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SDAN VISION STATEMENT
We envision people with intellectual and developmental disabilities living self-directed, fulfilling lives with access to all the long-term services and supports they need.
SDAN MISSION STATEMENT
SDAN-Maryland’s mission is to advocate for participant choice, control, flexibility, and the sustainability of self-directed services and supports. We do this through education, training, legislative advocacy, maintaining partnerships with state agencies and divisions, and collaborating with organizations committed to supporting people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
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Virtual Self-Direction Legislative Workgroup Meeting
The final meeting of the self-direction legislative workgroup is being held this Wednesday, December 29 from 1:00-2:30 p.m. Here is the link to the zoom meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87481919915 Meeting ID: 874 8191 9915 This is the final meeting for this...
SDAN MEETING – New DDA Family as Staff Form and Participant Agreement
Dec 2, 2021 12:00 PM Eastern Time SDAN ZOOM meeting on Thursday December 2, 2021 at 12pm. We updated our members on recent advocacy efforts and the legislative workgroup. Then Rhonda Workman joined us to answer any remaining questions you had regarding the DDA...
SDAN Meeting – Staff Recruitment
Thursday October 7 at 3:00pm Hiring dedicated staff members is more important– and more challenging– than ever. So…… on Thursday October 7, we premiered Why Work in Self-Direction? a staff recruitment and training video produced by SDAN volunteers. This new video,...
SDAN Membership Meeting – Housing
September 17, 2021 12:00PM On September 17th at 12pm, we held our SDAN Membership Meeting focusing on Housing. We welcomed Tim Wiens from Maryland Independent Housing. He presented information and resources to help us navigate the regulatory minefield of Independent...
Self Direction FAQs
1. What is Self-Direction (SD)? Self-Direction is when a person with intellectual or developmental disabilities (I/DD) makes their own decisions about how their Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA) funding is allocated: You select the kind of...
SDAN Video – “Self-Direction & the Good Life!”
Self-Direction & The Good Life: Many Lives, Many Choices Video funded by SpArc Tank Grant from The Arc Maryland SDAN received a grant from The Arc Maryland to make two videos: this one and another one coming soon to help recruit staff. The Arc's funding was...
More Lives, More Choices!
Developmental Disabilities Day At The Legislature
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, limited IFDGS... we...
SDAN Membership Meeting – Building Relationships with Elected Officials for Effective Advocacy
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...