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Accessible audio for the magazine from the Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities


Episode Date
Spring Forward: Shaping GCDD’s Future Together
May 08, 2026
Your Input Needed! What Should GCDD Work on in the Next Five Years?
May 06, 2026
Disability Vote Counts: Why Your Voice Matters in Georgia
May 06, 2026
Study Examines the Economic Impact of NOW/COMP Waivers
May 04, 2026
Uniting for Change Educates Georgians with I/DD on the Importance of Voting
May 04, 2026
Letter from Leadership: Advocacy is About Being Yourself
Apr 02, 2026
Fun Summer Activities for People with Disabilities in Georgia
Mar 26, 2026
It's Election Season! Get Out the Disability Vote!
Mar 26, 2026
Rethinking School Discipline: Keeping Students with Disabilities Connected to Learning
Feb 26, 2026
Why NOW and COMP Waivers Matter for Georgia Families
Feb 24, 2026
Public Policy for the People
Feb 24, 2026
Out of Hand Theatre is Coming to Macon
Feb 24, 2026
Letter from Leadership: Georgia Urgently Needs 1217 NOW/COMP Waivers — The Data Proves It
Feb 24, 2026
GCDD’s Education Advocacy Day Highlights Key Priorities for Students with Disabilities
Feb 24, 2026
What Being a Self-Advocate Means to Me
Jan 27, 2026
Using AI to Expand Access and Independence for People with Disabilities
Jan 27, 2026
Letter from Leadership: Urgently Needed! 1,217 New Waivers
Jan 27, 2026
Embrace What’s Possible at the Tubman Museum Disability Justice Journey Exhibit
Jan 27, 2026
Ask GCDD Anything
Jan 27, 2026
Advocacy During the Legislative Session: What Matters and How You Can Help
Jan 27, 2026
Public Policy for the People: Advocacy Is More Important Than Ever
Dec 16, 2025
Project SETA: Building Georgia's Next Generation of Disability Leaders
Dec 16, 2025
New Year, New Possibilities
Dec 16, 2025
Jessica Cowell: Acting, Leading, and Speaking Up for Inclusion and Community
Dec 16, 2025
Four New Members Join Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities
Dec 16, 2025
Public Policy for the People: Tracking Policy Changes from D.C. to Georgia
Oct 31, 2025
GCDD Honors Jacquelyn Daniel with 2025 Spirit of Kim Award
Oct 21, 2025
Building Leaders: How “My Voice. My Participation. My Board.” Opens Doors for Self-Advocates
Oct 21, 2025
Georgia, What’s Happening in Your Town?
Oct 21, 2025
UnlockGA Works to Improve Services and Supports for Georgians with Disabilities
Oct 21, 2025
Self-Advocate Spotlight - Look at the Good!
Oct 21, 2025
Destination Dawgs: Where Opportunity Meets Inclusion
Oct 21, 2025
Letter from Leadership: Simple Joys, Lasting Meaning
Oct 21, 2025
Synergies Work is Leveling the Playing Field for Entrepreneurs with Disabilities
Oct 01, 2025
A Life Committed to Advocacy: Remembering Shelly Simmons
Sep 25, 2025
Disability Advocate and Artist Derek Heard Uses His Skills to Inspire Voters with Disabilities
Sep 25, 2025
Public Policy for the People: Federal Update
Sep 25, 2025
Letter from Leadership: Building Momentum for Georgia’s Disability Community
Sep 25, 2025
GCDD Welcomes New Staff Members!
Aug 24, 2025
Letter from Leadership: Growing Our Team, Growing Our Impact
Aug 24, 2025
No Cuts to I/DD Services and Staff Ensures Care and Support for People with I/DD in Georgia
Aug 24, 2025
Public Policy for the People: Federal Update and Preparing for the State Legislative Session
Aug 24, 2025
The Spirit of the Lunch Special: How Community Memories Can Shape an Accessible Future
Aug 24, 2025
A Champion of True Inclusion: Honoring the Life and Work of John O'Brien
Jul 29, 2025
Fight for Medicaid & What's Next
Jul 29, 2025
Letter from Leadership: What Happens Next?
