Authorized by the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act (DD Act) in 2000 and guided by a vision to create inclusive communities where all people with disabilities are valued and thrive, the Pennsylvania Developmental Disabilities Council empowers individuals […]
Cancellation of April PADDC Meetings – COVID-19
In order to mitigate risk due to the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), PADDC is canceling our face to face meetings scheduled for April 15 and 16, 2020. This decision is based on the directive from the Governor’s Office to […]
Update On Federal Health Reform and Proposed Federal Rule
The Pennsylvania Health Law Project has issued an alert titled, “Update on Federal Health Reform! Proposed Federal Rule Threatens to Weaken the Affordable Care Act.” The alert discusses a proposed rule issued on February 21, 2018 by the U.S. Departments […]
Legislative Update on Federal Health Reform – Pennsylvania Health Law Project
Wednesday, July 26: Neither Republican leaders of the U.S. Senate nor the White House have given up on their efforts to fundamentally change the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Yesterday, the Senate narrowly voted (51-to-50) to begin debate to repeal major […]
Pennsylvania Citizens with Developmental Disabilities Need Your Help!
The President’s proposed budget for 2018 eliminates funding for all DD Councils and will result in us running out of funds for grants by September of 2019. The PADDC has positively affected the lives of Pennsylvanians with disabilities for over […]
Funding Alert: Emergency Preparedness
We have released a Supplemental Request for Proposal Booklet in order to reissue our Emergency Preparedness RFP. Complete information is in the file. Please note, the preproposal meeting is being held on Tuesday, February 26, 2013 at 10:30 AM (see […]