Public Policy for the People

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Public Policy for the People is the public policy newsletter published by the Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities (GCDD). This electronic-only newsletter goes out approximately every other week during the legislative session. Our hope is that this newsletter will provide you, the concerned citizens of Georgia, with valuable information that will empower you to become involved in our advocacy to make Georgia a better place for people with disabilities!

For past editions of the newsletter, click on Archived Public Policy for the People.

Public Policy for the People: Making a Difference Magazine Winter 2020

2020 Legislative Preview – Getting Ready to Advocate by Alyssa Lee, PsyD, GCDD Public Policy Research & Development Director Starting on Monday, January 13, 2020, the Georgia General Assembly will begin its race towards the finish line. The Georgia Constitution only grants the assembly 40...

Public Policy for the People: Making a Difference Magazine Fall 2019

In July, the Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities (GCDD) unexpectedly said goodbye to an amazing, hard-working advocate for people with developmental disabilities. Elizabeth Dawn Alford (known to her friends, family and colleagues as “Dawn”), GCDD’s Public Policy Director, left a...

Public Policy for the People: Making a Difference Magazine Summer 2019

Register! Educate! Vote! Use Your Power! Making the Disability Vote Countby Hanna Rosenfeld, GCDD Planning & Policy Development Specialist Only 65.9% of Georgians are registered to vote. Out of the approximately 10.5 million people that call our state home, only about 6.9 million are...

Public Policy for the People: Making a Difference Magazine Spring 2019

This article was updated on May 15, 2019. Please click to learn which bills were signed into law or vetoed. 2019 Legislative Session a Success for People with Disabilities!by Hanna Rosenfeld, GCDD Planning & Policy Development Specialist The 2019 Georgia General Assembly has come to an end....

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