Justin A. McCurry Library & Resource
Center
Council Brochure
This brochure provides an overview of council membership, mission, goals
and activities.
Council Brochure
Executive Summary State Plan
Consistent with federal law, each program funded by the DD Act of
2000 engages in activities to improve the lives of individuals with disabilities
and their families and enhance participation in community life. The ODDC
achieves its mission by developing a five year State Plan.
Executive Summary State Plan Fiscal
Years 2007-11
Consumer Involvement Fund
The Oklahoma Developmental Disabilities Council annually sets aside funds
to assist advocates in the field of developmental disabilities to participate
in conferences and short-term educational programs.
Consumer Involvement
Fund Brochure
Watch Your Words
Watch Your Words is a brochure produced by the council about the use of People
First Language. This language puts the person before the disability. It describes
what a person has, not who a person is.
Watch Your Words Brochure
Tips for First Responders
Tips for First Responders is a set of cards the council provides to police,
fire and emergency medical personnel for use in their vehicles, with helpful
information about how to recognize and respond appropriately to people with
disabilities.
Tips for
First Responders Cards
Partners in Policymaking
Partners in Policymaking is a nine-month training course in best practice
state-of-the-art information from national experts in the field of developmental
disabilities. We provide books, suggestions and resources related to issues
important to people with developmental disabilities, and role playing and
direct experiences in influencing public policy at local, state and federal
levels. It is designed for adults with disabilities, parents of children
with disabilities who are too young to advocate for themselves, and advocates
for persons with disabilities.
Partners in Policymaking
Brochure
Youth Leadership Forum
The Youth Leadership Forum (YLF) is a unique program designed to provide
leadership training to Oklahoma high school juniors and seniors with disabilities.
Delegates representing their communities come together at a week-long event
at a university campus to cultivate leadership skills, meet with government
officials and explore career options.
Youth Leadership Forum Brochure
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