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2016 Disability Day at the Capitol

2016 Disability Day at the Capitol
The Disability VOTE – Feel the Power! Register now to participate in GCDD’s 18th Annual Disability Day at the Capitol. More than one million Georgians have some type of disability and approximately 652,000 are voting-age. Exercise your right to vote this election year. Your vote, and your...

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Take Your Legislator to Work Day a Success!

Take Your Legislator to Work Day a Success!
Georgia’s Take Your Legislator To Work Day (TYLTWD) kicked off in October 2015 to commemorate National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM). The efforts of TYLTWD started with the Employment First Georgia Coalition, a group of 300-strong advocates including people with disabilities,...

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GCDD Celebrates the ADA 25th Anniversary!

GCDD Celebrates the ADA 25th Anniversary!
Throughout 2015, the Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities (GCDD) has been celebrating the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) which was signed into law 25 years ago on July 26, 1990 by President George H. W. Bush. GCDD's Disability Day in March was themed...

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