North Dakota Olmstead Commission

06/18/2026

Emergencies can happen at any time, and preparation matters for everyone. Join us for an Emergency Preparedness Training focused on helping individuals with disabilities, families, caregivers, and support staff feel more confident, informed, and ready in the event of an emergency.

We hope you’ll come learn practical tips, ask questions, and help build a safer, more prepared community for all.

Free training and dinner provided!

Register here:
https://forms.gle/GQ1xobK8GmGnR7dSA

06/18/2026

Autistic Pride Day!

June 18, 2026, is Autistic Pride Day!

Autistic Pride Day is a time to recognize and celebrate autistic individuals and the diversity of neurodivergent experiences. It is also an opportunity to promote acceptance, understanding, and inclusion in all areas of life. Autistic Pride Day is both a celebration and a reminder: Everyone deserves to be accepted, supported, and included in their communities.

Happy Autistic Pride Day!

06/17/2026

The North Dakota Center for Persons with Disabilities has a Money Follows the Person Housing Database here: https://ndcpd.org/mfp-listings/

06/14/2026

The Housing Choice Voucher Program (often called Section 8) helps low-income individuals and families, older adults, veterans, and people with disabilities afford safe, stable housing in their communities.

Rather than providing housing directly, the program helps participants pay a portion of their rent, giving them the flexibility to choose a home that best meets their needs. Participants typically contribute a portion of their income toward rent, while the voucher helps cover the remaining approved cost.

Access to affordable housing supports independence, stability, and opportunity, helping North Dakotans live, work, and thrive in the communities they call home.

06/12/2026

Don't forget to register for the 2026 Olmstead Conference before June 19!

Join us for a day of learning, networking, and advocacy. On top of our incredible lineup of speakers, we'll have 17 vendors, valuable resources, and lots of awesome door prizes throughout the day.

Also, the conference was approved for continuing education credits by the ND Board of Social Work Examiners.

06/12/2026

Need accessibility improvements in your home?

The North Dakota Housing Finance Agency’s Rehab Accessibility Program (RAP) offers grant funding for qualifying renovations that help lower-income North Dakotans with physical disabilities remain safe and independent in their homes. Funding may be available for ramps, widened doorways, grab bars, walk-in showers, and other accessibility modifications.

06/09/2026

Election Day!

Today is the Primary Election Day in North Dakota!

Know the process? The North Dakota Secretary of State has outlined the steps to help:

1. Make sure you meet the three North Dakota voting requirements.
2. Make sure you have a valid ID.
3. See a sample ballot and what you are voting on.
4. Find your polling location.
5. When you arrive at your polling location, a poll worker will verify your ID, ask if you meet the three voting requirements, and check you in.
6. Head to the judges' table to pick up a ballot.
7. Vote in a voting booth with a pen or use the ExpressVote ballot marking device.
8. Make a mistake? You can ask for a new ballot.
9. Take your ballot the paper ballot tabulator and insert.
10. Grab your "I VOTED" sticker. You Did It!

06/09/2026

The North Dakota Housing Incentive Fund (HIF) supports the development of affordable multifamily housing units for low- to moderate-wage workers, the state’s aging population, individuals with disabilities, and persons at-risk of homelessness.