In every state and territory, programs authorized by the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act (DD Act) empower individuals with developmental disabilities and their families to help shape policies that impact them. Different programs have different rules on what they can do and how they can spend their money.
Developmental Disability Councils in each state and US territory, design a 5-Year State Plan to provide education and fund projects to show new ways that people with disabilities can be fully included in their community. The DD Act allows Councils to choose Federal “Areas of Emphasis” to focus on based on gaps in service identified in our State. The information collected will help us determine those gaps and develop the goals and activities for our next State Plan.
The survey for the first round of collecting information has now closed. We are grateful for everyone that chose to participate in this survey.
A draft of the 5-Year State Plan will be released in June 2025. A report of the town hall information will be released by the end of January 2025. Please check back on this page for more information.
Past Town Halls
Fallon – Fallon Convention Center – 100 Campus Way, Fallon, NV – May 6, 2024
Reno – McKinley Arts and Cultural Center – 925 Riverside Drive, Reno, NV – August 19, 2024
Carson City – Carson City Community Center, 851 E Williams Street, Carson City, NV – August 22, 2024
Pahrump – Nye Communities Coalition – 1020 E. Wilson Rd. Pahrump, NV – September 16, 2024
Mesquite – Mesquite Library – 160 W. 1st North, Mesquite, NV – September 17, 2024
Las Vegas – C.W. Woodbury Middle School – 3875 E Harmon Ave, Las Vegas, NV – September 18, 2024
Elko – Holiday Inn Express – 2542 Ruby Vista Drive, Elko, NV – September 23, 2024
Virtual – October 3, 2024
Virtual – December 18, 2024
Virtual – January 16, 2025