Advocates argue that a proposal to expand a special needs scholarship program needs to be refined. The bill's sponsor, state Sen. Renee Unterman (in red), makes the case for the proposal. Stanley Dunlap/Georgia Recorderby Stanley Dunlap, February 27, 2020
Forsyth County’s Melissa Fonzo...
Headline Teaser:The Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities is worried about a lack of state funding this year. the organization says previous administrations recommended 200 medical waivers to be funded each year. But for the first time in a decade, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp has made...
(Gwinnett County, Georgia) – The Gwinnett Parent Coalition to Dismantle the School-to-Prison Pipeline was formed in 2007 to lead a parent-driven, community-centered partnership approach to dismantling the school-to-prison pipeline in Gwinnett County. Its mission is to build and strengthen...
The current Georgia budget would not allow for any additional Medicaid waivers, even though more than 6,000 families are on the waiting list for help
by Kaitlyn Ross
ATLANTA — Hundreds of disability advocates rallied at the Capitol on Wednesday to ask lawmakers to reconsider...
Gracie Nobles, who was born with Down Syndrome and a congenital heart defect, is the namesake of a bill that would ban organ discrimination based on a patient's disability. Rep. Rick Williams, the sponsor, is seen on the left. Jill Nolin/Georgia Recorderby Jill Nolin
Gracie Joy Nobles is a...
Feb. 7, 2020 (Atlanta) Georgia House Rep. Carl Gilliard (D-Garden City) has introduced two pieces of legislation that could lead to bigger paychecks for some individuals. Introduced by Gilliard in late January, Georgia House Bill 804 seeks to prohibit employers from discriminating against...
Milledgeville, Georgia, Jan. 31, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
Georgia College alumna Erin Nobles—the mother working to pass “Gracie’s Law” into state legislation in Georgia, granting children with disabilities access to organ transplants—will speak to university nursing students at 9 a.m. Monday,...
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by Nick Wooten, January 29, 2020
Gracie Joy Nobles likes to play with toys. The smiley, almost-11-month-old sat among a...
