Governor Bill Lee has issued a proclamation recognizing March as Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month in Tennessee. The proclamation reads, in part: “All Tennesseans have valuable strengths, infinite capacity to learn and make decisions, and important contributions to make to our communities… Tennessee is therefore committed to supporting and equipping communities to become inclusive places for people with disabilities to pursue their goals and dreams.”

Gov. Bill Lee has issued a proclamation declaring March 2019 as Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month, committing Tennessee to supporting communities to remove barriers that limit the participation of Tennesseans with disabilities in all areas of community life.

Press release about Wanda Willis, Executive Director of the Tennessee Council on Developmental Disabilities, receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award from the national Association of University Centers on Disabilities in November 2018.

The Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development and the Tennessee Council on Developmental Disabilities have partnered for the second year in a row to promote awareness of the positive impact and skills that employees with disabilities can bring to the workplace this week on “Inside Workforce Development”.