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What is the State Council on Developmental Disabilities?

The State Council on Developmental Disabilities (SCDD) is established by state and federal law as an independent state agency to ensure that people with developmental disabilities and their families receive the services and supports they need.

Consumers know best what supports and services they need to live independently and to actively participate in their communities. Through advocacy, capacity building and systemic change, SCDD works to achieve a consumer and family-based system of individualized services, supports, and other assistance.

State Budget

• 2011-12 State Budget Update (12/13/2011)
• 2012-13 Governor's Budget Highlights
• 2012-13 Council Budget Positions (4/10/12)
• 2012-13 Governor Budget May Revision Highlights

State Council's "Boards for All Training" wins ClearMark Award

“Congratulations! Your ClearMark entry—Boards for All--has won an Award of Distinction from the Center for Plain Language. This year brought a number of excellent entries, and we are happy to honor the work you and your team members did. We will present your award at our ClearMark Awards banquet on May 22 at the National Press Club in Washington DC.  Your entry is eligible to receive the Best PublicWeb/Multimedia Award. Judges select the winner of this award from the other winners in your category. If you win that award, you will also be eligible to win the Grand ClearMark Award.”

Boards for All, a collaborative project with Eastern Los Angeles Regional Center, is a webcast training series about the functions of effective councils, board of directors and committees.  To access this training series click on the following link

SCDD Advocacy website

 

The ClearMark awards, given by the international Center for Plain Language, honor the best in clear communication and plain language, celebrating documents and web sites from government, non-profits, and private companies that succeed in communicating clearly. “The Center for Plain Language wants government and business documents to be clear and understandable. We support those who use plain language, train those who should use plain language, and urge people to demand plain language in all the documents they receive, read, and use.

• Advocate for people to use, learn, and teach plain language in government, business, non-profits, and universities.
• Give people information and tools they need to achieve their plain language goals.
• Do and share research that identifies best practices for using, learning, and teaching plain language.
• Coordinate activities, such as workshops and presentations, that help people know more about and use plain language.”

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Council Member Recruitment Notice

Member Notice (PDF)