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The mission of the Utah Developmental Disabilities Council is to be the state’s leading source of critical innovative, progressive knowledge, advocacy, leadership and collaboration to enhance the lives of individuals with developmental disabilities. Listen to our podcast, Develop Abilities, here: https://anchor.fm/utah-developmental-disabilities-council

06/16/2026

The Utah Developmental Disabilities Council is excited to introduce our Facebook and Instagram community to UDDC Members throughout 2026. Each Month we will be introducing to you a Council member in our “Meet a Member” series. You will learn what they like to do for fun, how they got involved in advocacy, and so much more.

Meet Jaycie. Jaycie Voorhees, MM, MT-BC is a passionate music therapist and entrepreneur with 17 years of experience in the field. She is the Executive Director of Harmony Music Therapy in Midvale, Utah, where her team of music therapists works with individuals of all ages with developmental disabilities.

Jaycie specializes in working with children and adults with disabilities, and is also passionate about work in hospice, memory care, and mental health. Jaycie is passionate about lifelong learning, and is constantly exploring new theories, methods, musicality, and ways to help her clients.
To get in touch with Jaycie for information about music therapy services, email her at [email protected]

06/11/2026

On Thursday July 16th the Utah Developmental Disabilities Council will be hosting a one day self-advocacy conference & BBQ bash at Active Re-Entry in Price Utah. The conference will run from 10am-3pm. They have a lot of fun activities that are planned for this conference and you don’t want to miss it. The event is free but you must register for the event. To register for the event you can scan the QR code that is on the flyer or you can call 385-408-6689. To see what the schedule of events is like for the day you can check out the flyer that is in this post.

06/03/2026

Are you a self-advocate that wants to learn more about friendship and wants to learn how to be in a relationship? If you said yes to the questions we have the answer just for you. The Utah Developmental Disabilities Council and the Utah Parent Center are excited to announce that registration for the summer session of Tetons is now opened. Classes start on Wednesday July 1st for Teens ages 13-18. Classes for Teens will be held every Wednesday till August 12th and run from 10:30-12:30pm. For Adults Classes will start on Thursday July 2nd till August 20th and run from 10:30am-12:30pm. All classes will be held in person at the Utah Parent Center Office.

If you are a teen and want to register for this class please visit:
http://bit.ly/July26Teens

For Adults please visit:
http://bit.ly/JulyAdults26

If you have any questions about the classes please call the Utah Developmental Disabilities Council at 801-245-7350 or the Utah Parent Center at 801-272-1051.

05/06/2026

Are you a self-advocate that has autism and looking for a great conference to attend? If you are, we have just the conference for you. is hosting their annual autcon conference. The conference will be held on Thursday May 14th and Friday May 15th and will run from 10 am-8pm on Thursday and Friday. If you are interested in attending this conference or would like to see an overview of the conference please visit: https://www.autconsva.com/overview2026

04/29/2026

The Utah Developmental Disabilities Council along with the Utah Caregiving Roundtable are looking for participants to be a part of their caregiver simulation. The Caregiver Simulation will be held on Tuesday May 12th 2026 to kick off the hive leadership conference at the Zions Bancorportation Technology Center. The simulation will run from 9am-12pm and it will give participants an opportunity to act out the role of either a caregiver or care receiver in one of six different scenarios. Most role playing scenarios may involve using mobility equipment or wearing items that will simulate difficulties associated with specific diagnoses.

Throughout the simulation participants will complete tasks based on their caregiver simulation, leave with a better understanding of their roles and responsibilities and a new or renewed sense of empathy for caregiving. If you would like to register or be a part of this please scan the QR code in the flyer in the post or you can visit: https://hiveleadership26.sched.com/registration

04/24/2026

The Utah Developmental Disabilities Council is excited to introduce our Facebook community to UDDC Members throughout 2026. Each Month we will be introducing to you a Council member in our “Meet a Member” series. You will learn what they like to do for fun, how they got involved in advocacy, and so much more.

