National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month

Each March, we highlight the many ways in which people with and without disabilities come together to form strong, diverse communities.

The NADD awareness campaign seeks to raise awareness about the inclusion of people with developmental disabilities in all facets of community life, as well as awareness of the barriers that people with disabilities still sometimes face in connecting to the communities in which they live. This year's artwork is from artist Jamila Rahimi. 

March is also Women's History Month!

What is often overlooked in history are the stories of Disabled women. Women like Rosa May Billinghurst, Frida Kahlo, Sojourner Truth, Sarah Bernhardt and Dorothea Lange to name just a few. 

Learn about how history forgot the woman who defined autism here

March 31, 2023  is the

International Transgender Day of Visibility

Free Virtual LGBTQIA+ Training March 16, 2023

Proud & Supported

The New York State Developmental Disabilities Planning Council has generously awarded a three year grant to the National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals, The Autistic Self Advocacy Network and The Burton Blatt Institute. We will facilitate virtual trainings that teach direct support professionals the best practices in supporting people with intellectual and developmental disabilities who identify LGBTQIA+.

Register Here