Appendix: Massachusetts Developmental Disabilities Council

The following table summarizes some of MDDC’s objectives (specifically, the ones we reviewed during our audit) for 2017–2021. MDDC determined whether it met these objectives by counting how many people with developmental disabilities participated in its activities, which were mostly trainings, during this five-year period.

Overview

 

Objective	Activity Participants
[1.1]    A minimum of 100 youth with developmental disabilities will develop effective skills and engage in self-advocacy by September 30, 2021.	235
[1.2]   A minimum of 200 adults with developmental disabilities will improve interactive skills and engage in self-advocacy by September 30, 2021.	218
[1.3]   A minimum of 100 students with developmental disabilities and family members from racially diverse communities will develop advocacy skills and engage in self-advocacy by September 30, 2021.	119
[1.4]   A minimum of 50 people with developmental disabilities and family members will develop and demonstrate leadership skills by September 30, 2021.	165
[3.2]   A minimum of 100 people with developmental disabilities will develop the skills needed to obtain competitive, integrated employment by September 30, 2021.	108

Source: MDDC’s Annual Program Performance Report for Fiscal Year 2021

Date published:	June 23, 2023