As the disability rights community comes together to celebrate the ADA’s 25th anniversary, Atlanta is going to be buzzing with great disability leadership conferences to promote and enhance disability rights for the next 25 years.May 1-4Developmental Disabilities Nurses Association Conference is...

In December 2014, President Barack Obama signed the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act into law marking a significant achievement in disability rights. The ABLE Act allows people with disabilities to open savings accounts, similar to 529 college savings plans, where they are able to...

Purposefully involving people with and without developmental disabilities in collaborative projects is pivotal to the framework of Real Communities. GCDD’s signature initiative welcomes its newest community builders who are working to utilize the gifts of everyone and create avenues toward...

In the past two weeks, both Mia and I have had time warp experiences. Mia’s experience was with the US Postal Service. Mia happens to be a person who still sends actual, paper birthday cards … not through virtual, email or Twitter, but real, live, put-it-in-the-envelope, lick-the-flap and...

Making a Difference will feature five guest columns by Mark Johnson on the legacy of the ADA and how national and state groups are commemorating the anniversary. This is the third installment. By the time you read this version of my ADA25 series, much will have happened around the celebration...

Growing an inclusive community requires meaningful, ongoing community conversations that welcome diverse perspectives. These conversations have clear intention, spotlight strengths and weave participants’ gifts and talents into the work. Community Cafés are doing just that all over the country....