Maryland Developmental Disabilities Administration

Criteria for Determining Maryland Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA) Eligibility
Per Onesta Duke, Regional Director, Southern Maryland Regional Director, DDA: A person will need to meet the below criteria in order to be determined "DD" eligible. During the eligibility process, the DDA review adaptive functioning assessments to determine whether a person can live independently or not. Developmentally Disabled Eligibility means: 

• The person has a physical or mental impairment, but not just mental illness, or it can be a combination of mental and physical impairments;
• It will probably continue forever;
• It started before the person turned 22;
• You need supports or assistance to live independently; and
• You need the support of a team to help with your services and treatment.

For more information, visit DDA's website.

Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services Access to Services - Maryland Access Point

Visit  www.montgomerycountymd.gov/disability

Montgomery County Council Information on Meeting the Needs of Residents with Developmental Differences

Briefing and Discussion:  Report of the Work Group on Meeting the Needs of Residents with Developmental Differences

PowerPoint:  Report of the Work Group on Meeting the Needs of Residents with Developmental Differences

Montgomery County Commission on People with Disabilities Developmental Disability Advisory Committee (DDAC)

Next Meeting: The Committee will no longer be meeting. The work of the Committee will be taken over by the newly formed Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Commission.

Meeting Minutes
To request a hard copy or an alternative format, please call 240-777-1252 (V), MD Relay 711, or email [email protected].