The Developmental Disabilities Council is authorized by Public Law 106-402 to address the unmet needs of people with developmental disabilities through system-wide advocacy, planning and demonstration projects.
The mission of the Delaware Developmental Disabilities Council is to promote and embrace inclusion, equality and empowerment. To that end the Council will:
- Hold agencies accountable
- Facilitate access to culturally competent services
- Educate the public and policy makers
- Fund Projects that promote system change
The Council believes that:
- all individuals should be included
- all individuals should be able to exercise their rights and responsibilities
- the integrity of individuals and families need to be supported
- supports should be consumer driven
- equality should be promoted and the accepted standard
- equality within the disability community must be embraced and practiced
