NACDD INSIGHT: October 2025

In this issue, read about: Protecting Your Benefits: What to Know About Accepting Gifts State DD Councils Sign On Joint Statement to Express Concern over Recent Layoffs U.S. Department of Education and SAMHSA Advocacy Project Empowers People with Developmental Disabilities to Lead Change NACDD Celebrates 2025 Champions of Equal Opportunity Award Winners at National Leadership…

Protecting Your Benefits: What to Know About Accepting Gifts

On November 1, 2025, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits may be stopped affecting almost 42 million people across the nation, including people with developmental disabilities (DD). This is due to the current government shutdown. Friends, neighbors, and family may be reaching out and wanting to help people with disabilities who receive food assistance through the SNAP…

Washington DC

< Back to BADN Page By The Numbers The data below provides a snapshot of the state’s population of people with I/DD and older Americans, Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Waitlists, and the collective impact of the BADN collaboration. State Disability Prevalence Date Est Total State Disability Population (%):  11.5% Est Total State Disability…

Texas

< Back to BADN Page By The Numbers The data below provides a snapshot of the state’s population of people with I/DD and older Americans, Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Waitlists, and the collective impact of the BADN collaboration. State Disability Prevalence Date Est Total State Disability Population (%):  12.7% Est Total State Disability…

Oklahoma

< Back to BADN Page By The Numbers The data below provides a snapshot of the state’s population of people with I/DD and older Americans, Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Waitlists, and the collective impact of the BADN collaboration. State Disability Prevalence Date Est Total State Disability Population (%):  17.5% Est Total State Disability…

North Dakota

< Back to BADN Page By The Numbers The data below provides a snapshot of the state’s population of people with I/DD and older Americans, Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Waitlists, and the collective impact of the BADN collaboration. State Disability Prevalence Date Est Total State Disability Population (%):  12.5% Est Total State Disability…

New York

< Back to BADN Page By The Numbers The data below provides a snapshot of the state’s population of people with I/DD and older Americans, Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Waitlists, and the collective impact of the BADN collaboration. State Disability Prevalence Date Est Total State Disability Population (%):  13.0% Est Total State Disability…

New Mexico

< Back to BADN Page By The Numbers The data below provides a snapshot of the state’s population of people with I/DD and older Americans, Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Waitlists, and the collective impact of the BADN collaboration. State Disability Prevalence Date Est Total State Disability Population (%):  17.8% Est Total State Disability…

New Jersey

< Back to BADN Page By The Numbers The data below provides a snapshot of the state’s population of people with I/DD and older Americans, Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Waitlists, and the collective impact of the BADN collaboration. State Disability Prevalence Date Est Total State Disability Population (%):  10.8% Est Total State Disability…

Michigan

< Back to BADN Page By The Numbers The data below provides a snapshot of the state’s population of people with I/DD and older Americans, Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Waitlists, and the collective impact of the BADN collaboration. State Disability Prevalence Date Est Total State Disability Population (%):  14.7% Est Total State Disability…