cover what is a developmental disability, also known as DD. A developmental disability is a mental or physical impairment or a combination of both. These conditions happen prior to age 22 and will likely be lifelong conditions. Developmental disabilities have to limit at least one of the major life activities, including but not limited to self-care, language, learning, and independent learning. Developmental disabilities often do not include things like traumatic brain injuries or TBI, but they are not mutually exclusive. Most developmental disability supports come from the DD Act, also known as the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act, which is a federal law. This law authorized the following programs, state councils on developmental disabilities, like the Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities, state protection and advocacy systems, university centers for excellence in developmental disabilities, education, research, and services, also known as UCEDDs, and Project of National Significance, also known as PNS. If you're interested in some more detailed information, module also has links for the full DD Act and some more developmental disability basics. In our next module, we will be covering developmental disability in healthcare, focusing on statistics.

developmental disability

Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act

university centers for excellence

Projects of National Significance

self-care and learning limitations