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STRAIGHT TALK: Carving a Path to Success

STRAIGHT TALK: Carving a Path to Success
By Amara Hazzard My name is Amara Maria Hazzard, and I am a second year student at the EXCEL program at Georgia Tech. EXCEL is a certificate program for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities. I grew up in Georgia and attended a mostly segregated school, and I took most of...

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Real Communities Spotlight: ConnectAbility

Real Communities Spotlight: ConnectAbility
In Dahlonega, a town of just over 5,000 people, seeing the same faces every day is common. For ConnectAbility, it’s not just about seeing those faces, but also getting to know who they are. As a new Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities (GCDD) Real Communities partner, ConnectAbility...

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