Taking Action in New Mexico - The Community Solutions Summit
The Developmental Disabilities Supports Division (DDSD) is excited to share the results of partnership efforts to achieve full community inclusion for people with disabilities receiving DDSD services. In the Fall of 2006 the Advisory Council on Quality Supports for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities and their Families (ACQ) brought together over a 100 people with disabilities, family members, providers, advocates and other stakeholders, along with DDSD, to identify important topics and concerns that New Mexicans with developmental disabilities and their families share.  One of the results of this was the forming of a vision and values  statement that is the core of our commitment.

This Community Solutions Summit, sponsored by the ACQ, used the PATH  approach for stakeholders to identify important topics to people with developmental disabilities and developed ideas for addressing each topic.  Each arrow on this web page represents a topic to be addressed by people with disabilities, family members, providers, advocates and other stakeholders along with DDSD.  By clicking on the arrow, you can read a summary of the group’s discussion and action steps it developed.  The information under each arrow are the ideas from the PATH Workgroup members.  

We welcome your participation!  Please call (877) 696-1472 or email us.

How the System Affects People with Developmental Disabilities

Promoting Full Integration in Developmental Disability Services

 

Promoting Self-Advocacy of People with Developmental Disabilities

SELF ADVOCACY PATH WORKGROUP

Today, people with developmental disabilities are claiming their right to make their own decisions. This is called self advocacy.

The Self Advocacy PATH workgroup supports New Mexicans with developmental disabilities to advocate for themselves. The group is working to make sure that New Mexicans with developmental disabilities have the advocacy skills and support to:

• Make decisions about their lives and services.
• Serve in leadership positions and have their voices heard throughout the state.
• Work with and be listened to by policy and rule-makers so they can advocate for what make sense for people with developmental disabilities.
• Build a coordinated, statewide network of self advocates.

Telling the Stories of Community and Personal Experience of People with Developmental Disabilities

Guardianship, Alternatives and the Impact on People with Developmental Disabilities

For pictures from the Summit meetings click here to download.

Return to New Mexico’s PATH to Better Lives Index

Getting the Outcomes People Want: Person-Centered Supports

Great Stories of Community

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