Erie County Board of Developmental Disabilites

“Our mission is to promote choice, independence, and to support people with disabilities in exercising their rights to be respected, responsible members of their community.”

Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month

They go to school and to work. They volunteer. They are your neighbor. They are your friend. They are people with developmental disabilities and they are just like you. March is Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month. Erie County Board of Developmental Disabilities encourages everyone to take time to get to know someone with a developmental disability. You learn that everyone has something to offer.

Help celebrate Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month by joining us for a pot luck! Click on the PDF flyer below for more information.

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Name Change

In early July, Governor Strickland signed Senate Bill 79 that changes the name of the Department of Mental Retardation (MR) and Developmental Disabilities (DD) to the Department of Developmental Disabilities (DD), as well as the names of local MRDD boards to County Boards of DD. The Erie County Board of Developmental Disabilities will now begin a transition to our new name. This transition will include new signage, letterhead, website address, email addresses, and much more. Watch for changes to come!

2009 Annual Report

To read our 2009 Annual Report, in PDF format, please click on the link below.

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Rights of Persons With a Developmental Disability

5123.62 Rights of persons with mental retardation or a developmental disability.

The rights of persons with mental retardation or a developmental disability include, but are not limited to, the following:

(A) The right to be treated at all times with courtesy and respect and with full recognition of their dignity and individuality;

(B) The right to an appropriate, safe, and sanitary living environment that complies with local, state, and federal standards and recognizes the persons’ need for privacy and independence;

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Erie County Board of Developmental Disabilities

Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month

Name Change

2009 Annual Report

Rights of Persons With a Developmental Disability

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