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Stay up-to-date by reading press releases from the Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities (GCDD). The press releases cover news and announcements about issues and events pertaining to people with developmental disabilities and their families in Georgia.

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The Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities Hosts Inaugural Spirit of Kim Unsung Hero Award at Fall Council Meeting

01 November 2024

November 1, 2024 (Atlanta, GA) - The Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities (GCDD) recognized Sheryl Arno, Executive Director for the Down Syndrome Association of Atlanta, with the first inaugural Spirit of Kim Unsung Hero Award, Thursday, October 24, 2024, at its fall Council Meeting, tha...

The Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities and Partners Work to Improve Employment for Georgia's Disability Community

30 September 2024

September 30, 2024 (Atlanta, GA) - The Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities (GCDD) and partners will come together to celebrate National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), celebrated each year in October, to engage and educate people about disability employment and to pr...

Metro Atlanta Workshop Develops Program to Build Sustainable Employment for People with Disabilities

27 September 2024

September 25, 2024 (Atlanta, GA) - Woodright Industries and Shaw Industries, Group, Inc. have collaborated to develop a workforce through Project Search, a program that helps people with disabilities find and secure completely paid employment, proving that people with disabilities can maintain jo...

Georgia Senator Billy Hickman to Visit College to Participate in Roundtable Discussion with Disabled Students

11 September 2024

September 11, 2024 (Atlanta, GA) - Georgia Senator Billy Hickman will host a roundtable discussion with intellectually disabled students Wednesday, September 18th from 2:00pm to 3:00pm at Georgia Southern University to talk about the students’ experiences with education, employment, and dail...

7th Annual Disability Symposium in Athens to Highlight Georgia’s Contriubtions in the Disability Movement

22 July 2024

August 21, 2024 (Atlanta, GA) - The Richard B. Russell Library in collaboration with the University of Georgia’s Institute on Human Development and Disability (IHDD), a grantee of the Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities (GCDD) and the Georgia Disability History Alliance (GDHA) will...

ADA Celebration Rally to Salute Disability Pride Month and 24th Anniversary of American Disabilities Act

04 July 2024

July 1, 2024 (Atlanta, GA)- The Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities (GCDD) is excited to announce that they will be a sponsor for the 34 th Anniversary celebration of the American Disabilities Act (ADA) at Friendship Baptist Church located near the Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Geor...

GCDD Executor Director Invited to White House 25th Anniversary Celebration of Olmstead Decision

14 June 2024

June 14, 2024 (Atlanta, GA) - D’Arcy Robb, Executive Director for the Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities (GCDD), has been invited to participate in the White House’s 25th anniversary celebration of the Olmstead Decision, which will take place Tuesday, June 18, 2024, in Washin...

NATIONAL DISABILITY CARAVAN VISITS GEORGIA CITIES TO INFORM DISABILITY COMMUNITY ABOUT VOTING RIGHTS AND ACCESS

29 May 2024

May 24, 2024 (Atlanta, GA)- The Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities (GCDD), the Georgia Advocacy Office (GAO), and various disability-related organizations in Georgia have joined the Caravan for Disability Freedom and Justice to encourage civic engagement and raise awareness of cur...

THE GEORGIA COUNCIL ON DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES CELEBRATES EARLY WIN AS SENATE BILL 384 PASSES

27 March 2024

March 27, 2024 (Atlanta, GA) – The Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities (GCDD) celebrated an early win last night at the Georgia state capitol, as both the Georgia Senate and the House of Representatives passed Senate Bill 384 for the State as Model Employer. Supporting Georgia as a Mod...

GCDD KICKS OFF MEMBERSHIP CAMPAIGN TO RECRUIT NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS

19 February 2024

February 15, 2024 (Atlanta, GA) - The Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities (GCDD) kicked off its Council membership campaign early February to fill open positions on its Council. The purpose of the campaign is to identify individuals with intellectual and developmental disabili...

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