Annually, a training and technical assistance institute is planned in partnership and collaboration with the Administration for Community Living, Administration on Disabilities, Office of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities staff.

A planning committee has worked to prepare sessions that will assist Council staff and members as they explore scalability, transition to a new 5-Year Plan, communicate results, engage in effective governance practices, and prioritize policy work to impact people with developmental disabilities and their families in their State or Territory.