DEPARTMENT OF DISABILITIES

HISTORICAL EVOLUTION

[photo, 217 East Redwood St., Baltimore, Maryland] Department of Disabilities
Office for Coordination of Services to the Handicapped, 1977-84
Office of Governor, Office for Handicapped Individuals, 1984-91
Office of Governor, Office for Individuals with Disabilities, 1991-2004
Department of Disabilities, 2004-

217 East Redwood St., Baltimore, Maryland, August 2015. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

Operations

Technology Assistance Program
Office of Governor, Office for Individuals with Disabilities, Technology Assistance Program
Department of Disabilities, Technology Assistance Program, 2004-

Telecommunications Access of Maryland
Department of Human Resources, Telecommunications for Disabled Individuals Program, 1988-91
Department of General Services, Telecommunications, Telecommunications Access of Maryland, 1991-96
Department of Budget & Management, Office of Information Technology, Telecommunications, Telecommunications Access of Maryland, 1996-2005
Department of Budget & Management, Office of Information Technology, Telecommunications Access of Maryland, 2005-08
Department of Information Technology, Office of Secretary, Telecommunications Access of Maryland, 2008-09
Department of Information Technology, Administration, Telecommunications Access of Maryland, 2009-15
Department of Information Technology, Chief Operating Officer, Infrastructure, Telecommunications Access of Maryland, 2015-16
Department of Information Technology, Chief Operating Officer, Applications Management, Telecommunications Access of Maryland, 2016-20
Department of Disabilities, Technology Assistance Program, Telecommunications Access of Maryland, 2020-

Policy

Autism Strategy
Department of Disabilities, State Coordinator for Autism Strategy, 2020-21
Governor, Governor's Office of Community Initiatives, State Coordinator for Autism Strategy, 2021-23
Department of Disabilities, State Coordinator for Autism Strategy, 2023-

Community Living Policy
Department of Human Resources, Office of Personal Assistance Services, 1998-2005
Department of Disabilities, Long-Term Care Policy, 2005-07
Department of Disabilities, Community Integration Policy, 2007-08
Department of Disabilities, Community Living Policy, 2008-

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