News from Tennessee Disability Pathfinder
Joint Needs Assessment: What We’ve Learned for the Work Ahead By Jolene Sharp, Chief Strategy Officer, TN Council on Developmental Disabilities Tennessee’s Developmental Disabilities Network has made national history with its just-completed joint needs assessment. What does that really mean for Tennessee’s disability community? First, some background: The Developmental Disabilities (DD) Network exists in every… Read more Spotlight – July 2025
“I’d like to connect you with an advocate who can help you enroll in home and community-based services,” we told the young person in need. This call seemed like many of our calls – someone with developmental disabilities needed help to find a place to live and basic supports. This caller had just left their… Read more A New Frontier: Healthcare access for a doubly marginalized minority
Are you a person with a developmental disability? Are you a parent/guardian/family member of someone with a developmental disability or other combined disabilities? Would you like to work for real change for people with disabilities in your community and the state? Then Partners in Policymaking® – from the Council on Developmental Disabilities – may be… Read more Grow your leadership skills! Partners in Policymaking Applications Open March 1-31, 2022
Wanda Willis, starting force and vision behind Pathfinder, retires from 40 years of public service Wanda Willis, Executive Director of the Tennessee Council on Developmental Disabilities, is retiring in January. Lauren Pearcy, previously the Council’s Director of Public Policy, has been appointed by the Council Executive Committee as the new Executive Director. Wanda’s career began… Read more Trailblazer Starts New Journey