Our Mission is to provide practical information to people with developmental disabilities and their support network. |
Upcoming events
AAIDD-LA 2017 Annual Meeting & Conference September 20 – 22 in Alexandria, LA LDH Updates from Dr. Rebekah Gee OCDD Updates from Mark Thomas Keynote Speaker James R. Thompson Finding Your People, Resolving Your Purpose, & Igniting Your Passion Dynamic breakout sessions covering Autism, Bullying, Staff Burn-out, COPD/Asthma, Dementia, Person Centered Planning, Communication, Adapted Sports, Self-Advocacy, HCBS Settings Rule, Fair Labor Standards, OCDD Programmatic Unit, and many more!
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Pat Landry - President Hilda Trahan - Past President Sylvia Melancon - President-Elect Keely Puma - Vice President of Conference Doug Ryland - Treasurer Shannon Noda - Secretary Sonia Mota - Vice President of Marketing Lynda Thiels - Vice President of Training David Vangossen - Vice President of Membership Joyce Louden - Member at large Judy Collins - Member at large Kristin Evans - Board Coordinator  AAIDD promotes progressive policies, sound research, effective practices, and universal human rights for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
We have several chairs on the board that are coming up for election. You do not have to be a member to nominate someone but you must be a member to be nominated. Visit the board nomination page for details. We are accepting nomination for Awards for the 2017 year. Please visit the Award nomination page for details. We will be putting on a great 2017 conference this year so please invite people that may enjoy what we have to offer and do not forget to register yourself! Lastly, please comment in our forum about our new website. Let us know what you would like more information about and what you feel would be helpful. |
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