Empowerment through Self-Advocacy
CCDD empowers Self-Advocates with training, awareness activities, and networking. By empowering persons with developmental disabilities and their families to both advocate for themselves and seek long-term solutions through systems change, CCDD creates an environment of self-sufficiency, self-determination, inclusion, and acceptance.
Current Self Advocate Initiatives:
Ability Leadership Program
The Ability Leadership Program (ALP) is an innovative peer-led education program designed to empower advocates and allies within the disability rights community. ALP is an online educational and professional development program. It prepares Leaders to engage in collective advocacy through:
More information on the ALP Program: ALP Information or email Nicole Maher at nicole.maher@ky.gov
Exceptional Family Magazine
"Exceptional Family Ky," is a free statewide magazine that made its debut February 1, 2009, in time for the 874K Conference in Frankfort. This reader-friendly publication has one mission --Empowerment. This magazine offers compelling, first-person accounts by the true experts in the field -- the people experiencing these issues on the front lines. The magazine features stories that appeal to both self-advocates and family members. A statewide resource guide is published in every magazine.
Click the cover below to view the magazine online. If you have story ideas, would like to be included in the resource guide, or would like to subscribe to the magazine please contact: nicole.maher@ky.gov
If you are interested in future advocacy events,
please contact Nicole Maher- Nicole.Maher@ky.gov or 502-226-0784