Happy 30th Birthday, Idaho Council on Developmental Disabilities!
This year, the Idaho Council on Developmental Disabilities celebrates 30 years of advocating on behalf of Idahoans with developmental disabilities and their families. During the 1978 session, the Idaho Legislature passed the Idaho Developmental Disabilities Council Act. Since then, the Council has had over 150 members who have worked together to improve the services and supports that are available to people with developmental disabilities in Idaho. Plans for celebrating this birthday are underway. If you have served on or worked for the Council or have been involved in a Council project, we would love to hear from you. Click here to submit your comments and let us know how to get in touch with you.
Stay tuned for information on the birthday celebration.

2008 Legislative Session Update
The 2^nd Session of the 59^th Idaho Legislature began meeting on January 7 in the Capitol Annex, the temporary statehouse in the remodeled old courthouse building across the street from the capitol.  The session adjourned "sine die" on April 2. For the Final Report on the bills the Council was monitoring, click here.

For a brief report on the session from Legislative Services, click here.

Do you want more...
Freedom to plan your life? Control over your Medicaid dollars? Support to become involved in your community? Responsibility for your choices and decisions?
My Voice My Choice, the Medicaid Self-Directed Community Services option is now available. Adults with developmental disabilities who live in the Moscow,  Boise or Pocatello areas and are eligible for the Developmental Disabilities Waiver can now choose to self-direct their services through the My Voice My Choice option. For more information, call your regional Medicaid office or go to the Self-Direction website at
www.healthandwelfare.idaho.gov.
For an overview of the program, click here.
View the Public Service Announcement developed for this option:
On Television
On Radio

THE SELF DIRECTION PROGRAM NEEDS SUPPORT BROKERS!
Support brokers work directly for people with disabilities to assist them to develop and manage their services.  The Department of Health and Welfare offers training to qualified applicants.  INTERESTED?
For more information go to www.selfdirection.idaho.gov
Or contact Mellie at Medicaid:  208-287-1169, turrittm@idhw.state.id.us
  Click here for the Support Broker Job Description

Idaho Youth Leadership Forum
June 23-27 at Boise State University
YLF is a week-long summer leadership development program for high school juniors and seniors with disabilities.

Council Person-Centered Planning Grant
The Council and its partners, the Center on Disabilities and Human Development at the University of Idaho and other organizations, are moving forward to make person-centered planning technical assistance and resources available to individuals, families and groups across Idaho. A key focus of the grant will be on unpaid informal supports that are critical to anyone with a disability living a successful life in the community. To see an Abstract of the proposal, click here. To see the announcement of all awards nationally, click here. Check here for updates on progress as they become available.

Do Your Children Need Health Coverage?  To view more information, click here.

See the Parent League page under "Council Projects" for events and resources for parents.

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