Week 2

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March is Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month

DD Awareness Month Continues!

It's Week 3 of DD Awareness Month, and it's not too late to post a DDAM announcement to your networks if you haven't already. That said, we've been following the hashtag #DDawareness2021 and have seen a lot of posts already! There have been some really great stories shared in just the first nine days of March.

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The DD Awareness Month resource guide is now available, and it's been updated to include submissions from the past week. Click here to download a PDF version of the guide<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0013tuGwTzb9cTrvV3LxB7TtTAdGaVOgtQbvz47qA5OFOCpuCz_mFJgcDJskVS-_2wkDpoKrIW9nrMo7FhsIAVE_0vtk6IP-ktjkPEis4BsHlwQTa0m8qZeAcRNRxNm4UNCUR0QeAWU5qYEbhQgFjF7av0G_T_e3Lc4KuMDzFmY7tGwkwiRZW_viwcgxr2MPCq3sQgrhyoF1mK9YdDUXcU3484t7JCNv7lRLiiAYHx9J_HE1vV2vS1lGZleviXd5G4hrL4bhg_6-aFYG7gob0ewbxc3lB2oE8zyyyt0zXrSahY=&c=-7I_TnKe77sXUYPB5WGS1tsbfMF4uAB3lqMsQhW_RF-_AQerZXY-cQ==&ch=1OwEOiK8dyopj_GhUTeS_oLXKAb7riGDrcg_884bMpMa82p7HG3BSw==> or visit the DDAM page on the NACDD website<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0013tuGwTzb9cTrvV3LxB7TtTAdGaVOgtQbvz47qA5OFOCpuCz_mFJgcMmmLmOtS3usdajqD7ONNjAaXzABOtM__qsI_4lu319LVyiN1PwOQkbK4hzbzex9sqYN_qhfZAVvJ0RdMjlWo-4=&c=-7I_TnKe77sXUYPB5WGS1tsbfMF4uAB3lqMsQhW_RF-_AQerZXY-cQ==&ch=1OwEOiK8dyopj_GhUTeS_oLXKAb7riGDrcg_884bMpMa82p7HG3BSw==>.

DD Awareness Month 2021 Image and Get Ready Webinar<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0013tuGwTzb9cTrvV3LxB7TtTAdGaVOgtQbvz47qA5OFOCpuCz_mFJgcLfiFKSnfY8724_CqU9rawoE4T4xcd99VpvBMWVqptJgYpzOO8gbxVSIrgkFBmQrA9-21SNrDhE_fmkgCEbaygQCV0Kk5KxeIw61LdD5-NRVInLU-txgSu6vGMfdRj_azT4nMOBIm75oI7fFdalKJodprZdu2vQAqh_86K281s4dhF_f67iFBCM=&c=-7I_TnKe77sXUYPB5WGS1tsbfMF4uAB3lqMsQhW_RF-_AQerZXY-cQ==&ch=1OwEOiK8dyopj_GhUTeS_oLXKAb7riGDrcg_884bMpMa82p7HG3BSw==> are now available in Spanish
We also now have the 2021 image in Cantonese and Vietnamese. Click here<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0013tuGwTzb9cTrvV3LxB7TtTAdGaVOgtQbvz47qA5OFOCpuCz_mFJgcIlMY5Kjn3VRzHLls5yioGXRrZAfv8lFLGFaI47ruHLKhMqfGTOpSDvZ15-95D4Ezc67ed8TVV-HHhi4UjIn3fhPnbYjHzzG3w==&c=-7I_TnKe77sXUYPB5WGS1tsbfMF4uAB3lqMsQhW_RF-_AQerZXY-cQ==&ch=1OwEOiK8dyopj_GhUTeS_oLXKAb7riGDrcg_884bMpMa82p7HG3BSw==> for both

The intention of this resource guide is to help provide you with content for posting on social media during Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month. There are no set guidelines for posting – feel free to share whatever you want, whenever you want!

