This month has been used during the past 36 years to share stories from the Developmental Disability Community, raise awareness toward the needs of the community, and encourage inclusion and access for individuals with developmental disabilities.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), developmental disabilities are defined as impairments in physical, learning, language, or behavior areas. Developmental Disability is a broad category used to describe many disabilities, including:

• Autism Spectrum Disorders
• Cerebral Palsy
• ADHD
• Down Syndrome
• Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
• Other Developmental Delays

This film is featured on PBS and is free to watch! It can be found by clicking the link above.

• Stop Asking Neurodivergent People to Change the Way They Communicate - Harvard Business Review
• Black Futures Month: More Black, Neurodivergent Women In Tech - Forbes
• Jason Arday Was Diagnosed With Autism As A Child And Will Now Be The Youngest Black Professor At The University Of Cambridge
• Transgender and non-binary people are up to six times more likely to have autism - NPR
• The transgender ‘proud Autistic’ psychologist who believes we have Autism all wrong - LATimes
  
• My Daughter Expects to Work. Will She Make Only $3.35 an Hour? - New York Times
  
• Developmental Disability Awareness Month - National Disability Institute
• Women'sHistoryMonth.gov