Celebrating Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Day!
March 23rd is Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Awareness Day. This day is dedicated to supporting, advocating for, and celebrating those with developmental disabilities and the families that surround them.
Each March, the National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities (NACDD) creates a social media campaign that highlights the many ways in which people with and without disabilities come together to form strong, diverse communities. The campaign seeks to raise awareness about the inclusion of people with developmental disabilities in all areas 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. We are honored to be a part of this campaign and to share the stories of our amazing families.
PASCO is so grateful for the opportunity to support those within the I/DD (intellectual and developmental disabilities) realm through individualized service and support for adults or children. As a PASA, or Program Approved Service Provider, we are able to provide this assistance through various Medicaid waivers to create well-rounded assistance based on one’s unique needs. Our services focus on the quality of life and choice with PASCO as an advocate and advisor.
”I urge all Americans to join me in according to our fellow citizens with such disabilities both encouragement and the opportunities they need to lead productive lives and to achieve their full potential.
Ronald ReaganIn his National Developmental Disability Awareness Month proclamation, 1987
A History of Advocacy
While we look to celebrate the huge advances in disability rights, awareness, and independence that have emerged through the years, it is important to highlight those who paved the way for these advancements to become a reality. We continue to advocate to reduce and remove the barriers that people with disabilities may still face in connecting with their community.
