The Council partnered with the Snohomish County Health Department to develop resources that strengthen the public policy workforce and improve public health communication with individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). This project was partially funded by the Council’s federal partner, the Administration for Community Living. The result is a guide titled Guidance for Improving Accessibility of Public Health Communications: A Reference for Communicating with Snohomish County Residents with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities. This resource has the potential to help public health systems better serve the IDD community—both in daily operations and during emergencies.
The Program was funded under the American Rescue Plan Act distributed by the Administration for Community Living and the Centers for Disease Control. The Council solicited applications and a proposal to design a guide to improve communications for public health professionals from the Snohomish County Department of Health was selected in a competitive process. The toolkit has been shared with all 39 DD programs in every county in Washington State and will be presented nationally later this month at an ITACC TAI training session.