Jul 29, 2025
Natasha Nelson’s Life Experiences Guide Her Mission to Empower Families
Jul 29, 2025
Raising Voices, Changing Systems: Expanding Educational Opportunity with the Georgia Coalition for Equity in Education
Jul 29, 2025
Session is Out! The Opportunity to Advocate is Now
Jul 29, 2025
Americans with Disabilities Act Celebrates 35 Years: A Look into the Milestones Made and the Challenges Ahead
Jun 24, 2025
Centers for Independent Living: Equipping People with Disabilities for the Future
Jun 24, 2025
Embracing Possibility Exhibit at Tubman Museum Celebrates Georgians with Disabilities
Jun 24, 2025
Federal Policy Update from the GCDD Public Policy Director
Jun 24, 2025
Guardianship: A Barrier to Independence and How We Can Remove It
Jun 24, 2025
Letter from Leadership: What 12 Years Serving as a Council Member for the Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities Meant to Me
Jun 24, 2025
What Disability Pride Month Is and Why It Matters
Jun 24, 2025
Federal Budget: What’s at Risk and How Georgia’s Disability Community May Be Affected
Jun 04, 2025
Brook Kubik Gains Advocacy Insight, Perspective at 2025 Disability Policy Seminar in Washington, D.C.
May 27, 2025
What is the DD Network?
May 27, 2025
The Impact of Georgia's DD Network
May 27, 2025
Letter from Leadership: Keep Learning, Keep Speaking Up, and Keep Going
May 27, 2025
Berry College’s IPSE Program Provides Students with Disabilities Promising Future
Apr 26, 2025
GCDD’s Strategic Five-Year Planning Process Update
Apr 26, 2025
Self Advocacy Spotlight: Why Medicaid Matters
Apr 26, 2025
A Big Shift for Education: What Happens Following President Trump’s Executive Order?
Apr 26, 2025
GCDD Impact: Georgia’s Advancing Employment Center Expands Impact and Reach
Apr 26, 2025
Letter from Leadership: Why I Speak Up
Apr 23, 2025
Embracing Possibility: Georgia’s Disability Justice Journey
Apr 14, 2025
The Final Gavel has Swung and the Confetti has Fallen: The 2025 Georgia General Assembly Comes to a Close
Apr 14, 2025
Federal Update: What You Need to Know!
Mar 28, 2025
What’s Happening in Your Town? Meet Zoe-Rebekah Bostic from Grovetown, GA
Mar 28, 2025
Marnie Harris is Helping to Make Competitive Integrated Employment More Accessible for the I/DD Community
Mar 25, 2025
Letter from Leadership: All In, All Together
Mar 25, 2025
Take GCDD’s Five-Year Strategic Plan Survey
Mar 25, 2025
GCDD Kicks Off Campaign to Celebrate Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month
Mar 05, 2025
The Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities Drives Policy Change for Georgia’s Developmental Disability Community
Mar 05, 2025
What's Happening in Your Town? featuring Saint Mary's
Feb 25, 2025
GCDD’s Newest Staff Member: Ariel Edwards
Feb 25, 2025
Letter from Leadership: We're Here All Year
Feb 25, 2025
Be a Part of GCDD’s Five-Year Strategic Plan
Feb 25, 2025
The State of Georgia Steps Up Its GAME for Workers with Disabilities
Feb 19, 2025
Reinvigorating the I/DD Bill in Georgia: An Essential Step Toward Inclusive Care and Support
Jan 06, 2025
GCDD's Advocacy Days and Legislative Preview
Jan 06, 2025
Georgia’s IPSE Schools: The Path to Inclusion
Dec 21, 2024
Expert Update: Impact of Waitlist on Community Living
Dec 21, 2024
UnlockGA and the HCBS Stronger Together Coalition
Dec 21, 2024
Living My Best Life: How the NOW/COMP Medicaid Waivers Support My Quality of Life
Dec 21, 2024
In the Community: My First Hike
Dec 21, 2024
Viewpoint: Looking to 2025 and Making Possibilities Realities
Dec 21, 2024
Get Out and Vote!
Oct 17, 2024
Viewpoint: Rebuilding Hope After the Storm
Oct 17, 2024
Our Voice, Our Vote: Uniting for Change Moving the Disability Vote Forward
Oct 17, 2024
GCDD’s Fight to End 14(c) Certificates and Subminimum Wages: A Key Initiative for National Disability Employment Awareness Month
Oct 17, 2024
Berry College: On the Move and Ready to Make a Difference Through New IPSE Program
Oct 17, 2024
Storytelling is a Part of Our Advocacy
Oct 17, 2024
What Happens When a Person Leaves a Sheltered Workshop?
Oct 17, 2024
Georgia’s Global Impact on the Disability Movement Recognized at Seventh Annual Georgia Disability History Symposium
Oct 17, 2024
Olmstead: A Look Through the Years
Jul 09, 2024
Community Champions: Elite Squad Works to Change Perspectives on People with Disabilities
Jul 08, 2024
Expert Update: Advancing Employment to End Subminimum Wages
Jul 08, 2024
G is for Georgia: Closing the Gap: How One Organization is Empowering Georgians with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities with Inclusive Technology
Jul 08, 2024
Include College Corner: Georgia State University’s IDEAL Rewrites the Narrative of The College Experience
Jul 08, 2024
Self Advocacy Spotlight: Advocacy in Georgia Heats Up in the Summer!
