Happy Nurses Week!


Hotel rooms for the DDNA 2008 conference are going quickly. Book your room TODAY! Call 1-800-FOXWOOD, use code #M11002.


The Professional Association for Nurses Serving Individuals  with developmental Disabilities

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2008 Annual Conference

DDNA's 2008 Annual Education Conference will be held at the beautiful Foxwoods Resort in Connecticut June 7th-10th! Brochures have been mailed. PDF copies are available on the conference page. Visit the 2008 Conference section for information and registration.

Reserve your conference hotel room soon at the 4-Diamond MGM Grand Hotel at Foxwoods Resort. The room rate for DDNA members is $155, which is a discount of more than 50% off the hotel's usual room rate! To get this substantial savings at Foxwoods, be sure to use DDNA's discount code when you call. Reserve your hotel room now by calling 1-800-FOXWOOD (369-9663) and give them DDNA's discount code: M11002. You may also register online at https://resweb.passkey.com/go/DDNA08

For more information about this extraordinary resort, go to www.mgmatfoxwoods.com

DDNA education - Free for Members

Educational benefits are great for DDNA members

An exclusive offer to members of DDNA: now you can select from a list of free online courses, including nationally approved free CE. It can be used towards your CDDN or DDC certification requirements and for state nursing relicensure purposes. Over $400 worth of courseware is available. More information is available on the Education section of this site.

Hundreds of DD Resources

Have you visited the resource page lately? DDNA has collected over 800 links to websites with valuable information about developmental disabilities topics. If you know of a resource link that should be included, please contact the DDNA office. Members who are registered may visit DDNA's resource page, which links to hundreds of resources on a variety of topics of interest to DD nurses. And we add resources continously.


RNs and LPNs

Certification and Renewal information.
Looking for applications and renewal information for certification? Visit the certification page to learn more about the certification process and to download forms and information to take the CDDN or DDC exam. For renewal of CDDNs and DDCs, you may also download renewal forms from the certification page. The link for the certification page is at the top of this page on the menu. You may also Click here to go to the certification page.
The newly designed CDDN and DDC pins are available for purchase on the Products page. Take a look at them - they're gorgeous! You can order your pin through this website or by calling the DDNA office.
International Journal of Nursing in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

The International Journal of Nursing in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities is dedicated to provide all nurses with free ongoing learning opportunities that are easily accessed, current and relevant to their education and experience, enabling them to provide quality nursing services and support to people with intellectual/developmental disabilities and their families worldwide. Click here to view the Journal.

March Newsletter

The March "News Network" newsletter is available and can be accessed by visiting the newsletter section of this site. Visitors who are not members have access only to archived issues from previous years, e.g., the Winter 2006 newsletter. Members who are registered on this website have access to all newsletters, current and archived.


Looking for older archived newsletters - before 2007? DDNA has newsletters dating as far back as 1993 - all available in the "Newsletter" section of this site.

Call for nominations

The DDNA Board of Directors will be accepting nominations for the position of Treasurer beginning on June 9th. Nominations will be accepted from the floor at the General Membership Meeting at the Annual Education Conference at Foxwoods. Nominations will close on June 15th. For any questions, please call DDNA at 1-800-888-6733.