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Apply by February 21 to be a Georgia DD Council Member
The Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities (GCDD) is currently seeking applications for membership for the following:
One Self-advocate and One Family Member who live OUTSIDE of the Metro Atlanta Area
GCDD is a 27-member board, appointed by the governor and comprised of at least 60...
DCH Seeks Public Written Comments about Proposed Changes to COMP and NOW Waivers
Public Notice: Pursuant to 42 C.F.R. § 447.205, the Georgia Department of Community Health is required to give public notice of any significant proposed change in its methods and standards for setting payment rates for services. Skip to information below to Send Comments Comprehensive Supports...Vote in 2020 Runoff Elections
Runoff elections are held when no candidate wins the required majority of votes.
Anyone who is registered to vote in Georgia can vote in state, local, and federal runoff elections. Check your voter status.
Runoff dates for the 2020 US Senate Race in Georgia are:
November 18: Earliest day...
GCDD Announces New NoFA/RFP for Coalition of Family Advocates
GCDD Announces Notice of Intent to Award For NoFA 21SA7 for Coalition of Family Advocates To: Claritas Creative, LLC Building a Coalition of Family Advocates The Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities (GCDD) seeks to create a new coalition of parent and family advocates within the...GCDD IMPACT - GCDD Receives Five Year Strategic Plan Feedback from Disability Community
During the months of August and September, GCDD hosted listening sessions and focus groups to hear from people around the state about what issues mattered to them. To make sure Georgians with disabilities, their family members, caregivers and community advocates shared what changes they’d like...
GCDD STORY COLLECTION - When Hobby Becomes Career
by Moira Bucciarelli, Photographer: Haylee Fucini-Lenkey
Nandi – short for Nanditha – is finally home. She has lived in a variety of places, some better than others. Nandi gets emotional as she recalls painful experiences from her group home life – in one instance being told to pack up and move...
PUBLIC POLICY FOR THE PEOPLE: The Disability Vote Counts!
“VOTE LIKE YOUR LIFE DEPENDS ON IT, BECAUSE IT DOES!” – Justin Dart
In this edition of Public Policy for the People, we will be focusing on the upcoming 2020 election, which sees key national and state seats up for grabs. This election will certainly be one for the history books, as much of our...
PUBLIC POLICY FOR THE PEOPLE: What to Know At The Polls
There’s a lot of information out there. Here’s how to make sure you’re prepared to make your vote count.Cheri Mitchell is a member of the HAVA (Help America Vote Act) Team at the Georgia Advocacy Office (GAO). Here are some of the most common issues she sees voters with disabilities have on...
The State of Employment: Collaboration, Change and Solutions Amid COVID-19
On June 16, 2020, Governor Brian Kemp announced Chris Wells as the new executive director of the Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency (GVRA). The agency has been undergoing re-organization for the past five years, meaning it has been in a state of perpetual change.
Before Wells’ arrival,...
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