Week 3 focus is on the policy issues that affect people with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Examples include employment, education, transition, ABLE, voting rights, community living

·    Remember to always use the hashtag #DDAwareness2021
·    The hashtag is important! Every organization reading this guide has stories to share, and the DD Awareness Month is our yearly opportunity to share far beyond our individual networks.
·    Generally, anything that is tagged with #DDawareness2021 is free to be liked, commented on, and shared/retweeted. Our advice on re-sharing: use it as an excuse to reach out to groups and ask their staff to share your organization’s DDAM posts as well.
·    More advice: Keep track of the data connected to how many people your posts reach, as well as how many people react to them, as this will help you measure and show the impact the campaign has.
·    To download the cover photos for DD Awareness Month, download them from this email<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0013tuGwTzb9cTrvV3LxB7TtTAdGaVOgtQbvz47qA5OFOCpuCz_mFJgcMmmLmOtS3us4KxTEPEcESCro8Jxcuir2cyU0Fqg88nYz4XQycLSp-iXE8oqW7II7d6EsmpR0klI7GEnQJSEDl_jTlDLbCwAFOvY-2pO4AKfyNtz6hIcv9cWp85IYDLJA_B3qj2XEfGq_ulZTyr1sqtKPWPp1gdOwQ==&c=-7I_TnKe77sXUYPB5WGS1tsbfMF4uAB3lqMsQhW_RF-_AQerZXY-cQ==&ch=1OwEOiK8dyopj_GhUTeS_oLXKAb7riGDrcg_884bMpMa82p7HG3BSw==> or find them on our website<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0013tuGwTzb9cTrvV3LxB7TtTAdGaVOgtQbvz47qA5OFOCpuCz_mFJgcMmmLmOtS3usdajqD7ONNjAaXzABOtM__qsI_4lu319LVyiN1PwOQkbK4hzbzex9sqYN_qhfZAVvJ0RdMjlWo-4=&c=-7I_TnKe77sXUYPB5WGS1tsbfMF4uAB3lqMsQhW_RF-_AQerZXY-cQ==&ch=1OwEOiK8dyopj_GhUTeS_oLXKAb7riGDrcg_884bMpMa82p7HG3BSw==>. Also, this year we've created templates for Facebook or Twitter cover photos, so download them here<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0013tuGwTzb9cTrvV3LxB7TtTAdGaVOgtQbvz47qA5OFOCpuCz_mFJgcIlMY5Kjn3VRzHLls5yioGXRrZAfv8lFLGFaI47ruHLKhMqfGTOpSDvZ15-95D4Ezc67ed8TVV-HHhi4UjIn3fhPnbYjHzzG3w==&c=-7I_TnKe77sXUYPB5WGS1tsbfMF4uAB3lqMsQhW_RF-_AQerZXY-cQ==&ch=1OwEOiK8dyopj_GhUTeS_oLXKAb7riGDrcg_884bMpMa82p7HG3BSw==> as well.

Get Involved!
The resource guide will be updated every Monday throughout the month of March

We want to use this campaign to showcase the excellent work that is being done to celebrate and improve the lives of people with developmental disabilities. If you have resources or materials that you think should be included and shared with this campaign, please send them to us! We will feature the submissions on our resource guide and they will be shared to audiences all across the country. Examples of resources include, but are in no way limited to, videos, toolkits, news articles, photos, personal stories, promising practices, etc. Share what events your community is doing to celebrate DD Awareness Month and show us how you are making a difference during March! With your help, we can make the DD Awareness Month campaign a success!

This resource guide will be updated with new resources every Monday throughout the month of March. If you have or know of a resource that you want to be included, please email xxxxxx@nacdd.org<mailto:xxxxxx@nacdd.org>.

AGAIN: Remember to use the hashtag #DDawareness2021

Learn More

Follow NACDD on social media to stay up to date on DD Awareness Month:

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*Please note that any artwork submitted to NACDD may be subject to modification by NACDD. All artists will be given credit in the form of image captions.

2021 DDAM Logo artwork by Eileen Schofield (Art Enables)

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