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3 <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br />Per Washington Administrative Code 388-850-020, each county shall submit a written plan for <br />developmental disabilities services to the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services, <br />Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA), every two years in alignment with the state’s fiscal <br />biennium. <br />According to county guidelines from DDA, the biennial <br />developmental disabilities plan is intended to be <br />developed by the county developmental disabilities <br />advisory board and it aims to: <br />1. Encourage and support the ability of communities <br />to include people with developmental disabilities. <br />2. Influence the direction of local developmental <br />disabilities services. <br />3. Help determine the direction of contracted <br />services with input from persons with disabilities, <br />families, and the community. <br />Furthermore, the guidelines state that plans should set <br />program priorities, objectives, and tasks that inform and <br />facilitate the allocation of resources in alignment with the program mission and values. <br />In Kittitas County, the Developmental Disabilities Plan reflects the priorities of the Developmental <br />Disabilities Advisory Committee and is used to guide the distribution of both state and local funding <br />sources. <br /> <br /> <br />Developmental Disabilities Definition <br />Developmental Disabilities are a <br />diverse group of chronic conditions <br />due to mental/neurological or physical <br />impairments or a combination of both. <br />In general, developmental disabilities <br />cause individuals difficulties in certain <br />areas of life, such as language, <br />mobility, learning, self-help, or <br />independent living.