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Real Communities Continue to Expand
Real Communities Continue to Expand The Global Growers Network has teamed up with the Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities (GCDD) as a new Real Communities Initiative to encourage international refugees and people with and without disabilities to come together and unite as an...An Interview with Georgia DCH Commissioner David A. Cook on Managed Care Featured in MAD Spring 2012
Medicaid Redesign: Charting Improvements in Medicaid and PeachCare for Kids®An interview with Georgia Department of Community Health (DCH) Commissioner David A. Cook.The goals of a multi-year redesign initiative undertaken by the Georgia Department of Community Health (DCH) are to bring...
A look into Managed Care in Georgia from MAD Spring 2012
Managed Care in Georgia: Options, Concerns, DirectionBy Bill Lewis Right now, there is a lot of discussion surrounding the issue of managed care. But what actually is it? Managed care is a system of healthcare which organizes doctors, hospitals, insurance companies and other providers into...Real Communities Detroit Learning Journey Wrap Up
I am writing this blog post from my office in Atlanta after an invigorating and provocative week of learning in Detroit, Michigan. You can read the blog I wrote while we were in Detroit here: Good Morning From Detroit!
Detroit is a place of incredible possibility that many fail to see, but if...
Remembering and Reflecting on Katie Beckett
Last week, Katie Beckett passed away. Most of us know these two words by the word that follows them, "waiver." The Katie Beckett Waiver. Thousands of kids in Georgia were able to receive Medicaid-funded healthcare and support because of her situation, her intrepid mom Julie and President Ronald...Governor Deal Takes Action in the Disability Community from the Spring 2012 MAD
Deal Takes Action in the Disability Community * The following is an excerpt of Governor Deal’s Disability Day speech from February 16, 2012.I am proud to be with you here today on the 14th Annual Disability Day at the Capitol. For all of those of you who are supporting the communities across...Good morning from Detroit! A Learning Journey by GCDD's Organizing Director of the Real Communities Initiative, Caitlin Childs
Good morning from Detroit! I have spent this week on a learning journey with members of our Real Communities projects in Savannah and Clarkston. Both groups are using food as their starting point for community building. We picked Detroit because some of the most innovative food justice and...
"Bridging Aging and Developmental Disabilities Service Networks" Report Released
"Bridging Aging and Developmental Disabilities Service Networks: Challenges and Best Practices," is a report produced by the Institute on Disability and Human Development, University of Illinois at Chicago. Read the report here. This report identifies policy and service delivery issues..."Bridging Aging & Developmental Disabilities Service Networks: Newly Released Report
"Bridging Aging and Developmental Disabilities Service Networks: Challenges and Best Practices," is a report produced by the Institute on Disability and Human Development, University of Illinois at Chicago. The report identifies policy and service delivery issues pertaining to older adults with...More Articles ...
- A General Assembly Update from the MAD Spring 2012 Issue
- Highlights from the 14th Annual Disability Day at the Capitol in the Spring MAD 2012
- Partnerships for Success Students Share Their Disability Day Experiences
- 2012 MAD Winter Expert Update: Making Arts Accessible For All
- 2012 MAD Winter Article: The Day We Became Shut Out, Priced Out and Segregated No More
- The Cover of Making a Difference Features an Original Painting by a Young & Talented Local Artist
- Family Support Facilitator Position Now Open
- 2012 MAD Winter Article: The 2012 Legislative Session Agenda - GCDD 5-Year Agenda
- See the Winter 2012 Edition of Making a Difference Through its Photos
- GCDD's Deputy Director Visits the White House