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We are men and women who are committed to improving the lives of hundreds of CNMI residents with disability.

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We are passionate and are focused on issues related to self-determination, education, employment, transportation, housing, recreation, healthcare and overall quality of life of people with developmental disabilities and their families.

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Any item, piece of equipment, or product system, whether acquired commercially off the shelf, modified or customized, that is used to increase, maintain, or improve functionally capabilities of individuals with disabilities.

CNMI Council on Developemental Disabilities (Cantonese version)

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March 2023 is Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month

The DD Council’s mission is to promote systems change to ensure that individuals with developmental disabilities and their families have the same opportunities as others in the community. We shall continue to work hard to amplify the voice of individuals with disabilities and their families, because, the decisions we make here in the CNMI have a significant impacton their lives. The Council accomplishes this mission by helping to ensure that individuals with developmental disabilities and their family members play a vital role in the design of and access to quality delivery of services, supports and other assistance and opportunities.

The Council shall work to promote the independence, productivity, integration and inclusion of those with developmental disabilities into the community. To achieve or fulfill this mission, the CNMI Council on Developmental Disabilities shall invest in people and organization that are committed to serving people with developmental disabilities and their families CNMI wide.

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We, the CNMI Tri-Agency, consisting of the Northern Marianas Protection & Advocacy Systems, Inc. (NMPASI), the Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities (CDD), and the University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD), along with the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR), have collaborated to bring you our newsletter “Disability Watch”.

This newsletter was created by our organizations because we saw a need for more information dissemination about disabilities in the CNMI. This will be a quarterly newsletter and we encourage any organization or group that would like to inquire, collaborate and or share information about or related to disabilities in the CNMI to contact any of our agencies for more information.

CNMI-wide, and across the nation, organizations devoted to serving individuals with developmental disabilities encouraging people to understand that when people with disabilities are welcomed into local neighborhoods, workplaces, houses of worship, and schools everyone wins. “This is a time when our organization focuses on encouraging the public to better understand the individuals we serve,” said John DLG. Demapan, Vice-Chairperson for the CNMI DD Council.

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What is Disable The Label? Jude Hofschneider

What is Disable The Label? Edmund Villagomez

What is Disable The Label? Preston Basa

What is Disable The Label? John Demapan

July 22, 2021. Presentation to the House : CNMI Developmental Disabilities Council [10:00 a.m.]

CNMI Council on Developmental Disabilities

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