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Summer 2014: Around GCDD
GCDD Welcomes Jhai James to Team Jhai James joined the Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities (GCDD) staff in May as the public information program associate and social media coordinator. She works closely with Public Information Director and Editor-in-Chief of Making a Difference...Viewpoint: Be Inspired
Dear Readers,The summer is a good time for taking in the arts, whether in Georgia or wherever you may choose to vacation. This edition of Making a Difference will explore various forms of artistic expression by people with and without disabilities. For many of us, our talents and desires draw us...Listening Tour 2014 – First Stop, Thomasville
The tables are overflowing with sweet and spicy wings and stuffed grape leaves. The room is overflowing with bright, boisterous people. And the trees outside are dripping with Spanish moss.Welcome to Thomasville, first stop on GCDD's 2014 Listening Tour! These tours are a GCDD tradition started...
History of Disability Rights: Going Forward by Knowing Where We’ve Been
by H.M. CauleyWith as much fanfare and celebration as befits the arrival of a new landmark, the opening of the National Center for Civil and Human Rights in downtown Atlanta heralded a new kind of history center. Part museum, part blueprint for the future, the Center is remarkable on many...
Summer 2014: In The News
First Children's Book on Visitability PublishedEleanor Smith, director/organizer of the Atlanta-based advocacy organization Concrete Change, along with Nadeen Green, published the first children's book on visitability called Libby and the Cape of Visitability to begin a meaningful conversation...
Since Olmstead
by Talley WellsFifteen years ago, when Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg announced the decision of the United States Supreme Court in Olmstead, it was immediately clear it would become the most important legal victory for people with disabilities in American history. Yet, little changed in the first...2014 GCDD Listening Tour
The 2014 Listening Tours are underway! The road to the Capitol starts with your voice, and we want to hear it! GCDD is hitting the road to hear your concerns and thoughts on public policy and legislative advocacy for people with disabilites.
Check out our events in Columbus, Savannah and...
First Thursday: Use Anniversaries to Encourage Change
Mark Johnson always reminds me not to let anniversaries and other dates go by without a reminder and connection to the present. For example, this year marks the 15th anniversary of the Olmstead decision – arguably one of the most important Supreme Court decisions as it relates to people with...Call for GCDD Council Members
The Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities (GCDD) is currently recruiting individuals with developmental disabilities and family members who are interested in becoming members of the GCDD. There are two membership categories: (1) Members appointed by the Governor are considered the...More Articles ...
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