Making a Difference Magazine

GCDD Hosts Record-Breaking Advocacy Days

GCDD Hosts Record-Breaking Advocacy Days
Over 650 disability advocates registered to attend the 2020 GCDD Advocacy Days at the Georgia State Capitol – making it the biggest series the DD Council has hosted since inception of the initiative. Hosted by the Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities (GCDD) in January, February and...

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The Accessibility of the New Voting Machines

The Accessibility of the New Voting Machines
From the initial fact-finding process to the end result, leaders in the disability community are giving a big thumbs-down to the new Georgia voting booths as election season is here. While the Georgia primary election has been rescheduled to June 9 due to the COVID-19 outbreak; and the Secretary...

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GCDD VIEWPOINT - Keep Moving Forward

GCDD VIEWPOINT - Keep Moving Forward
At the time of this writing, the world has come to a standstill because of COVID-19. Over 10,000 Americans have lost their lives to this illness, and hundreds of thousands are sick. People with disabilities who experience health-related issues such as heart, lung or kidney disease need to take...

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The Fight for Gracie’s Law

The Fight for Gracie’s Law
by Jennifer Bosk As far as gender reveals go, this was a simple one. No cupcakes with pink or blue centers, no boxes of helium-filled balloons. Erin and David Nobles had agreed to a genetic test, suggested because of her late-age pregnancy, but mostly because she knew it would be an easy way to...

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