Jim DeBeaugrine, Interim Director

The Agency for Persons with Disabilities works in partnership with local communities to support persons with developmental disabilities in living, learning and working in their communities. APD provides critical services and supports for persons with developmental disabilities to reach their full potential in the home and community. The agency serves people with spina bifida, autism, cerebral palsy, Prader-Willi syndrome, and mental retardation.

APD customers may be served by funding provided through several waiver programs to provide services in their community. Other customers are provided assistance without being put in a waiver program. Some APD customers are served at Developmental Disabilities Institutions. The agency is currently helping over 35,000 Floridians with developmental disabilities through these programs.