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

Next Meeting: April 10, 2023 from 4pm to 5:30pm.  The Committee will be meeting via Zoom. Agenda and Zoom link to be announced. If you have any further questions, please email MCCPWD@montgomerycountymd.gov.

Accommodations:  The Committee will make all reasonable good faith efforts to provide accommodations, aides, services, or barrier removal to enable all members and meeting participants full inclusion.  Accommodations are provided upon request with advance notice. Please make your request as early as possible, at least three full working days in advance of the meeting.  To make a request, please email MCCPWD@montgomerycountymd.gov.

Maryland Open Meetings Act - Model Regulations for Open Meetings:
1.01. Public Attendance.  (a) At any open session of the [name of public body], the general public is invited to attend and observe. (b) Except in instances when the [public body] expressly invites public testimony, questions, comments, or other forms of public participation, or when public participation is otherwise authorized by law, no member of the public attending an open session may participate in the session.  1.02. Disruptive Conduct.  (a) A person attending an open session of the [public body] may not engage in any conduct, including visual demonstrations such as the waving of placards, signs, or banners, that disrupts the session or that interferes with the right of members of the public to attend and observe the session. (b)(1) The presiding officer may order any person who persists in conduct prohibited by subsection (a) of this section or who violates any other regulation concerning the conduct of the open session to be removed from the session and may request police assistance to restore order. (2) The presiding officer may recess the session while order is restored. View more information on Maryland Open Meetings Act

Inclement Weather Policy:  For consistency, if Montgomery County Public Schools open late, morning Commission meetings are cancelled; if schools close in the early afternoon, then late afternoon and evening Commission meetings are cancelled; or if schools are closed all day all Commission meetings for that day and evening are cancelled.  This applies to full Commission meetings as well as subcommittees and every activity organized by the Commission.

Calendar:  Meetings are from 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on designated days . As possible, we adjust meeting dates in order to accommodate days of major religious observances.

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

Independent Group - Montgomery County Transition Work Group

Karen Leggett, Chair - Contact:  karenleggett50@gmail.com or transitioningsuccess@gmail.com

The Transition Work Group includes parents of young adults with intellectual/developmental disABILITIES/Autism as well as representatives of adult service providers, state and local government agencies, non-profit organizations and advocacy groups. The Work Group works to improve transitions from school to post-secondary education, work - and as much independent living as each person desires. They have advocated for improved career readiness, as well as employment and educational opportunities, improved housing and financial choices. They also work to make more and better information available to students and their families.

The Transition Work Group welcomes new members. They meet the second Tuesday of each month from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at TLC Outcomes, 2092 Gaither Road, Rockville, MD.  For more information, please  visit  facebook.com/transitionworkgroup.

Brochures
A Parent's Guide to Helping Career Seekers with Disabilities Find Jobs ( English  /  Spanish )
A Transition Checklist for Students with Disabilities and Their Families ( English  /  Spanish )

Current Transition Work Group Members

Abilities Network	MMARS, Inc.
ArtStream	Montgomery College Developmental Education/Workforce Access
Best Care Connect	Montgomery County Local Behavioral Health Authority
CHI Centers	Montgomery County Dept of Health and Human Services - Aging & Disability Services
College Living Experience	Montgomery County Public Schools
Consulta Montgomery, Inc.	Montgomery County Recreation
Cornerstone Montgomery, Inc.	Optimal Health Care, Inc.
Disability Rights Maryland	Opportunities, Inc,
Down Syndrome Network of MC	Potomac Community Resources, Inc. (PCR)
Edlavitch JCC, DC	Project Access
Enriqueciendo Vidas	Quality Trust for Individuals with Disabilities
Integrated Living Opportunities	Rock Creek Foundation
Ivymount School	SEEC
Jewish Fed of Greater Washington	Service Coordination
Jewish Social Service Agency (JSSA)	Sheppard Pratt Schools
Jubilee Association	Special Needs Navigator
Kennedy Krieger Institute & School	Sunflower Bakery
Learning Disabilities Assoc (LDAMC)	The Arc Montgomery County
Main Street Connect	Sunflower Bakery
MAKOM	The Arc Montgomery County
MD National Capital Park & Planning	The Pathways Schools
MD Dev. Disabilities Administration (DDA)	Total Care
MD Div. of Rehabilitation Services (DORS)	TransCen,Inc.
MCTransitions.org	Treatment & Learning Centers/Outcomes Services & Katherine Thomas School
MC Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health	Upcounty Community Resources (UCR)