(Listening Tour Announcement 2025 PDF document)
The Pennsylvania Developmental Disabilities Council (PADDC) is a planning and funding group made up of people with disabilities, and their family members, advocates, and state department representatives who work to create favorable conditions for Pennsylvanians with developmental disabilities and their families. PADDC wants to know what matters most to Pennsylvanians with developmental disabilities and their families. We need your input on how to make life better for people with disabilities. The information you share will guide our future work.
We would love to hear your ideas on how to:
- Improve supports and services for people with disabilities and their families.
- Make communities better for everyone.
- Improve advocacy and training opportunities.
- Protect the rights of people with disabilities.
JOIN US AT AN UPCOMING PUBLIC FORUM.
(**Note: Please register and attend only one forum so that everyone can have a chance to have input. Thank you!)
Listening Session #1: For All Audiences
Thursday, February 27, 2025, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Format: Virtual
CLICK HERE TO RSVP and receive the Zoom link.
Listening Session #2: For All Audiences
Monday, March 3, 2025, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Format: Virtual – in partnership with PA Family Network
CLICK HERE TO RSVP and receive the Zoom link.
Listening Session #3: For All Audiences
Wednesday, March 12, 2025, 1 – 3 p.m.
Format: In person in Cranberry Township
Courtyard Pittsburgh North, 150 Cranberry Woods Drive, Cranberry Township, PA 16066
CLICK HERE TO RSVP
Listening Session #4: For Parents of Children with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities (IDD) with a Focus on Education and Child-related Topics
Thursday, March 13, 2025, 6 – 8 p.m.
Format: Virtual – in partnership with The PEAL Center
CLICK HERE TO RSVP and receive the Zoom link.
Listening Session #5: For All Audiences
Tuesday, March 18, 2025, 1 – 3 p.m.
Format: In person in Allentown and Virtual
Lehigh Valley Center for Independent Living, 713 N. 13th Street, Allentown, PA 18102
CLICK HERE TO RSVP
(Zoom link for those wishing to participate virtually will be sent one day in advance.)
Listening Session #6: For All Audiences
Thursday, March 20, 2025, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Format: In person in Harrisburg – in partnership with Temple University Institute on Disabilities
Temple Harrisburg Campus, Room 233, 234 Strawberry Square Harrisburg, PA 17101
*Parking reimbursement available
CLICK HERE TO RSVP
Listening Session #7: For All Audiences
Friday, April 4, 2025, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Format: In person in Philadelphia – in partnership with Vision for Equality
Vision for Equality, 718 Arch Street, 6N, Philadelphia, PA 19106
*Parking reimbursement available
CLICK HERE TO RSVP
Listening Session #8: For Self Advocates
Monday, April 7, 2025, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Format: Virtual – in partnership with Speaking for Ourselves
CLICK HERE TO RSVP and to receive the Zoom link.
QUESTIONS?
If you have questions or need assistance to RSVP for a meeting, please call or email PADDC.
Phone: Voice: 717-787-6057 Toll Free: 1-877-685-4452 Email: ra-pwpaddc@pa.gov
A PowerPoint presentation will be used in the meetings. For accommodations, please contact PADDC at least two weeks before the event.
CAN’T PARTICIPATE ON THESE DATES?
If you can’t participate in one of the scheduled public forums, you may send suggestions in writing through postal mail or email by April 1, 2025 to:
Mailing Address:
Pennsylvania Disabilities Council
Attn: Listening Tour
2330 Vartan Way, Suite 130
Harrisburg, PA 17110
Email:
ra-pwpaddc@pa.gov
Subject line: Listening Tour