Jan 28, 2025 | News, Notes, Public Advocacy, Recent, SDAN, Summaries
In his fiscal 2026 budget proposal, Governor Wes Moore recently called for a $200 million reduction in funding for the Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA). If you witnessed the unprecedented denials and other actions taken by the Department of Health (MDH)...
Jan 20, 2025 | Meetings, News, Recent
In support of your personal advocacy, SDAN hosted a DD DAY PREP SESSION via Zoom on Friday, January 17 at 12PM. Learn what to expect in Annapolis and learn how to create your personal one-pager to share with legislators on DD Day, or another day! The meeting...
Jan 15, 2025 | Meetings, News, Recent
YOUR HELP IS DESPERATELY NEEDED TO ENSURE SELF-DIRECTION IS PART OF THE CONVERSATION IN ANNAPOLIS! Last November, with its “Self-Direction Manual” MDH-DDA showed us all the future that it envisions for Self-Direction… less funding, lower wages,...
Jan 14, 2025 | Meetings, News, Recent
SDAN held a General Membership Meeting on Friday, January 10, 2025, featuring guest speaker Heather Sachs, Policy & Advocacy Co-Director for the National Down Syndrome Congress. If you’ve ever been intimidated by the idea of speaking with your elected...
Nov 15, 2024 | Meetings, News, Recent
Join us for a rally to stop the self-direction policies that were developed without input from stakeholders—YOU, and all the other people who will be hurt by them. DOWNLOAD AND SHARE THE FLYER TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19th 11:30-12:30 LAWYERS MALL, ANNAPOLIS DIRECTIONS...
Nov 15, 2024 | Archives, Meetings, Recent
SDAN held a General Membership Meeting on Wednesday, November 13, 2024 to discuss issues and advocacy on the new DDA policies. On October 24, 2024, the DDA announced sweeping new changes to Self-Direction, without any real input from the Self-Direction community on...
