About

FCIC partners with the Florida Developmental Disabilities Council, Disability Rights Florida, and the Mailman Center UCEDD at the University of Miami; this is referred to as the DD Network. The DD Network partners receive funding through the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000. This federal legislation requires "meaningful examples of how the Councils, Protection and Advocacy systems, and University Centers for Excellence' have taken coordinated activities" that have brought about "advocacy, capacity building, and systemic change activities" (Section 105).

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Florida Developmental Disabilities Council, Inc.

The primary mission of the Florida Developmental Disabilities Council is to promote innovative programs and practices designed to prevent developmental disabilities and improve the quality of life of individuals with such disabilities and their families.

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Disability Rights Florida

Disability Rights Florida promotes, expands, protects, and seeks to assure the human and legal rights of people through the provision of information and advocacy. The Center will carry out its mission with the involvement of individuals with disabilities. The Center is committed to assuring community inclusion with adequate supports for all individuals with disabilities and will be at the forefront of protecting this right.

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Mailman Center for Child Development

The Mailman Center at the University of Miami is a UCEDD that addresses concerns of individuals with developmental disabilities and children with special health care needs through research, clinical service, training for professionals and community members, and advocacy