A developmental disability may be defined as any physical or mental disability or impairment that may affect a person from the age of five years or above. A developmental disability usually hinders the person’s functional behavior and makes that person stand out among other people. A developmental disability may also make it extremely challenging for the person to find a job and become self-reliant because it impairs the person’s cognitive ability as well as that person’s ability to move in a normal fashion. However, the state government issues Developmental Disability Benefits through various grants.
The regional inter-agency consumer committee has initiated various developmental disability grants at the state as well as local community level. If a person wishes to apply for that type of grant, there is a specific process that must be followed in order to ensure that it will happen.
When applying to the regional council, the council members will review each application to determine which applicant is best suited to receive the developmental disability benefits. The council may reject many of the applications as they are allowed to endorse only one applicant for a developmental disability grant. Therefore, the applicant must be very diligent in filing the application because most of the applications are rejected. The regional council has the power to reject the applications for developmental disability endorsement as the council is not obligated to endorse anyone.
In most cases, the claimant or the claimant’s family may want to get more information to understand the various legal procedures that the person needs to follow in order to attain a grant. Doing so can help the applicant learn about how to process the application in order to receive the maximum benefits.
Source: Michigan.gov, “Applying for a Michigan DD council grant,” Accessed April 22, 2015