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More about RICCs
The DD Council maintains a series of groups accross the state that work to further Council interests
in communities.These groups also work to facilitate support services to people with developmental disabilities in their communities.
There are about forty RICCs in Michigan. They serve more than fifty of the states counties. RICC community
activities supported by Council objectives include community living, education, and employment. Michigan's certified RICCs
each recieve an annual grant for $500 for operating expenses.
Each RICC can recieve an added $3500 for projects related to Council goals, such as cultural
diversity. Other grants of up to $8000 are available on a competative basis.
Council staff provide technical assistance to RICCs and help establish new committees. If there is
not a certified RICC in your area, please call the Council office to learn more about starting one.
Our Mission Statement
To support people with developmental disabilities to acheive life dreams.
Position on Inclusion
It is the position of the Michigan Developmental Council that disability is a part of the human experience.
People with disabilities have specific rights as well as responsibilities.Disability is an ongoing factor in people's lives,
occurring at any age, on a temporary or permanent basis.
Fundamental concepts regarding the rights of individuals with disabilities, indeed for all individuals,
include: self-determination and choicemaking; independent living; and the opportunity to be fully included in a social, educational,
political, economic, and cultural mainstream of society.
People with disabilities and thier families are capable and creative. They must have key decision-making
roles in policies, programs, and services that affect their lives. The supports that enable persons with disabilities and
their families to enjoy full participation in their community must be provided with respect for individual differences.
It is imperative that the persons providing supports are knowledgeable in the principles of inclusion,
both personal and community, and that they apply this knowledge throughout all enviroments.
Our Mission...
...is to ensure that true choices exist and barriers to full inclusion are eliminated; that people with disabilities
and their families have accurate and complete information regarding the services and supports they need.
People with disabilities who choose to have relationships, as well as to play, live, work, and learn
with other people with disabilities should have these choices honored
The challenge is for all communities to accept and celebrate the diversity of its members, for this
diversity adds a richness and fullnessto their makeup. In this everchanging global community, all it's members must
learn to live with, and respect, one another's individual differences and rights.
Community support and involvement of all members, including those with disabilities, are essential
for continuation of our society.
The Michigan Developmental Disabilities Council will embrace this position in all of its internal
operation, and in development and implementation of its grants program.For more infromation on the Council, or its state plan
and annual report, please contact the Michigan Developmental Disabilities Council in Lansing, 517/ 334-6123 (voice), 334-7354
(TDD), or 334-7353 (fax). http://michigan.gov/ddcouncil (website)
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