DDAM

DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AWARENESS MONTH (DDAM)

March is National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month (DDAM). The purpose of this designation is to raise awareness about the inclusion of people with developmental disabilities in all facets of community life. Another goal is to help others understand the barriers that people with disabilities still sometimes face in connecting to the communities in which they live.

Learn more at nacdd.org/ddam1

The video to the right is a recording of the Iowa DD Council and Center for Disabilities and Development's virtual "Moving Towards Change" 2022 DDAM Celebration.

DDAM 2023

The theme of Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month 2023 is Beyond the Conversation.

After conversations have taken place, what comes next? What are communities doing to create change?

The time for talking is over, and now it is time for us to act to create the change we want.

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This project is supported by the Administration for Community Living (ACL), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a financial assistance award totaling $774,176 with 100 percent funding by ACL/HHS. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by ACL/HHS, or the U.S. Government.