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 Notice of Intent to AwardFor NoFA 21SA7 for Coalition of Family AdvocatesTo: Claritas Creative, LLCBuilding 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...
21PR6: Accessibility Grant - Universal Design for Learning and Plain Language
The purpose of this Notice of Funds Available (NoFA) is to solicit proposals to GCDD for the creation of organizational standards around universally accessible, plain language materials.
Grant amount is $10,000. ...
22ADM1: Human Resources Consultant
The purpose of this Notice of Funds Available (NoFA) is to solicit proposals to GCDD from Human Resource firms and professionals to provide support to the organization members and staff as it relates to human resource services. This will be a one year...
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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...
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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...
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“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...
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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...
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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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These past few months have seen a number of starts and stops in negotiations on a new Congressional COVID-19 relief package, and we expect a busy fall ahead as this Congress wraps up.
COVID-19 Response:
Congressional Response: Congress passed three COVID-19 relief bills and an interim bill...
