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Real Communities: A Story of Success from the Korean Coalition
Update: Narae has got her second volunteer position at Assi Plaza, an Asian grocery store in Duluth as a stacker where she will work from 10 - 11 a.m.. The Duluth library also reached out to both Lucy and me and have a volunteer position for her at the library.Lucy is a mother with a new...First Thursdays: Let's Come Together
The following is the sixth installment of the GCDD First Thursdays blog series, a monthly blog that will share the thoughts and ideas of GCDD staff members. I moved from the Midwest to Georgia in 1987. Not more than a week after I arrived it began to snow. You know, the kind of snow that we...Learn What Your Child Has to Say and Can Do
by Carrie Gleason I remember when my husband and I attended our first Individual Education Plan (IEP) meeting for our son Lakoda. He was 4½-years old and to say we were naïve to the special education world would be an understatement. We did not have the first clue what IEP stood for, let alone...Real Communities: A Real Community Has Room for All
On February 22, 2014, two middle school students from Charles Ellis Montessori Academy in Savannah, GA, presented during the Youth Leaders panel of the 17th annual Georgia Organics conference on Jekyll Island. Emma and Becca presented on their experiences with learning science concepts through...
Sharing Your Vision and Advocating that Our Rights Are Heard
By D'Arcy Robb, GCDD Public Policy Director Community integration is the passion and vision that drives countless disability advocates. And, it leads to a challenge faced by many advocates – how do you effectively share the vision of what a truly integrated community is like? In the summer of...Perspective: Learn What Your Child Has to Say and Can Do
By Carrie Gleason I remember when my husband and I attended our first Individual Education Plan (IEP) meeting for our son Lakoda. He was 41/2-yearsold and to say we were naïve to the special education world would be an understatement. We did not have the first clue what IEP stood for, let alone...Unlock the Waiting Lists! Agenda for the 2014 Legislative Session
By D'Arcy Robb In addition to the GCDD legislative agenda, we advocate for the Unlock the Waiting Lists! Campaign. Unlock the Waiting Lists! advocates to reduce and eventually eliminate the waiting lists for home- and community based support for Georgians with disabilities, so they and their...How We Can Become a More Powerful Voting Bloc
By Mark Perriello An interview with the president of the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD), Mark Perriello, on the importance of Americans with disabilities to engage in the political processes. 1. How can people with disabilities gain and hold more political power? Full...Introducing the Forsyth Farmer's Almanac
The Mixed Greens, a group of Savannah community members that work to create and support interactive, educational and inclusive activities with the Forsyth Farmers' Market as a part of a Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities' (GCDD) Real Communities project, presents the Forsyth Farmers'...More Articles ...
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