Celebrating graduations at the Champaign County Board of DD
EDITOR’S NOTE:
This is one in a series of outreach columns from the Champaign County Board of Developmental Disabilities.
Here at the Champaign County Board of Developmental Disabilities, the month of May means graduations for us too. We are celebrating the students we work with in schools all over Champaign County who are graduating from high school.
We celebrate the graduations of the many individuals our team serves throughout the county this month. This often means that these individuals move into the world of adulthood, sometimes moving out on their own and seeking employment. These are services that the Champaign County Board of DD can assist with. Our Service and Support Administration Department will assess the needs of the individual to determine the type of living situation and supports needed and help implement them. This can often mean helping the family determine if they need additional supports in the home with daily living needs, adjusting the Individual Support Plan to reflect the person-centered services and coordinating additional supports like Medicaid and Social Security.