Press Releases

Press Releases

The press release section includes official GCDD news and announcements about issues and events pertaining to people with developmental disabilities and their families in Georgia.

Media Relations: If you are a member of the media and would like additional information or have an interview request, please contact:

Tianna Faulkner
Media Relations Director

470.542.5579

 

Learning Support Fund Program Empowers Disability Advocates

May 31, 2019 (Atlanta, GA) – The Learning Opportunities Support Fund, a grant program by the Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities (GCDD), awards necessary financial assistance to Georgia advocates with developmental disabilities and their families to gain access to disability education,...

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Georgia State University Creates an Ideal Creative College Program

If De’onte Brown could’ve somehow seen into the future on his first day of class at Georgia State University in 2017, he would’ve been very surprised by his transformation. In what felt that day like a fast-paced new world has become a place that feeds his creativity. “Once you get used to...

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