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The following is the complete interview led by Kate Brady from the Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities (GCDD) on employment for people with disabilities with Nick Perry, DeKalb Community Services Board; Melissa Rutland, Diversified Enterprises; and Doug Crandell, Institute on Human...
GCDD Announces New NoFA/RFP for Virtual Advocacy Days Event Planner
Virtual Advocacy Days Event PlannerThe Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities (GCDD) is requesting proposals from individuals or organizations to plan and manage logistics for our virtual advocacy events, hereafter known as Virtual Advocacy Days. Applications for this grant will be...GCDD'S Five Year Planning Process Update – August 2020
What We Learned from the Virtual Townhall Listening Sessions
To encourage more robust participation, virtual townhalls were scheduled in August to discuss various topics that will inform GCDD’s next Five Year Plan.
If you didn’t get a chance to participate in the townhall meetings, you can...
Mia got COVID
by Pat Nobbie, Mia's Mom
Mia got COVID.
Those of you who followed Mia’s Space when I worked for GCDD know her. She has no other complicating health conditions except for “morbid obesity,” which is the clinical term for being very overweight. Despite her weight, Mia is active. She works 20...
GCDD is Hiring a Policy and Advocacy Fellow
GCDD Public Policy and Advocacy Fellowship Position Description: The Public Policy and Advocacy Fellowship is a paid, 6 month opportunity at GCDD. The fellow will be responsible for supporting the GCDD Public Policy team in promoting public policy that creates an integrated community life for...GCDD's Welcoming Community Movement Funding Opportunity Grant Now Open - Deadline to apply October 10
The purpose of the Welcoming Community Movement Fund (WCMF) is to pave the way toward an equitable and just society - foundational of welcoming communities - where people across race, ethnicity, culture, class, socioeconomic background, educational status, abilities, gender, and religion are...GCDD Announces the Dottie Adams Scholarship Fund
To support dedicated advocates like Dottie Adams, the Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities (GCDD) is proud to announce on August 5, 2020 (which is Dottie's birthday) that its Learning Opportunities Support Fund will now be the Dottie Adams Scholarship Fund. The fund awards small...
Meet the People Behind “6,000 Waiting,” GCDD’s Forthcoming Documentary
After much hard work from the Friends of L’Arche project team, along with film producers, editors and directors, GCDD is excited to soon release its film, “6,000 Waiting.”
Seasoned filmmakers Michael McDonald, Lexi Read and Zach Read came together and created a stunning look into the lives of...
REAL COMMUNITIES – Keeping the “Welcome” in Welcoming Community Dialogues
by Jennifer Bosk
As the world deals with COVID-19, the typical way of gathering for day-long brainstorming and discussions, going out into neighborhoods and doing face-to-face contact, are no longer viable options.
Like many other groups and organizations, each of the Georgia Council on...
GCDD IMPACT - Georgia Advocacy Office Raises Awareness about Supported Decision-Making
by Jennifer Bosk
From Toccoa to Macon to Savannah and points in between, the idea of supported decision-making as the best alternative to guardianship has turned people’s thinking 180 degrees.
Supported decision-making is defined as a series of relationships, practices, arrangements and...
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