Creating Your Own Local DD Day with Michelle Zeman & Patrick Darcy, Self-Advocates

While advocacy and self-advocacy for I/DD can and should happen throughout the year, March is Developmental Disabilities Month. That provides a perfect time for communities to come together and advocate in Tallahassee and in their own communities.

In this episode, I’m talking to Michelle Zeman and Patrick Darcy, two self-advocates who worked with the MAGICAL group of the Florida Self-Advocacy Network (SAND) to create their own DD Day in Greater Orlando. They share how they planned to develop the program, the impacts, and how it grew over just two years.

Interested in running your own DD Day in your community? Grab the tips from this episode and check out the toolkit on our website.

Want to know more about Michelle and Patrick? Catch their Our Care Matters stories on our website too! Or come and join us March 11, 2025 in Tallahassee for DD Day to make your voice heard.

Learn more at https://www.fddc.org/our-work-matters

Our Care Matters - https://www.fddc.org/our-care-matters/