Happy New Year and welcome to 2014. As we move into the New Year, the members and staff of the Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities (GCDD) wish the best to you and your family. We hope you will join us this year in trying to make Georgia a better place for people with developmental...
By Alison Heinz Stephens
Voting is fundamental to the health of our democracy, yet voter turnout in the United States hovers around 60% during presidential election years and 40% during mid-term elections. Unfortunately, those percentages are even lower among people with disabilities.Although...
The Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities (GCDD) is pleased to announce two new projects have been added into its Real Communities Initiative, a cutting edge initiative to partner with local groups working to build more just communities and purposefully connect people with and without...
On November 6, 2013, MARTA held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the official launch of its new Travel Training Facility designed for customers with disabilities to learn how to use the train and fixed bus networks that will offer transit options with greater flexibility and independence. The...
The following is the fourth installment of the GCDD First Thursdays blog series, a monthly blog that will share the thoughts and ideas of GCDD staff members.
Stand Up for the Whole Community
In her book Inspired Jewish Leadership, Dr. Erica Brown equates communities to a circle and she writes...
The following are the Perspective articles on GCDD's Real Communites Centenary United Methodist Church's Roving Listeners project from the Fall 2013 Making a Difference magazine. Click here to read the entire magazine.What Connecting with Roving Listeners Meant to UsBy Mark and Jill VanderhoekWe...
The following is the third installment of the GCDD First Thursdays blog series, a monthly blog that will share the thoughts and ideas of GCDD staff members.It's Time to Start Having the Hard ConversationsIn my trips across the country to discuss with other DD Councils the ideas behind our Real...
The following article is a feature article on the Children's Freedom Initiative from the Fall 2013 Making a Difference magazine. Click here to read the entire magazine.The Children's Freedom Initiative – Paving a Path Home Then and NowBy Becca Bauer"Helping a child move out of an institution or...
The following article is a Guest article by Doug Shipman from the Fall 2013 Making a Difference magazine talking about building community engagement. Click here to read the entire magazine.Building Community Engagement by Opening the Door to Your NeighborBy Doug ShipmanThere are many cherished...
The following article is a Guest article by Talley Wells from the Fall 2013 Making a Difference magazine sharing on the social justice movement. Click here to read the entire magazine.The Road Ahead is Long, But We Must Strive Forward and UpwardBy Talley...