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Developmental Disability Services Boards and Committees
Developmental Disability Services has supporting committees that provide input, make suggestions, and perform supervision for those that use our services or provide those services.
- State Program Standing Committee
The State Program Standing Committee for Developmental Disability Services is comprised of 15 members, a majority of whom are disclosed consumers and family members.
- Local Program Standing Committee
Each developmental disability service provider must be governed by a board made up of citizens who are representative of the demographic makeup of the area served by the agency.
- Ethics Committee
The Ethics Committee is a diverse group of people who have a personal or professional interest in the well being of people with developmental disabilities.
- Human Rights Committee
The purpose of the Human Rights Committee is to safeguard the human rights of people receiving developmental disability services in Vermont.
- Vermont Communication Task Force (VCTF)
The purpose of the VCTF is to improve supports for communication primarily for transition age students and adults with developmental disabilities so that they can communicate more effectively in order to participate more fully in community life, make decisions and better advocate for themselves.
- Social Skills & Sexuality Education & Resource Network (SSERN)
The Network is comprised of Division of Disability and Aging Services staff, developmental services provider staff and self-advocates interested in developing policy, expanding resources across the state, and offering increased opportunities for education in relationship-building, personal safety and healthy sexuality to people receiving services and their circles of support.
- Vermont Safety Awareness Training Workgroup (VSAT)
The Vermont Safety Awareness Training Workgroup has taken responsibility for assuring that best practice crisis prevention and intervention training needed by Vermont developmental service providers and families is readily available and effective.
- Sex Offender Discussion Group
Monthly meetings of the Sex Offender Discussion Group provides ongoing training and support of case managers and direct support staff who work with offenders.
- Public Safety Funding Committee
The Legislature appropriated funding to specifically address public safety issues posed by adults with developmental disabilities.
- Equity Committee
The Equity Committee manages the New Caseload Fund, Equity Fund and High School Graduate Fund.
