Hello everyone, I am the Vice President and Chief Ambassador of Autistic Self-Advocacy Atlanta (ASAA), an affiliate group of the Autistic Self-Advocacy Network (ASAN). Since 2012, ASAN has partnered with several disability organizations every year on March 1 to honor and remember people...

Due to growing concerns of COVID-19 and to keep our advocates' health and safety at the top of our minds, we have made the difficult decision to cancel our final Advocacy Day on March 18, 2020. This day will not be rescheduled due to logistical and calendar restraints. Please review...

Sen. Renee Unterman led Tuesday's lengthy debate on her bill to expand the number of students eligible to receive private school vouchers as part of the state's special needs program. The bill passed with a 33-22 vote. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorderby Stanley Dunlap, March 11, 2020 Georgia...

A new Georgia bill would expand a special needs program that uses state education money to pay for private school tuition. Backers of the bill says it gives parents more options to meet their child's needs. Maskot/Getty ImagesThe Senate Youth and Education Committee voted 6-4 along mostly...

Hello, everyone! Thank you for keeping up with my progress as an intern at GCDD. Since my last post, so much has taken place. I know I told you all last time about how my schedule was about to change due to my participation in the legislative session. Well, after trying it out, I realized that...