Jul 08, 2024
In Your Community: Caroline O'Brien – Main Character Energy
Jul 08, 2024
Public Policy for the People: Election Season Officially Underway!
Jul 08, 2024
Viewpoint - The Olmstead Decision Celebrates 25th Anniversary
Jul 02, 2024
Expert Update - The Importance of Self-Advocacy During the IEP Process
Apr 16, 2024
Nothing About Us Without Us: A Recap of Georgia’s 2024 Legislative Session
Apr 16, 2024
GCDD’s Equitable Dinners “A Seat at the Table” Event Provides a Transformative Conversation Around Equity, Disability and Support During the 2024 Legislative Session
Apr 16, 2024
Viewpoint
Apr 16, 2024
Summer Fun! Camps Rise to the Occasion with Inclusive Summer Programs
Apr 16, 2024
Self-Advocates Speak at the Capitol During GCDD’s Legislative Advocacy Days
Apr 16, 2024
Advocacy Day at the State Capitol Brings IPSE Students to the Spotlight
Apr 16, 2024
GCDD Helps Those with Disabilities Realize the Importance of Self-Advocacy
Apr 16, 2024
Telehealth Survey Reveals Improvement Measures Needed for Georgia’s Disability Community to Access Health Care Services
Dec 29, 2023
Georgia Tech Program Prepares Students to EXCEL at Work
Dec 28, 2023
GCDD Launches New Council Member Campaign
Dec 28, 2023
New Report Suggests Racial Disparities for Communities of Color in Obtaining Services for Georgia's Waiver Waitlists
Dec 28, 2023
Viewpoint: Gaining Momentum
Dec 28, 2023
The Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities Kicks off Virtual Road Tour
Dec 28, 2023
Mark Your Calendars for A Seat at the Table!
Dec 28, 2023
Public Policy for The People: GCDD’s Vision for Georgia's Disability Community in the 2024 Legislative Session
Dec 28, 2023
Uniting for Change Prepares to Advocate for Change in 2024
Dec 28, 2023
How Policy and Advocacy is Changing Employment for People with Developmental Disabilities
Oct 12, 2023
Georgia Self-Advocates - How We Contribute
Oct 11, 2023
EAGLE Academy Allows Students with Intellectual Disabilities to Soar
Oct 11, 2023
In Your Community: Are You Ready to Vote?
Oct 11, 2023
Public Policy for The People: The Next Legislative Session is Almost Here!
Oct 11, 2023
How Policy and Advocacy is Changing Employment for People with Developmental Disabilities
Oct 09, 2023
Emergency Preparedness Grant Supports Listening Sessions Across Georgia
Oct 09, 2023
Saving the Direct Support Professional: The Heartbeat of The I/DD Community
Oct 09, 2023
Viewpoint: A Golden Opportunity to Build Georgia’s Workforce and Economy
Oct 09, 2023
Untapped Pool of Talent
Oct 09, 2023
Viewpoint: Advocating During the “Home Season”
Jul 12, 2023
End of Public Health Emergency and Appendix K
Jul 12, 2023
Expert Update - disABILITY Link
Jul 12, 2023
Higher Education a Right CHOICE for Students with Disabilities
Jul 12, 2023
Going Back to School - What Have We Learned Post-Pandemic?
Jul 12, 2023
Building an Advocacy Network
Jul 12, 2023
Public Policy for The People
Jul 12, 2023
Foundation of Advocacy
Jul 12, 2023
Living Life One Upgrade at a Time
Jul 12, 2023
WheelChariot Strives to Improve Businesses’ Accessibility and Services
Jul 12, 2023
Public Policy for the People: A Recap of Georgia’s 2023 Legislative Session
Apr 18, 2023
Judy Heumann’s Legacy Lives On
Apr 18, 2023
Practical Examples of Supported Decision-Making
Apr 17, 2023
The Magic of Advocacy
Apr 17, 2023
Uniting for Change – How and Why We Advocate
Apr 17, 2023
Meeting GOALS of Students with Intellectual Disabilities
Apr 14, 2023
GCDD Impact: Building a Community with Intention
Apr 13, 2023
The Next Generation of Advocacy
Apr 13, 2023
Parent 2 Parent of Georgia Empowers Parents & Families
Apr 13, 2023