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GCDD listening tour plans stop in Gainesville Thurs.

The Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities' (GCDD's) "On the Road to 2015 General Assembly Listening Tour" plans a stop in Gainesville Thursday to hear from people living with disabilities. Organizers say all issues "are on the table," whether it's jobs, schools, healthcare, services,...

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Disability group to address legislative policy during visit

The Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities will stop in Gainesville today to hear from people living with disabilities.Representatives including D'Arcy Robb, the council's public policy director, and Dawn Alford, policy development specialist, at 6 p.m. will be at Lanier Charter Career...

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Mentally disabled suffer in moved from Georgia institutions

At one group home for developmentally disabled adults, a caregiver punched a resident in the face again and again. Another worker there whipped a resident with a leather belt. At another home, a resident kept choking on food because it wasn't chopped into the small bites his doctor had ordered....

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Eric Jacobson Interviews on Transfers of People with Disabilities

Eric Jacobson Interviews on Transfers of People with Disabilities
GCDD prides itself on advocating for an inclusive community, and support moving people with developmental disabilities from institutions into the community. However, in March report, two deaths that occurred after individuals with developmental disabilities were placed into community settings...

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GCDD to Rally at Capitol to End Capital Punishment

On March 11, GCDD and Georgians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty plan to rally at the Georgia State Capitol to advocate to end capital punishment in the state of Georgia. Advocating for Warren Hill, the 53-year-old on death row for beating another inmate, Joseph Handspike, to death with a...

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Real Communities Community Builder Honored at Conference

Real Communities Community Builder Honored at Conference
Real Communitiies Community Builder Teri Schell, founder of the Forsyth Farmer's Market, was honored at the 17th annual Georgia Organics Conference held at Jekyll Island. Schell was the recipient of the Barbara Petit Pollinator Award for her leadership in Georgia’s sustainable farming and food...

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