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Dottie Adams - Retiring but not Saying Goodbye from MAD Summer 2012
Retiring but not Saying Goodbye By Dottie Adams, GCDD's Individual and Family Supports DirectorMy career started out by chance some might say. I lived in the small town of Fitzgerald in South Georgia. I was involved in many civic activities including being a Girl Scout leader and a member of the...GCDD's Individual and Family Supports Director Attends the Project Search International Conference
A strong delegation from Georgia attended the Project Search International Conference in Austin, TX on July 24-27. During the awards ceremony Tuesday night, Georgia received six awards. Awards were given for the percentage of student interns who were employed after completing their year of...The Directors - My Circle of Support
As GCDD's Family and Individual Supports Director, Dottie Adams, sets to retire from her 34-year career in disability advocacy, she shares on memories from close friends, known as the "The Directors." Learn more about Dottie's loving circle of support in a short piece written by Dottie Adams.The...
A Message From Dottie Adams
The following is a speech given by GCDD staff member Dottie Adams at the Making a Difference Annual Ceremony as she addresses and thanks the audience for honoring her career of advocacy work and her pending retirement.
It is hard to believe that 34 years have gone by ... even the past 10 with...
CRPD in Senate Foreign Relations Committee (Capitol Impact Echo)
International Travel – Run Your Support Through The Finish Line!For people on the Capitol Impact e-mail distribution, this news has already landed in your in-box. For all others, here is a recap from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee which on July 12 heard from disability advocates about...Time Ticking for Death Row Man - GCDD Adds to Mounting Voices to Save Warren Hill from Death Sentence
GCDD's Executive Director, Eric E. Jacobson, offers an expanded perspective from the disability community to the mounting chorus urging the Georgia Supreme Court to reconsider Warren Hill's July 18th execution. Jacobson's editorial opinion piece was published Tuesday in the Daily Report. To read...Join the Conversation with one of GCDD’s Real Communities Project – The Better Together Milton Initiative.
One of GCDD's Real Communities project, the Better Together Milton Initiative, has been hosting neighborhood meet ups known as Milton Living Room Conversations, where local residents meet in an informal setting in the community to get to know each other and create a more welcoming...How will the Affordable Care Act impact you?
Here are statements from some organizations who have given it some thought: National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities PDF File Health Stat Click Here (This link is no longer active.) Georgians for a Healthy Future Click Here Georgia Budget and Policy Institute Click...Letter to Dr. Phil McGraw of the Dr. Phil Show Regarding Recent Episode
The following is a letter GCDD and TASH, among other organizations, signed on to in response to an episode of the Dr. Phil Show that presented a dangerous and incomplete view of euthanasia inflicted upon individuals with disabilities. You may view the letter and see the other organizations who...More Articles ...
- Get in the Garden. Get Neighborly. Get International This Sunday, June 24th!
- Real Communities Continue to Expand
- An Interview with Georgia DCH Commissioner David A. Cook on Managed Care Featured in MAD Spring 2012
- A look into Managed Care in Georgia from MAD Spring 2012
- Real Communities Detroit Learning Journey Wrap Up
- Remembering and Reflecting on Katie Beckett
- Governor Deal Takes Action in the Disability Community from the Spring 2012 MAD
- Good morning from Detroit! A Learning Journey by GCDD's Organizing Director of the Real Communities Initiative, Caitlin Childs
- "Bridging Aging and Developmental Disabilities Service Networks" Report Released
- "Bridging Aging & Developmental Disabilities Service Networks: Newly Released Report