GCDD Blog

COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic for Children with Autism

The Care Coordination and Severe Behavior Teams at Marcus Autism Center are hosting a vaccine clinic on October 9th and 30th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and will vaccinate patients 12 and up with Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine that now has full Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval. Who...

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GCDD Announces New NoFA for COVID Vaccine Access

21FEDCOVID-2: Vaccine Access for Individuals with Disabilities Through this Notice of Funds Available, the Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities (GCDD) seeks to support local and statewide efforts that result in increased access to COVID-19 vaccines for people with disabilities. Grant...

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Join the #Vax4Me Campaign!

Join the #Vax4Me Campaign!
The Georgia Developmental Disabilities Network (GDDN) wants to share stories of individuals who received the COVID-19 vaccination to raise awareness of the vaccine and how it protects your loved ones and community from the spread of the Coronavirus. The Georgia DD Network invites you to...

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Apply for GCDD's Public Policy and Advocacy Fellowship!

GCDD is seeking a dynamic individual to join GCDD as its 2021-2022 Public Policy and Advocacy Fellow! This paid, six-month opportunity is a great opportunity for an individual to promote and support public policy efforts that aim to create an integrated community life for people with...

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GCDD is Hiring a Media Relations Director

The Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities is hiring a Media Relations Director. The Media Relations Director plans, develops, and implements marketing, media relations, and other communications projects and/or agency and program campaigns for the Georgia Council on Developmental...

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GCDD Announces Two Job Openings

FISCAL MANAGER Job Summary: Under general supervision, performs professional level finance, accounting and fiscal control functions including working level accounting duties in the area of accounts payable, accounts receivable and general ledger, according established policies and standards,...

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Public Policy for the People Call Now on Fridays!

The Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities invites you to join our next public policy call now scheduled for Friday, March 12 at 12 Noon. Please note the call on Monday, March 8 at 9 AM is cancelled. Call in and get the latest scoop on how we can advocate together! Join via Zoom: ...

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Advocacy 101 Webinar Series

WEBINAR SERIES FOR PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES: Understanding Zoom Tuesday, February 9, 2021, 10-11 AM or Tuesday, March 30, 2021, 10-11 AM Introduction to Advocacy Tuesday, February 23, 2021, 9-10:30 AM or Tuesday, April 6, 2021, 10-11:30 AM Elevator Speeches Tuesday, March 6,...

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