GCDD Announces Ted Jackson As Disability Day Keynote Speaker

GCDD welcomes Ted Jackson, GOTV (Get Out The Vote) Strategist and California Foundation for Independent Living Center's (CFILC) Community Organizing Director as the keynote speaker for the 18th annual Disability Day at the Capitol: The Disability Vote - Feel the Power! on Feb. 18 in Downtown Atlanta.

GOTV is a term that refers to the consistent and organized ways of contacting eligible and registered voters to motivate and remind them to vote.

In his career, Jackson has served on electoral, initiative and non-profit public education campaigns. Currently, he is a member of the California Secretary of State’s Voter Accessibility Advisory Committee, the National Council for Independent Living (NCIL) Voting Rights Subcommittee and is chair of NCIL’s Disability-Queer Caucus.

He is also the community organizing director of the CFILC, provided input on the voting video series and created the hashtag campaign #VoteDisability.