Welcome to DDNA's new website --THE place to go to find out what's happening with DDNA! There are many new features on the website, some of which are for "Members Only." To access these "Members Only" benefits, you must complete a one-time online Member Information Form. This ensures that we have your correct, up-to-date membership information, so that we can provide you with prompt service and information. It will take just a couple of minutes to complete. You will select a user name and password. The next time you return to the DDNA website, you will be able to "login" and access all of your membership benefits. What are your membership benefits? You will be able to:
- Receive your membership renewal reminder by email -- and then renew right away online -- or at your convenience. Nothing to mail in!
- Download CDDN and DDC certification applications FREE! Then receive your certification reminder, including renewal application, automatically by email.
- Online annual conference registration -- with reduced conference registration fees for DDNA members. No forms to fill out and mail in! View information about the conference hotels and register for your hotel room online. Select the break-out sessions that you want to attend online! Learn about special conference events at which you can interact with other DD nurses from all over the United States and Canada.
- Free continuing education for DDNA members! All of the HealthSoft online courseware in developmental disabilities nursing -- worth more than $400 if courses were purchased individually -- is now available FREE to DDNA members. And DDNA will be adding new FREE continuing education that can be used both for your CDDN or DDC certification requirements AND for licensure requirements in your state. Click here to view, download, or print a course list and description of courses currently offered (PDF).
- Member-only access to "DDNA News Network," the association's quarterly electronic newsletter. Archived copies of the newsletter will be available to all website visitors, but only members will have access to the current issue. The newsletter includes information on the association's activities, and news from its Board of Directors and Executive Management office. Also included in the newsletter are articles of interest to DD nursing professionals and links to the most current DD nursing information, as well as reports on the Nurse Networks and articles of interest to DD nursing professionals. Click here to download a sample newsletter (PDF).
- Member-only access to the current issue of the "International Journal of Nursing in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities." Archived copies of the newsletter will be available to all website visitors, but only members will have access to the current issue. Learn more about this peer-reviewed journal by clicking here.
- Each DDNA's regional Nurse Networks will have its own special online place on the DDNA website. No need to wait for news and information about your local Nurse Network or to learn about what other Nurse Networks are doing - just check the DDNA website and click on "Networks." Your Nurse Network can designate its own "Page Administrator," who can update news and announcements as frequently as needed by your Network members. Does your network already have a website? We will provide a link directly to your network's site.
What's next for DDNA members? What new features are we adding to the website?
- Member-only access to Online Resources in DD Nursing, with links to valuable information all categorized and located in one place. Makes finding information about developmental disabilities online quick and easy. Members are encouraged to submit useful links to DDNA.
- Member-only access to "Member-to-Member" Expert Consultation. DDNA's members have a wealth of information about developmental disabilities nursing. Do you have expertise in a particular area of DD nursing? Or do you have a question and want to talk with another nurse who has expertise in that area? When you complete your Member Information Form, you are asked to indicate areas in which you have expertise. Then, you may choose "I would be willing to answer other members' questions about these topic areas." Members searching for information about a topic will receive a list of other members willing to share their expertise on that topic. Select from the list of experts and contact them privately through the website.
- Member Only - free advertising in our classified section.
Does your Network need quick membership brochures for the next meeting?
Do you know someone who would like more information on DDNA, but doesn't have easy access to the Internet? We also provide information about joining DDNA, including a registration form, in an attractive brochure. Click here for a PDF of the brochure. The brochures need to be printed using a paper size of 8 1/2 by 14 inches (legal size). You may take the file to your local print shop or office supply store, where they can be inexpensively printed via a two color (black and green) process that professional printers understand. The brochures may also be printed on a printer connected to a home computer - just set the printer specifications to print to the edge of the paper and select the "do not scale" option in the print settings. Be sure to use both sides of the paper.
Do you know someone who would like more information on DDNA, but doesn't have easy access to the Internet? We also provide information about joining DDNA, including a registration form, in an attractive brochure. Click here for a PDF of the brochure. The brochures need to be printed using a paper size of 8 1/2 by 14 inches (legal size). You may take the file to your local print shop or office supply store, where they can be inexpensively printed via a two color (black and green) process that professional printers understand. The brochures may also be printed on a printer connected to a home computer - just set the printer specifications to print to the edge of the paper and select the "do not scale" option in the print settings. Be sure to use both sides of the paper.
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