North Carolina Launches ‘Inclusion Connects’ To Help Those With I/DD Connect To Services

On March 14, 2024, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) launched Inclusion Connects, an initiative with a website to better connect people with intellectual/developmental disabilities (I/DD) and their families with community-based services. The site consolidates access to all state resources in one platform, and provides information about the state’s long-term strategy to ensure that people with I/DD have more services/supports and housing.

There are nearly 200,000 people in the state with I/DD. More than 17,000 people are on the wait list for services through the Innovations . . .