Who We Are:

On June 11, 2001, Harris County Commissioners Court created the Intellectual & Developmental Needs Council of Harris County (IDDNC formerly the MRNC) to assess services currently available to clients, identify gaps in services and to advise Commissioners Court on issues related to intellectual and developmental disabilities. The IDDNC is a consortium of organizations within Harris County dedicated to: 

• Promoting the services and supports necessary for improving the lives of persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities. 
• Ensuring their fullest possible participation in community life. 
• Bringing together the stakeholders so that their efforts will be unified,coordinated, focused, and more effective. 
• Identifying community problems and recommending solutions, which encompass this vision.

What We Do:

The IDDNC works to ensure a society in which all persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities  have access to services and supports to enable their fullest participation in community life. The IDDNC will work to ensure that Harris County will have a health and human services delivery system which is a partnership of consumers, family members, service providers, educators, advocates, and policy makers. This partnership will work to create service options for all individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, which are flexible, dependable, accessible, cost effective, and promote individual choice. The IDDNC is a partnership between advocates of persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities  and providers of intellectual and developmental disabilities services. The IDDNC is charged with identifying issues affecting persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities,  and making recommendations to address those issues.

The IDDNC Goals are:

Goal #1
To increase public understanding of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities

• Develop educational tools
• Survey needs
• On-going projects
• Combat stigma 
• Create public service announcements
• Maintain informational web site
• Create networking and awareness opportunities

Goal #2
To promote opportunities for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to participate in the community

• Identify barriers
• Develop actions to address barriers

Goal #3
To secure and promote the mission and vision of the IDDNC.

• Develop informational literature
• Seek a  volunteer base 
• Provide public forums
• Keep public officials informed - Harris County
• Monitor public policies - Harris County