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BEAUMONT, Texas – Spindletop Center will host its annual Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) Fun Day on Friday, March 22 at 655 South 8th St, Beaumont, TX 77707.
Spindletop Center’s annual IDD Fun Day is held to celebrate the abilities of the individuals we serve, as well as their interest in participating in community activities. Individuals choosing Spindletop Center as their provider for IDD services are invited to attend and participate in the event.
March is designated as National Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month. This month seeks to raise awareness about the difficulties that people with disabilities face in fitting into the communities in which they live, as well as including people with developmental disabilities in all facets of community life. It’s estimated that 200 million people worldwide have an intellectual disability.
“It’s been over a decade since we’ve started hosting IDD Fun Day and the individuals we serve never get tired of it,” said Patricia Allen, Spindletop Center’s Rights Protection Officer and the lead organizer to this year’s IDD Fun Day. “All year they ask about it and look forward to getting out of their classrooms to dance, play games, win prizes and make memories with their friends. The individuals are also hard at work, preparing and practicing for the IDD Idol competition, which is sure to be a crowd-pleaser. They inspire us to embrace life to the fullest.”
Spindletop Center currently serves individuals of all ages with IDD in Jefferson, Hardin, Orange, Jasper and Chambers counties. IDD causes significant limitations in intellectual functioning and in adaptive behavior, which covers many everyday social and practical skills and emerges before the age of 18. Spindletop Center provides an array of services, such as help in accessing medical, social, educational, and other life skills trainings that can help individuals with IDD improve their quality of life.