opportunities for people with disabilities as people without disabilities. People with disabilities need the same access to and preparation for education, community participation, and community employment as people without disabilities; outcomes and expectations for people with disabilities include independence, decision-making, living and social skills.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nWhat does BPDD do to advance advocacy, capacity building, and systems change?<\/strong> The federal DD Act charges BPDD and other DD Councils with outreach, training, technical assistance, supporting and educating communities, interagency collaboration and coordination, barrier elimination, system design and redesign, coalition development and citizen participation, informing policymakers, and demonstration of new approaches to services and supports.","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-74","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wi-bpdd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/74","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wi-bpdd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wi-bpdd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wi-bpdd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wi-bpdd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=74"}],"version-history":[{"count":32,"href":"https:\/\/wi-bpdd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/74\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11672,"href":"https:\/\/wi-bpdd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/74\/revisions\/11672"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wi-bpdd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=74"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}