Imagine a child heading off to school with friends, all anticipating the excitement and challenges of a new year. But upon arriving, one child is separated from their peers and sent into a remote corner in the basement of the building that has suffered from neglect. Even lunch brings no...
Making a Difference will feature five guest columns by Johnson on the legacy of the ADA and how national and state groups are commemorating the anniversary. This is the fifth and last installment.
ADA: Keeping the PromiseBy Mark Johnson
I took a deep breath and then a vacation. For three...
The purpose of a competitive and meaningful workplace is to provide an opportunity for someone with developmental disabilities to channel their abilities and thrive in an environment where they can learn new skills that can carry over into everyday life.
The competitiveness helps the person to...
I was fortunate to meet Eren Niederhoffer through a most unusual introduction.Unbeknownst to me, at a local church job networking event in April 2013, Diane Prindle of Briggs and Associates heard my presentation describing a summer internship at my firm, the Piedmont Group of Atlanta. Prindle...
This year, we not only celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), but also the one-year anniversary of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). The law, passed in July 2014, aims to help job seekers – including those with disabilities – access the...
National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), observed every October, is a celebration of the many contributions of America’s workers with disabilities. It also offers a perfect time to raise awareness about disability employment issues. The United States Department of Labor (USDOL)...
By Britnee Kinard
When I married Hamilton I knew I was signing up to be a military wife, but I could not have imagined the challenges we would face as a couple and later as a family. I am a graduate of the Middle Tennessee State University and was working my way up the management hierarchy in...
For the first time in public policy, a piece of legislation recognized the extra and significant costs of living with a disability. These include costs related to raising a child with significant disabilities or a working age adult with disabilities who seek and use supplemental supports for...
Pam Hunter Dempsey, a GCDD advisory and executive committee member, was recently accepted into the Georgia Leadership & Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (GaLEND) program. GaLEND is an interdisciplinary training program for future professionals, disability advocates and family members...
Tireless disability advocate and leader Pat Puckett will retire from her role as executive director of the Statewide Independent Living Council (SILC) of Georgia at the end of 2015.
Puckett founded SILC in 1995 and since then, has provided Georgians with disabilities a platform for advocacy....
