Join GCDD’s on Valentine's Day for our #ILoveMedicaid! Advocacy Day!

Go to GCDD's Facebook Page Wednesday 9-10:30 AM for the Live Stream

In the spirit of Valentine's Day, GCDD will be kicking off their new I Love Medicaid! Campaign at Advocacy Day on Wednesday, February 14, 2018. We'll be...

The House and Senate Republicans and Democrats are meeting at the end of the month to determine their respective caucus’ legislative priorities for 2018. The disability community must remind Congress that we support the Medicaid program and how detrimental cuts or caps to the program would be. ...

By Blake Hall When I was made aware of Take Your Legislator to Work Day (TYLTWD), Matthew Roush was the first person that came to my mind. I first thought of Matt because it was he who first helped me to understand what supported employment is supposed to look like in an integrated and...

By Beth Beskin I decided to participate in Take Your Legislator To Work Day because Katrina [Parsons] reached out to me. My decision to attend was based on the fact that not only was I invited, but I was going to meet a constituent of mine who was working at disABILITY LINK. As legislators, we...

By Pat Nobbie, PhD, Mia’s mom Every once in a while, universes converge – in a short span of time, the same message emerges from multiple sources and this is both unsettling and confirming. In October, I was in Athens for Mia’s birthday, and it was magical. She met the UGA football team and...

Preserving, celebrating and learning from Georgia’s rich disability history helps future generations understand the importance of disability rights advocacy. The Georgia Disability History Alliance (GDHA) held the Georgia Disability History Symposium: Urgency of the Moment in November 2017 at...

Tune in Tuesday, January 23 for GCDD’s Facebook Live Broadcast from Advocacy Days!

Go to GCDD's Facebook Page Tuesday 9-10:30 AM for the Live Stream

GCDD will be streaming live from our Facebook page at the first 2018 Advocacy Day about DD Waivers such as NOW and COMP. Hear from members...

This is an excerpt from Randy Lewis’ talk at the Impact Business Speaker Series at Georgia Tech’s Scheller College of Business. My son, Austin, has autism. He didn’t speak until he was age 10. He’s trying to make up for lost time if you ever get a chance to talk to him. He was the first student...

By Amara Hazzard My name is Amara Maria Hazzard, and I am a second year student at the EXCEL program at Georgia Tech. EXCEL is a certificate program for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities. I grew up in Georgia and attended a mostly segregated school, and I took most of...

In Dahlonega, a town of just over 5,000 people, seeing the same faces every day is common. For ConnectAbility, it’s not just about seeing those faces, but also getting to know who they are. As a new Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities (GCDD) Real Communities partner, ConnectAbility...