March 1, 2016

by: Emily Hastings

“What’s Your Story?” – National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month

Easy-going. Compassionate. Strong-willed. Adventurous. Helpful. Sensitive. One or more of these words may describe you. They also describe people with developmental disabilities.

March is National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month (NDDAM) and all of us at UCP of Greater Cleveland invite you to consider the true meaning of this year’s theme, “What’s Your Story?”

Statewide, and across the nation, organizations devoted to serving individuals with developmental disabilities are raising awareness of the many abilities people have, regardless of disability. “What’s Your Story” encourages people to get to know someone with a disability to better understand that we are all connected and alike in many ways.

“This is a time when our organization focuses on encouraging the public to better understand the individuals we serve,” said UCP of Greater Cleveland President & CEO Trish Otter. “During this month, we encourage people to learn more about the thousands people in this community who have a developmental disability and to recognize that all of us have talents and strengths that we can offer to make Northeast Ohio a better place to live.”

Remember – each one of us has a story and each story has the potential to educate and inspire others. You just might learn how much we are all connected.

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