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Making a Difference - Spring 2017

Written on 19 April 2017.

Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities' (GCDD) spring edition of Making a Difference quarterly news magazine covers a review of the 2017 Legislative Session; Talking Disability Advocacy at the Georgia State Capitol during Advocacy Days; the Future of Georgia's Medicaid Program; Georgia Options Leads the Way; tips on advocating for employment and more. The magazine is available in PDF, Large Print and Audio below. Haga clic aquí para leer la versión en español.

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Spanish Language Version (Versión en Español)

GCDD se complace en expandir nuestro alcance a otras comunidades ofreciendo nuestra revista trimestral en español.
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Haga clic aquí para descargar la versión en español con letra más grande.

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