Bylaws: General information for a DD Council
This information was created for DD Council staff and members interested in knowing more about the purpose and benefit of having bylaws. ITACC staff reviewed bylaws from most of the…
Designated State Agency: Purpose, role, responsibilities, MOU, and periodic review
Information about the purpose and role of the designated state agency is presented. Required responsibilities, memorandum of understanding with the Council and periodic review is included. Download the Designated State…
Online Course – Advocacy, Public Policy, and Activities
Advocacy, Public Policy, and Activities: Councils on Developmental Disabilities This course provides information for DD Council members and staff who advocate for people with developmental disabilities and their families. Topics…
DD Council Member Guide
Information for people appointed to serve on a Council for Developmental Disabilities. Click here to download the DD Council Member Guide in English Click here to download the DD Council…
Online Course – Fiscal Basic Training #2
The information in this course provides an overview of the federal match requirements for DD Councils. Topics include general guidelines, calculating federal match amounts, documentation, and reporting requirements (SF-425). Click…
Online Course – Fiscal Basic Training #1
This course provides Council members, staff, and other participants with basic information about the financial requirements for the DD Council. Topics include funding sources, the Formula Grant, Notice of Award…
Notable FAQs – September 2022
Playground equipment, competitive process for making funds available, members serving in more than one category, activating the emerging need objective, federal guidance on Council committees, posting to the ITACC listserv…
Notable FAQs – August 2022
Paying salaries and benefits, difference between supplanting and supplementing, annual work plan projects, Council members who apply for Council jobs, public comment periods. Click here to read the Notable FAQ’s…
Cultural and Linguistic Competence & Equity for Councils: General Resource
This resource provides a review of DD Act definitions, information about defining organizational culture, linguistic competence, equity in the developmental disabilities “space”, intersectionality, and an overview about reporting cultural diversity…
Notable FAQs from the Field – May 2022
Obligation, Council funding allocation tables, state plan revisions and due date, examples of Stevens Amendment statements. Click here to read the May 2022 FAQs.