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Our mission is to bring about social and policy changes that promote opportunities for the wide spectrum of diverse Georgians with developmental disabilities and their families to live, learn, work, play and worship in their communities.

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Our public policy efforts encourage the integration between people with developmental disabilities, the people who support them, and the community as a whole. We foster change and public awareness that reflects the needs of people with developmental disabilities.

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The Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities (GCDD) collaborates with, supports and funds many projects across Georgia that promote best practices demonstrating innovative programs and activities that create opportunities to enhance the quality of life for Georgians living with developmental disabilities (DD).

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We make funds available to increase the capacity and resources of public and private nonprofit entities and others to develop a comprehensive community system that responds to the choices, capabilities and needs of persons with developmental disabilities and their families.

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We provide access to resources to help you find developmental disabilities services, learn about the history of disability policy, and access papers written about disability issues.

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Advocacy: The Work Continues

Summer Issue 2023

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Current Feature Stories

Going Back to School - What Have We Learned Post-Pandemic?

Jul 12, 2023 | Devika Rao

The impact greatly affected students with disabilities and their families. With the shift from in-person learning to remote learning, many students faced challenges accessing the accommodations and...

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Current Topics

Kelvin Carter: Living Life One Upgrade at a Time

Jun 11, 2024 | Support Team | GCDD Storytelling

Kelvin, who has an intellectual disability, is able to dedicate time to these passions because he lives independently in his own apartment, with staff who come several times a week to help with his...

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Higher Education an Easy CHOICE for Students with Disabilities

Jul 12, 2023 | Laura Schroeder | Include College Corner

Davis is the program director of Creating Higher Education Opportunities to Increase College Experiences (CHOICE), an inclusive certification program for students with intellectual disabilities (ID...

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End of Public Health Emergency and Its Impact on Appendix K

Jul 12, 2023 | Devika Rao | Resources

From a Direct Support Professional (DSP) crisis that was already rising before the pandemic to a need for more waiver slots which has been an advocacy platform for many disability advocates, COVID-...

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Viewpoint: Advocating During the “Home Season”

Jul 12, 2023 | D'Arcy Robb | Viewpoint

People not only showed up at the capitol with GCDD during the 2023 legislative session, but they also sent a powerful message to legislators. I’m so grateful because to me that’s the “special sauc...

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disABILITY LINK’s Impact and Strong Links to the Disability Community in Metro Atlanta

Jul 12, 2023 | Gunter Schroeder | Expert Update

“One thing that’s super important is that we’re formed by people with disabilities and we’re the only organization that’s federally mandated to be 51% or more people with disabilities at all differ...

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The Foundation of Advocacy

Jul 12, 2023 | Charlie Miller

During this year’s session, we had some wins with getting an additional 500 waivers added to the Georgia state budget and we also are dealing with specific “disregard language” around Georgia’s Dir...

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