Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month - 2016

News article

Posted March 15, 2016

Release date: 03/15/2016
Sponsored by: Board of Commissioners

An estimated 1 to 2 percent of the population has a developmental disability. One out of ten families is directly affected by developmental disabilities. As public awareness helps promote acceptance and understanding, and decrease prejudice and misconceptions, the month of March has been designated Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month.

Read the proclamation.

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