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February 8, 2024 - (Georgia Recorder) — Advocates are rallying behind a bipartisan proposal to create a new commission focused on Georgians with disabilities in hopes of replicating the success of a group that was behind a landmark mental health bill that passed in 2022. That bill…

  By Jill Nolin ATLANTA — State agency officials have abandoned a controversial plan that would have limited at-home nursing care for about 200 people with disabilities, potentially upending life as they know it. Under the proposed change, dozens of people who are receiving up to 24-ho…

By Michael Hickey Associations are taking sweeping measures to evaluate and improve inclusivity in their organizations. But inclusivity isn’t always about drastic changes to leadership or operations. It’s about the little things, too—like language. Word choice matters, and the subtle ways in whic…

Click image above to view video. Getting yourself ready in the morning and driving to work are easy things that can be taken for granted. For people with disabilities, this requires extra support which can be expensive. Thousands of Georgians are waiting on support that can be life-changing. Iiza…

By Mary Welch, For the AJC Happy holidays. Merry Christmas. Joy to the world. Not so fast … While the holidays are a joyous time filled with family, love, gratitude, merriment and community, for many it is anything but. Whether it is because of grieving, loneliness, a sense of isolation or st…

The Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities and the Developmental Disabilities Council partners will host a webinar for parents and caregivers with information about the new COVID-19 vaccines for children ages five to 11. The webinar is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Wednesday, December 8. GCDD to…

by Maia Doorian FIGHTING FOR ACCESS Ava Bullard isn’t any stranger to Georgia’s Capitol. For seven years, Ava and her mom Anna confirmed as much as testify earlier than legislative committees and foyer within the halls. She is the namesake of Ava’s Regulation which handed in 2015, mandating…

Savannah Business Journal Staff Report November 16, 2021 - The Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities (GCDD) and the Developmental Disabilities Council partners have come together to host two webinar series, one in Spanish and one in English, to give parents and caregivers information abo…

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Pediatricians and parents are preparing for an expansion of the COVID-19 vaccine for Georgia children between 5 and 11. Special Photo: Julio César Velásquez Mejía from Pixabay via Georgia Recorder by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder Naomi Williams of Evans said the beginning of the pandemic was…