GOALS	OBJECTIVES
EDUCATION and EARLY INTERVENTION : Children and adults with developmental disabilities will receive educational services and supports that enable them to achieve their potential.	1. The Council will promote best practices in teaching, interagency cooperation, quality assurance and transition planning through methods including training and technical assistance to parents, students, educators and agencies. 2. The Council will help develop more post-secondary educational opportunities and make existing programs more accessible for adults with disabilities.
EMPLOYMENT: People with disabilities will have greater opportunities for job training, competitive employment and increased hours of employment.	The Council will promote the employment of people with disabilities, help expand available job options, improve the skills of employment support staff and help remove systemic barriers to employment, particularlyloss of public benefits and supports.
FORMAL and INFORMAL COMMUNITY SUPPORTS: People with developmental disabilities will be integrated into their communities, able to exercise their full rights of citizenship and be productive and contributing members of society.	1. The Council will help develop effective, high quality and sufficient supports based on individual needs and choice, which foster independence, meaningful relationships and community involvement and evolve to meet people's needs as they age. 2. The Council will support the development of a reliable, well-trained workforce that can meet the current and projected future needs of people with disabilities, and help assure that family caregivers receive the training and support they need. 3. The Council, in collaboration, will advocate for people with disabilities and families to have the information and support they need in order to access needed services and plan for their future financial security and independence
QUALITY ASSURANCE: People with developmental disabilities will have a high quality of life in all areas and live in dignity, free of mistreatment, with greater choice and control over their lives.	1. The Council will help strengthen the systems that protect vulnerable people from abuse, neglect and exploitation and empower people with developmental disabilities to protect themselves and to seek help when needed. 2. The Council will advocate for outcome measures and evaluation methods that best define and measure adequacy of services andquality of care in the developmental disabilities service system, and support improvements to the system 3. The Council will, in collaboration, promote, help strengthen and/ or organize strong, independent advocacy driven by people with disabilities and their families supporting greater choice, independence and self-determination in all aspects of life.
HOUSING: People with disabilities will have the choice to live with whomever they wish and housing options that are accessible, affordable and adaptable to their needs.	1. The Council will promote universal design features for all populations and their incorporation into new housing as a standard practice. 2. The Council will support more diverse and enhanced options for people with disabilities to live with whomever they wish, with the support they need, independently of their parents or families of origin if they so choose.
HEALTH: People with disabilities will have access to the full range of health care and support services they need to be healthy.	1. The Council will help educate health care providers to be more knowledgeable about disabilities, services, and supports; make better diagnoses; and make more timely referrals, and help improve communication between patients and providers. 2. The Council will support Medicaid and other insurance coverage of all essential services and reimbursement rates for providers more consistent with their costs for services.
TRANSPORTATION: People with developmental disabilities will have access to more reliable and accessible transportation that is responsive to need in all areas of life.	The Council will monitor and support efforts in the state to develop more accessible transportation, better coordinate existing resources, and assure people know how to access these resources.
CROSS CUTTING: The Council will inform people with disabilities, families, policy makers and the general public about Council activities, current problems impacting people with developmental disabilities and options for addressing them.	The Council will maintain a web site and disseminate information about Council activities and current issues that impact people with developmental disabilities through presentations, written materials, and electronic means.