Nick Papadopoulos, one of the people in the “6,000 Waiting” documentary, is seen in his room at a Georgia nursing facility. “Just keep at it; what else is there,” he says in the film about advocacy.By Phillip Modesitt and Deandra Mouzon, Posted on February 26, 2021
One Atlanta organization is...
February 17, 2021: Freezing temperatures and the threat of icy roads couldn’t keep legislators away from the Gold Dome as they kicked off yet another week of the Session. Both chambers OK’d a small slate of bills followed by a packed afternoon (and cafeteria). As the clock ticks closer toward...
There's a push to get vaccines by families of people with developmental disabilitiesand developmental disabilities were not included until 1C. That means he could get the vaccine sooner as a grocery store employee than those with Down syndrome, even though the disease puts someone at severe...
February 3, 2021, Written by Trelani MichelleMany folk outside of New Orleans hear Mardi Gras and think beads, booze, and boobs. While that’s one side of it, there’s so many sides to the festive holiday that originally started in Mobile, Alabama then became famous in New Orleans. One of those...
Georgia’s stature as a national political force, a new state Supreme Court justice and more.
January 31, 2021 by Susan Percy
New Supreme Court Justice: Gov. Brian Kemp named longtime Fulton County Superior Court Judge Shawn LaGrua to the Georgia Supreme Court.
She fills the vacancy created by...
Decatur-based nonprofit L'Arche Atlanta created, in partnership with the Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities, a disability advocacy film that will premiere online this month, according to a press release. "6,000 Waiting" tells the powerful stories of three Georgians with developmental...
By: Mike Petchenik, WSB-TV
NORTH FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — Advocates for one of Georgia’s most vulnerable populations, people with developmental disabilities, are lobbying for them to get vaccines sooner rather than later.
Lizette Dunay’s son, Alex, was born with cerebral palsy.
“We have to be...
As the US continues to face a rising number of COVID virus cases and shortages of vaccine, California is reporting a second highest number of coronavirus deaths. California is one of many states struggling to get vaccines; it's the same story in Florida. And Ed Donahue reports New York City...
