Information and Technical Assistance Center (ITACC)
Information on promising and evidence-based practices to improve data collection efforts using culturally sensitive methods for State plan projects and activities supported by a Council on Developmental Disabilities.
DetailsDisability groups need to make sure that all people get the services and supports they need and want and reflect their culture; Answers to these questions can help groups to…
DetailsThis 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…
Details1. Differentiate equity from diversity and inclusion. 2. Describe the implications of equity in the IDD space. Has your Council defined equity and what it means for intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD)? Which one – diversity, equity, or inclusion? Click to open Advancing Equity
DetailsParticipants will: 1. Engage in a brief self‐assessment of individual cultural competence. 2. Discuss and list the extent to which cultural and linguistic competence are specifically stated in Councils’: -Policies -Structures -Practices -Behaviors -Attitudes 3.Select and discuss road signs that describe where their respective Councils are advancing cultural and linguistic competence. Click to…
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