Photos capture Disability Day 2015
Neighbor Newspapers captured the 2015 Disability Day at the Capitol through photos. Click here to see the photos and below are text captions describing the photos' contents.
1) Special / Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities / Disability rights advocates recently participated in the 17th annual Disability Day at the Capitol in downtown Atlanta, hosted by the Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities. Nearly 1,500 individuals with disabilities, family members, friends and supporters withstood gusty winds and chilling rain to show unity and support of legislation that will promote the independence, inclusion, productivity and self-determination of people with disabilities. The theme of this year’s Disability Day Rally was ‘Fulfilling the promise of the Americans with Disabilities Act,’ to mark 25 years since passage of this landmark disability rights legislation. Eric Jacobson, center, executive director of the Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities, with State ADA Coordinator Mike Galifinakis and event attendees.
2) Special / Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities / Attendees of the 17th annual Disability Day at the Capitol show signs they made with Disability Day themes: ‘Fulfilling the Promise and Disability Rights are Civil Rights.’
3) Special / Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities / From left, Gov. Nathan Deal, Eric Jacobson, executive director of the Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities, and council chair Mitzi Proffitt show the official document proclaiming March as Disability Awareness Month in Georgia.
4) Special / Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities / From left, Atlanta Legal Aid Director Talley Wells stands with event attendees in Liberty Plaza.
5) Special / Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities / The Rev. Susannah Davis leads the tribute to ‘fallen soldiers,’ members of the disability community who have died in the last year.
6) Special / Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities / Disability advocate Carol Jones waves the Disability Flag at the event.
7) Special / Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities / Event attendees show signs they made for the rally at Liberty Plaza: Quality equals Equality. (Note from J.: Carmine is included in this image)
8) Special / Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities / Event attendees show their support by wearing T-shirts designed and provided specifically for the day’s rally.
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