ITACC

FFY 2024 No Cost Extension Request DUE
2025-08-01
Please submit any FY2024 SCDD NCE requests as soon as the programmatic need is identified, but no later than Friday, August 1, 2025.
For questions, please review the email shared by Sara Newell-Perez on June 18th or reach out to your OIDD Program Specialist.

TA Office Hours: State Plan Updates
2025-07-22 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York)
Zoom link will be sent out on the ITACC listserv the prior to the scheduled Tuesday session.

BUDDIES (Building Evaluation Capacity) Session 13: Surveys
2025-07-17 15:00 - 16:30
July BUDDIES Session – Learn how to survey smarter!
Ready to level up your surveys? Join us for BUDDIES Session 13 on Thursday, July 17! We’re diving into all things surveys – how to prepare, develop, and implement surveys that truly support your Council’s work. You’ll learn how to:

Write clear, inclusive questions
Reach your target audience
Design surveys that work for your communities
Avoid common mistakes

Along the way, BUDDIES will share tips, tricks, and resources to help with your next survey!

Who: Council staff
What: Surveys
When: Thursday, July 17 from 3:00 – 4:30PM EST
Where: Virtual, via Zoom
How: Register now!

New Executive Director Orientation
2025-07-17 13:00 - 14:30
This event is designed for New Executive Directors and is by invitation only.

Training & TA Institute: Decision Making - Goal/Objective Framework
2025-06-05 15:00 - 16:30
Join us to hear about strategies to help members make decisions about realistic goals and objectives for the next 5-year plan.
Register!

Training & TA Institute: Practices for Facilitating Planning Meetings
2025-06-05 13:00 - 14:30
Join us as we explore ways to make your strategic planning meeting(s) more effective and efficient. We’ll review common techniques and how to use them for meeting preparation and management, developing ground rules, managing conflict and more.
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Training & TA Institute: Positive Practices when Using Social Media
2025-06-03 15:00 - 16:30
Join as we will explore common social media platforms being used and strategies on when to adopt, as well as managing negative content that may surface. We will also explore the benefits of having a social media policy and/or guidelines for Council staff and members that includes how to use disclaimers.
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Training & TA Institute: Practices for Recruiting Prospective Members
2025-06-03 13:00 - 14:30
Join us to explore strategies to enhance information gathering research, the different ways Councils evaluate prospective members to meet the needs of the Council, and onboarding for new Council members.
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Training & TA Institute: Supporting Healthy Communities
2025-05-29 15:00 - 16:30
Join us to hear about the successful efforts your Council peers have been working on to improve healthy outcomes for people with I/DD in their states and territories.
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Training & TA Institute: Federal Updates
2025-05-29 13:00 - 14:30
Join us to hear information and updates from leadership staff from ACL, Administration on Disabilities, Office of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.
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BUDDIES (Evaluation Capacity Building) Session: Data Visualization
2025-05-15 15:00 - 16:30
May BUDDIES Session – Make Your Data Pop!
To build off the April Peer-to-Peer session, the BUDDIES Project will facilitate a session on data visualization. We’ll cover creative ways to visually bring your most important data to life! We’ll also be joined by a special guest – Ariel Schwartz from the University of New Hampshire’s Institute on Disability – who will provide some tips and methods for putting your visual data in the hands of Council members. Whether you love a good pie chart or you’re just getting started, this session will help you turn numbers into stories that stick! Let’s make data more visual and powerful together! We hope to see you there.
Who: Council staff
What: Data Visualization
When: Thursday, May 15 from 3:00 – 4:30PM EST
Where: Virtual, via Zoom
How: Register now!

REGISTRATION LINK: https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/96c0c82fbc604efe867a5e1c6b992aa3

Peer-2-Peer: 5-Year Plan Development - Presenting Data Summaries to Council Members
2025-04-24 15:00 - 16:30
Join your peers and discuss how you present your CRA data to your Council members in a meaningful way. What to focus on? What do other Councils do? Learn tips and tricks from your peers!

Date: Thursday, April 24, 2025
Time: 3 pm – 4:30 pm EASTERN
Register Here!

Leadership Lab: Strategies for Renewed Engagement from Council and Committee Members
2025-04-10 15:00 - 16:00
Join us as we discuss strategies to get Council and Committee Members reengaged in Council work. We’ll discuss agenda setting for maximum engagement, self-evaluation and tips for driving greater participation. Bring your effective practices to share with others!
Who should attend? Council members who are in leadership roles such as Chair, Vice-Chair, Executive Committee members and members leading or co-leading Council committees.
Date: Thursday, April 10, 2025
Time: 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. EASTERN
Register Here!

PPR for FFY 2024 DUE
2025-03-28
Reports are due by close of business today. Follow submission instructions provided by your assigned Program Specialist.

