December 21, 2021 - The Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities (GCDD) will host its annual Advocacy Days Jan. 26, Feb. 16, and March 16 in 2022 to connect people with their legislators and to get elected officials in touch with their constituents who have disabilities.
The topic for...
By Jill Nolin
ATLANTA — State agency officials have abandoned a controversial plan that would have limited at-home nursing care for about 200 people with disabilities, potentially upending life as they know it.
Under the proposed change, dozens of people who are receiving up to 24-hour care in...
By Michael Hickey
Associations are taking sweeping measures to evaluate and improve inclusivity in their organizations. But inclusivity isn’t always about drastic changes to leadership or operations. It’s about the little things, too—like language.
Word choice matters, and the subtle ways in...
Click image above to view video.Getting yourself ready in the morning and driving to work are easy things that can be taken for granted. For people with disabilities, this requires extra support which can be expensive. Thousands of Georgians are waiting on support that can be life-changing....
By Mary Welch, For the AJC
Happy holidays. Merry Christmas. Joy to the world. Not so fast … While the holidays are a joyous time filled with family, love, gratitude, merriment and community, for many it is anything but. Whether it is because of grieving, loneliness, a sense of isolation or...
The Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities and the Developmental Disabilities Council partners will host a webinar for parents and caregivers with information about the new COVID-19 vaccines for children ages five to 11.
The webinar is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Wednesday, December 8.
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by Maia Doorian
FIGHTING FOR ACCESS
Ava Bullard isn’t any stranger to Georgia’s Capitol. For seven years, Ava and her mom Anna confirmed as much as testify earlier than legislative committees and foyer within the halls. She is the namesake of Ava’s Regulation which handed in 2015, mandating...
Savannah Business Journal Staff ReportNovember 16, 2021 - The Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities (GCDD) and the Developmental Disabilities Council partners have come together to host two webinar series, one in Spanish and one in English, to give parents and caregivers information...
