- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Serial:
- Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities e-news.
- Title:
- Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities e-news, 2021 June
- Creator:
- Georgia. Council on Developmental Disabilities
- Contributor to Resource:
- Georgia. Council on Developmental Disabilities
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia. Council on Developmental Disabilities
- Date of Original:
- 2021-06
- Subject:
- People with disabilities--Services for--Georgia--Periodicals
People with disabilities--Legal status, laws, etc.--Periodicals
Developmental disabilities--Georgia--Periodicals - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- quarterlies (publications)
newsletters - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Began with: June 2017.
June 2017 (harvested on July 6, 2018 from gcdd.org); title from PDF caption (Georgia Government Publications database, viewed October 22, 2018).
September 2018 (received via e-mail on September 12, 2018 from Georgia Council on Development Disabilities); (Georgia Government Publications database, viewed October 22, 2018). - External Identifiers:
- Call Number GA G630.D4 P1 N4 2021/June
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bg630-pd4-bp1-bn4-b2021-sjune-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bg630-pd4-bp1-bn4-b2021-sjune-belec-p-btext
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
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A Digital Newsletter from the Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities June 2021
A Message from the Executive Director
Can you believe summer is here? In the past six months, a lot has changed in Georgia...and the country! The Georgia General Assembly closed its 2021 session passing bills and signing them into law; vaccine rollouts encouraged many Georgians to get their vaccine; and GCDD began its work to develop its next strategic plan for the next five years. Read more from Eric E. Jacobson.
Public Policy for the People Legislative Updates
How in the world are you doing, advocates? The sun is shining, the birds are chirping and summer is here! We have made it through a rough and rocky legislative session, but that does not mean our advocacy stops. Your state legislator is now back at home reaching out and connecting with them is more important than ever. In this Public Policy for The People edition, we are going to go over our feature bill signing, summer advocacy strategy ideas, and many more topics. Read more from GCDD Legislative Advocacy Director Charlie Miller.
COVID-19 Updates: Disability Community Vaccination Survey
In an attempt to better understand the disability community's thoughts on the COVID-19 vaccine, GCDD's Public Policy Fellow Naomi Williams spearheaded an
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effort to collect responses via a public survey. Read about the survey results.
Georgia Developmental Disability Council Honors Leaders in Disability Advocacy
The Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities (GCDD) held its inaugural 2021 Virtual Advocacy Awards on April 15 to honor those in the developmental disability advocacy community who have made great strides through education and action. Read more about the honorees.
People on the Move GCCD Council Member Appointed to National Council of Self-Advocates
Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities (GCDD) Council Member Wesley Ford has been selected as the 2021-2022 National Council of Self Advocates Officer for The Arc of the United States. This is the first national council of its kind, positioning people with intellectual and other developmental disabilities (I/DD) as parts of a leadership network that is representative of all ages and abilities. Read more about Wesley.
Treasure Maps Team Facebook Live
Tuesday, June 8 5:30-6:30 PM EDT
Meet the cast, ask your questions about the process of telling and filming their stories, hear zany tales of traveling the state on a film tour during tornado season, and find out the secret behind why our show is called Treasure Maps! There will be about 10-12 people on screen. They are the storytellers in the show, and maybe the filmmakers. Here are the storytellers bios. Just login to the GCDD
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