The press release section includes official GCDD news and announcements about issues and events pertaining to people with developmental disabilities and their families in Georgia.
Media Relations: If you are a member of the media and would like additional information or have an interview request, please contact:
Tianna Faulkner Media Relations Director 470.542.5579
December 14, 2022 (Atlanta, GA) – The Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities (GCDD) will host its annual Advocacy Days beginning Tuesday, January 24, 2023. During the 2023 legislative session, GCDD will again host three advocacy days, but this time they will take place over a two-day...
December 1, 2022 (Atlanta, GA) – The Georgia Senate will conduct its final Senate Study Committee meeting this year Wednesday, December 14, 2022 at 10:00 am in room 450 at the Georgia State Capitol. The Senate Study Committee meeting is an opportunity for people with intellectual developmental...
November 10, 2022 (Atlanta, GA) – Lois Curtis, disability advocate and self-employed artist, died Thursday, November 3, 2022. Curtis is one of two plaintiffs (Elaine Wilson was the other plaintiff) behind the 1999 Olmstead vs. L.C. Decision, often thought of as one of the most important civil...
October 20, 2022 (Atlanta, GA) – The Administration for Community Living (ACL) is now accepting public comment on its national strategy to support family caregivers.
The 2022 National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers (the strategy) is now available for public comment. Comments received...
October 13, 2022 (Atlanta, GA) – The Georgia Senate will be in Tifton, Georgia Wednesday, October 19, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. to conduct a Senate Study Committee Meeting on people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and the waiver plan access, and they want to hear from the public....
(September 29, 2022, Atlanta, Ga.) – The Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities (GCDD) and partners, including, Advancing Employment, The Center for Leadership in Disability (CLD), and the Institute on Human Development and Disability, celebrate National Disability Employment Awareness...
(August 24, 2022, Atlanta, Ga.) – The Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities (GCDD) along with partners the Georgia Advocacy Office (GAO), Sangha Unity Network, and REV UP Georgia will host its second Candidate Forum on disability issues at 6:00 p.m. Thursday, September 29, 2022 at the...
(August 12, 2022, Atlanta, Ga.) – The Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities (GCDD) along with partner Living Independence for Everyone (LIFE), Inc. will host a COVID-19 vaccine event in Savannah, Georgia Thursday, August 26th to provide the opportunity through rides and incentives for...