ACL Office of Fiscal Operations (OFO): DD council and DSA Fiscal Staff training
2025-03-27 14:30 - 15:45
This meeting is for Council fiscal staff, including DSA fiscal staff that support your Council.
Leadership and staff from the Administration for Community Living | Office of Fiscal Operations will share information and updates about grant financial management and cost allowability requirements as well as current reporting requirements and guidance.

Date: Thursday, March 27, 2025
Time: 2:30 – 3:45 pm EST

The Executive Director for each Council was provided the registration information. Please contact adeaville@nacdd.org or smatney@nacdd.org for registration information if you did not receive it directly.

TA Office Hours: Program Performance Report (PPR)
2025-03-18 15:00 - 16:00, 2025-03-04 15:00 - 16:00, 2025-02-18 15:00 - 16:00, 2025-02-04 15:00 - 16:00
Zoom link will be sent out on the ITACC listserv on the Monday before the meeting.

5-Year State Plan Development - CRA Part C
2025-03-13 15:00 - 16:00
Join us to review the 5-year plan section on Analysis of State Issues and Challenges. We will discuss items in the section including eligibility criteria, barriers to full participation of people with I/DD who are unserved and underserved, waiting list information, assistive technology, and adequacy of resources, adequacy of services in ICF/DD facilities and HCBS services.

Date: Thursday, March 13, 2025
Time: 3:00 – 4:00 pm Eastern time
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5-Year Plan CRA Parts A & B
2025-02-27 15:00 - 16:00
Join us to explore how state information data can help with State plan development and how the portrait of the State sections can inform the Council’s priorities when considering goals.
Date: Thursday, February 27, 2025
Time: 3 p.m. – 4 p.m. Eastern
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BUDDIES (Evaluation Capacity Building) Meeting
2025-02-12 15:00 - 16:00
Ensuring BUDDIES Is About U
During this session, Partnerships For Health will present key findings from the 2025 BUDDIES Survey.
Following this, they will lead a facilitated discussion with Councils to identify and prioritize evaluation training topics.
This collaborative process will allow for a deeper exploration of the prioritized topics, ensuring that the 2025 Building Utilization-focused Developmental Disabilities Impact Evaluation Skills (BUDDIES) training is tailored to be practical, actionable, and focused on real-world utility.

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Leadership Lab: Effective Messaging
2025-02-06 15:00 - 16:00
Leadership Labs are a series of events where current Council Member Leaders can learn about Council Member leader functions.
This Leadership Lab will be focused on effective messaging for DD Councils. Participants will learn how to lead discussions that help council members create a clear message about the council’s purpose and impact. They will also learn ways to share this message with the community to raise awareness and build support for the council’s work.
Date: Thursday, February 6, 2025
Time: 3 p.m. – 4 p.m. EST
Register Here!

State of the States Consultation Session
2025-01-28 14:00 - 15:00
Want to learn more about data available through the State of the States project or ask questions about how you can apply data-driven decision making?
Sign up to join us for a special consultative session driven by questions from DD Council members.
Date: Tuesday, January 28, 2025
Time: 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. EST
Register Here!

Peer-2-Peer Knowledge Exchange: 5YP Public Input
2025-01-23 15:00 - 16:30
Join us for a discussion with your peers about strategies that may be helpful in gathering input for the 5 Year Plan Development.
Registration

Sexual Orientation Gender Identity Report DUE
2024-12-30
Details for SOGI report

State of the States Webinar for Council Staff
2024-11-22 13:00 - 14:30
How can DD Council Staff support the data literacy of Council members?
The State of the States in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Ongoing Longitudinal Data Project of National Significance (PNS) is partnering with the ITACC to develop a special training series focused on understanding national I/DD data, enhancing data literacy, improving data accessibility, and using data for storytelling. We invite you to join us for Session 4 for DD Council staff in November. Some areas that will be covered include data use, data sources, reliability of data, and data for decision making.
Date: November 22, 2024
Time: 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM EST
Who Should Attend: Open to All DD Council Staff
Register Here!

Leadership Lab: Supporting Council Member Leaders
2024-11-14 15:00 - 16:00
Topic: Boosting Engagement During Council Meetings

Join us on November 14, 2024, from 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. Eastern time for information, ideas, and discussion with peers about enhancing the effectiveness of your Council meetings and keeping everyone focused on why you are there and what you are working towards.

Who should attend? Council members who are in leadership roles such as Chair, Vice-Chair, Executive Committee members and members leading or co-leading Council committees.

Register here!

Peer-2-Peer - Data Reporting Observations: Reflections from the FFY 2023 PPRs
2024-10-31 15:00 - 16:00
ITACC staff will review their observations about the reporting of PPR data and engage participants in the discussion of items for potential inclusion into a “PPR Quality Assurance Checklist for Data elements”.
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Public Health Workforce Report DUE
2024-10-31
Details