Meet Courtney Edgington. Courtney says My name is Courtney Edgington and I have just been elected as the new "Vice Chair" for the Utah Developmental Disabilities Council. I am currently helping my parents with their service mission that is called "My Hometown" initiative where I help with tutoring elementary school students and child care." I am grateful to be a part of the disability community here in Utah and striving to be the best disability leader that I can be."

04/22/2026

The Utah State University's Institute for Disability Research, Policy & Practice is looking for self-advocates ages 18 and older who want to learn more about mental health and caregivers or family members who support people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to join their free Mental Health and You workshop. As part of the workshop, you will: Learn about mental health and how to advocate for yourself, Participate in activities to learn skills to support your mental health, Learn how to identify your values and mental health needs and Learn how to ask for help with your mental health.
Each participant that signs up will get a door dash gift card for lunch on the second session. This workshop will be held online via zoom. Registration is open to do the workshop. for the months of April, May and June. The workshop will run from 10am-12pm on Thursdays and 10am-1pm on Fridays. If you would like to register for April please visit: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/uphb5tm?source_id=25593b71-5269-47a1-ae3c-72c0b1717737&source_type=em&c=t7RJSqHBBFujmNqlUX1PiL_YRGWtKf2f76so-xAgIZdf-WIQcS3zYQ==
May: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/yakqbnj?source_id=25593b71-5269-47a1-ae3c-72c0b1717737&source_type=em&c=t7RJSqHBBFujmNqlUX1PiL_YRGWtKf2f76so-xAgIZdf-WIQcS3zYQ==
June: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/cyc9thk?source_id=25593b71-5269-47a1-ae3c-72c0b1717737&source_type=em&c=t7RJSqHBBFujmNqlUX1PiL_YRGWtKf2f76so-xAgIZdf-WIQcS3zYQ==

If you have any questions about the class you can contact Rachel Beyers and her email is listed on the flyer.

04/15/2026

The Utah Developmental Disabilities Council is developing their 2027-2031 State Plan to guide their work for Utahns with disabilities. By law we invite public review and comment on the proposed goals and objectives from March 15 through May 1, 2026. Your input is vital to finalize this strategic document.

On Thursday April 16th 2026 the Utah Developmental Disabilities Council staff will be traveling to Ogden Utah for public comment on the new 5 year state plan. They will be at Roads to Independence in Ogden from 1pm-2pm to talk about the 5 year state plan. If you are unable to attend the meeting you can scan the QR code on the flyer or you can visit: https://uddc.utah.gov/what-we-do/state-plan/ to learn more.

04/09/2026

The Utah Developmental Disabilities Council is developing their 2027-2031 State Plan to guide their work for Utahns with disabilities. By law we invite public review and comment on the proposed goals and objectives from March 15 through May 1, 2026. Your input is vital to finalize this strategic document.

On Friday April 10th 2026 the Utah Developmental Disabilities Council staff will be traveling to St. George Utah for public comment on the new 5 year state plan. They will be at the Red Rock Center for Independence from 10am-11:30am to talk about the 5 year state plan. If you are unable to attend the meeting you can scan the QR code on the flyer or you can visit: https://uddc.utah.gov/what-we-do/state-plan/ to learn more.

04/07/2026

The Utah Developmental Disabilities Council is developing their 2027-2031 State Plan to guide their work for Utahns with disabilities. By law we invite public review and comment on the proposed goals and objectives from March 15 through May 1, 2026. Your input is vital to finalize this strategic document.

On Wednesday April 8th 2026 the Utah Developmental Disabilities Council staff will be traveling to Cedar City for public comment on the new 5 year state plan. They will be at the Cedar City Library from 5pm-6pm to talk about the 5 year state plan. If you are unable to attend the meeting you can scan the QR code on the flyer or you can visit: https://uddc.utah.gov/what-we-do/state-plan/ to learn more.

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