GCDD VIEWPOINT - Justice and Equality

Written on 21 July 2020. Posted in Making a Difference Magazine

I hope that you are all doing well during this time of great change. Not only have we dealt with a global pandemic, economic chaos and a state primary election riddled with criticism – but now we are witnessing people in the streets asking for justice and equity. Never in many of our lifetimes...

Summer 2020 - WHAT’S HAPPENING IN WASHINGTON? Federal Disability Policy Updates

Written on 21 July 2020. Posted in Making a Difference Magazine

Over the last few months, we’ve seen the devastating impact of COVID-19 on people with disabilities, who are struggling to get the home and community-based services (HCBS) they need to stay safe in their own homes and face a high risk of infection and death in institutions and other congregate...

Parents Navigate Georgia’s K–12 Education Supports: Planning for the Future

Written on 21 July 2020. Posted in Making a Difference Magazine

When Joshua Williams walked the graduation stage with his peers in 2014, he received a standing ovation. He didn’t know what the big deal was, his mother Mitzi Proffitt recalls. After returning for another year to complete a math credit and fighting to receive a diploma over a certificate,...

PUBLIC POLICY FOR THE PEOPLE: Official 2020 Legislative Recap

Written on 20 July 2020. Posted in Making a Difference Magazine

Welcome to our official 2020 legislative recap. This session can only be described as a roller coaster, with plenty of highs and lows. For starters, no one could have predicted we would not have a recap for you all until July! Although our state session typically ends in April, it did not end...

AROUND THE STATE - Congratulations, Graduates!

Written on 20 July 2020. Posted in Making a Difference Magazine

It’s graduation season! Across the state, young people graduated from high school and college throughout Georgia earlier this spring and last fall. Making a Difference magazine wanted to celebrate this milestone of the graduates across the nine inclusive post-secondary education (IPSE) programs...

Expert Update - Interview with Ron Wakefield

Written on 14 July 2020. Posted in Making a Difference Magazine

Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities Chairman Parker Glick interviewed Ron Wakefield, director of the Division of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities under the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities about the state of developmental disabilities...

ADA 30: Celebrating the Americans with Disabilities Act

Written on 12 July 2020. Posted in Making a Difference Magazine

GCDD Legislative Advocacy Director Charlie Miller interviewed Mark Johnson, renowned disability advocate and former director of advocacy at the Shepherd Center, on what it was like to advocate for the Americans with Disabilities Act, what the future holds and his advice for young...

Parents and Students, Share Your Story!

Written on 23 June 2020. Posted in Making a Difference Magazine

The Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities (GCDD) would like to share stories of parent and students who are going through the IEP process or/and transitioning into the workplace or college. If you would like to be included in GCDD's magazine, Making A Difference, please complete this...

More Money = More Services: Say YES to a Tobacco Tax Increase!

Written on 19 June 2020. Posted in Advocacy & Policy Alerts

June 23, 2020 • 10 AM - 2 PM • CALL-IN Did you know that Georgia's tobacco tax is one of the lowest in the country? Georgia can raise $400 million simply by bringing our tobacco tax up to at least $1.00, which is still below the national average. During this time of harsh budget cuts, we need...

Tell Your Legislator to #IncludeCollege!

Written on 11 June 2020. Posted in Advocacy & Policy Alerts

The Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities is bringing back its #IncludeCollege campaign to raise awareness for the budget to the IPSE (inclusive post-secondary education programs) or college programs for students with intellectual disabilities. GCDD wants to bring attention to the...

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GCDD VIEWPOINT - Justice and Equality

Summer 2020 - WHAT’S HAPPENING IN WASHINGTON? Federal Disability Policy Updates

Parents Navigate Georgia’s K–12 Education Supports: Planning for the Future

PUBLIC POLICY FOR THE PEOPLE: Official 2020 Legislative Recap

AROUND THE STATE - Congratulations, Graduates!

Expert Update - Interview with Ron Wakefield

ADA 30: Celebrating the Americans with Disabilities Act

Parents and Students, Share Your Story!

More Money = More Services: Say YES to a Tobacco Tax Increase!

Tell Your Legislator to #IncludeCollege!

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