The District of Columbia Developmental Disabilities Council (DDC) is putting together its next 5-year plan. We call this the 2027 – 2031 DDC State Plan. To decide what goals and activities to include in the Plan, we want to know what DC residents with developmental disabilities (DD) and their families need. Please join us and help us answer the question: What would help people with DD and their families live the life they want to live?
ለእርስዎ በጣም አስፈላጊ በሆኑ ጉዳዮች ላይ ስራችንን ቅድሚያ እንድንሰጥ፣ የዲስትሪክት ኮሎምቢያ የእድገት ጉዳት ምክር ቤት (DDC) በማህበረሰባችን ውስጥ ያሉ ሰዎች ምን እንደሚያስቡ ለማወቅ የማህበረሰብ ማዳመጫ መድረክ እያካሄደ ነው ። ይህንን መረጃ ተጠቅመን የአምስት ዓመት የስቴት እቅድ እንዘጋጃለን። ይህ እቅድ በዲሲ ውስጥ የእድገት ጉዳት ያላቸውን ሰዎች (DD) እና ቤተሰቦቻቸውን እንዴት እንደምንደግፍ ይቀርጻል። በዲሲ ውስጥ የእድገት ጉዳት ያላቸው ሰዎች እና ቤተሰቦቻቸው ምን ያስፈልጋቸዋል? በዲሲ ውስጥ የእድገት ጉዳት ያላቸውን ሰዎች እና ቤተሰቦቻቸውን ለመደገፍ ምርጥ መንገዶች ምንድናቸው?
El Consejo de Discapacidades del Desarrollo del Distrito de Columbia (DDC) llevará a cabo un foro de escucha comunitaria para conocer lo que piensan las personas de nuestra comunidad, para que podamos priorizar los temas que son más importantes para usted en nuestro trabajo. Utilizaremos esta información para elaborar un Plan Estatal Quinquenal, que determinará cómo apoyamos a las personas con discapacidades del desarrollo (DD) y sus familias en el DC. ¿Qué necesitan las personas con DD y sus familias en el DC? ¿Cuáles son las mejores maneras de apoyar a las personas con discapacidades del desarrollo y sus familias en el DC?
We invite you to participate! Your voice is important!
የእርስዎ ድምፅ/አስተያየት አስፈላጊ ነው! እንዲሳተፉ እንጋብዝዎታለን!
¡Le invitamos a participar! ¡Su voz es importante!
Community Listening Forums
WHAT: Community forums are organized, facilitated discussions with advocates, families, service providers, and residents of the District. The information they share during the discussions shapes what we will work on in the 2027-2031 DDC State Plan.
WHY: These sessions help us build stronger connections with the people we serve and learn what matters most to them. We will focus on their priorities and concerns.
WHEN: The Community Engagement Forums are currently scheduled from June to December 2025.
Wednesday, July 16, 2025 - 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM (Virtual)
Who: Parents, caregivers, and family members of a person with DD or other disabilities
Register Here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/nrhHu9JBTlqj2FIhoStPkg
Thursday, July 17, 2025 - 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM (Virtual)
Who: People with developmental disabilities and self-advocates with disabilities
Register Here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/PydSEAPSQAa0PluqOhstoQ
Friday, July 18, 2025 - 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Virtual)
Who: Community leaders, advocates, professionals who work for community organizations or government agencies, and other District residents
Register Here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/fJnpWT82TQyipfm9ZPvxlA
የ2025 ምናባዊ የማህበረሰብ ማዳመጫ መድረክ
ረቡዕ፣ ሐምሌ 16፣ 2025 - 6:00 ከሰዓት- 7:30 ከሰዓት
ማን: የእድገት ችግር፣ የአእምሮ እድገት መዘግየት፣ እና ሌሎች የአካል ጉዳት ያላቸው ሰዎች ወላጆች፣ አሳዳጊዎች፣ እና ቤተሰቦች
እዚህ ይመዝገቡ: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/nrhHu9JBTlqj2FIhoStPkg
ሐሙስ፣ ሐምሌ 17፣ 2025 - 5:00 ከሰዓት- 6:00 ከሰዓት
ማን: የእድገት ችግር ያላቸው ሰዎች እና ለራሳቸው መብት የሚሟገቱ የአካል ችግር ያላቸው
እዚህ ይመዝገቡ: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/PydSEAPSQAa0PluqOhstoQ
አርብ፣ ሐምሌ 18፣ 2025 - 11:00 ጠዋት-12:00 ከሰዓት
ማን: የማህበረሰብ ተወካዮች፣ ተሟጋቾች፣ ለድርጅቶች ወይም የመንግስት ኤጀንሲዎች የሚሰሩ ባለሙያዎች፣ እና የወረዳ ነዋሪዎች (ባለድርሻ አካላት)
እዚህ ይመዝገቡ: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/fJnpWT82TQyipfm9ZPvxlA
Foros virtuales de escucha comunitaria de 2025
Miércoles, 16 de julio de 2025, de 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
¿Quiénes pueden participar? - Padres, madres, cuidadores e integrantes de la familia de una persona con discapacidades del desarrollo (DD), discapacidades intelectuales y del desarrollo (IDD) y otras discapacidades
Regístrese aquí: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/nrhHu9JBTlqj2FIhoStPkg
Jueves, 17 de julio de 2025, de 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
¿Quiénes pueden participar? - Personas con discapacidades del desarrollo y auto defensores con discapacidades
Regístrese aquí: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/PydSEAPSQAa0PluqOhstoQ
Viernes, 18 de julio de 2025, de 11:00 AM -12:00 PM
¿Quiénes pueden participar? - Representantes de la comunidad; defensores; profesionales que trabajan para organizaciones o agencias gubernamentales, y habitantes del Distrito (partes interesadas)
Regístrese aquí: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/fJnpWT82TQyipfm9ZPvxlA
Thursday, July 24, 2025 - 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (Virtual)
Who: DD Councilmembers ONLY
Community Survey
Tell us more about your needs and the best ways to support people with developmental disabilities and their families in DC. The survey will only take 10-15 minutes to complete. The survey question categories are as follows:
- Questions that focus on supporting people with developmental disabilities
- Questions that focus on supporting family members and caregivers
- General questions
- Demographic information
We strongly encourage you to complete this survey!
To access the survey, click the link or scan the QR code - https://forms.office.com/g/3761tE7YjC
Para acceder a la encuesta comunitaria en Español, usar el enlace aquí: https://forms.office.com/g/GYDAMNaHHu
የማህበረሰብ ዳሰሳውን በአማርኛ ለማግኘት፣ እባክዎ የሚከተለውን ሊንክ ይጠቀሙ። https://forms.office.com/g/pfDPDZ2sLU
Language Access
- Need help in your language? Call 202-336-2539.
- ¿Necesita ayuda en su idioma? Llame al 202-336-2539.
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Past Community Engagement Activities
- Trans Pride Resource Fair Engagement - Saturday, May 17, 2025 - 10:00 AM - 5:00 pm (In-person)
- Community Listening Forum with Summer Youth Employment Program Jump Start Interns - Friday, June 27, 2025 - 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM (In-person)
- Community Listening Forum with Project ACTION! Leadership - Tuesday, June 24, 2025 - 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM (Virtual)
