Input Requested

The Administration on Developmental Disabilities (ADD) is seeking your input as they begin to consider future plans & how ADD can best meet the diverse needs of individuals with developmental disabilities, & their families, across the country. ADD seeks to utilize their resources to work on the priorities of the developmental disabilities community, & they hope to focus energy on the most pressing & relevant concerns affecting people with developmental disabilities & their families. As such, they are looking for your thoughts regarding the focus of future Projects of National Significance (PNS). The purpose of PNS is to:
Create opportunities for people with developmental disabilities to directly & fully contribute to, & participate in, all facets of community life; & support the development of national & state policy development, with the support % assistance of individuals with developmental disabilities & their families, to reinforce & promote the self-determination, independence, productivity, inclusion, & integration of these individuals into all facets of community life. To read more, & give your input, visit: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/add/survey/survey_landed.html

THE ARC FINDS SURVEY
The Arc FINDS (Family and Individual Needs for Disability Supports) on-line survey is now live and available to families, individuals, and self-advocates. We invite individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities, families and caregivers across the nation to participate, & share their opinions on a variety of issues relating to disability. There is no cost to take the survey, which is at http://www.thearc.org or at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/TheArcFinds2010. A summary of the results will be released at the Arc's National Convention, November 3 - 5, 2010.