A teacher excluded a wheelchair-bound student from participating in a class activity in front of all the parents. This is heartbreaking. We all need to speak up when we see this. People with disabilities deserve the same respect as everyone else.
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Meet Aaron Quick, GCDD's new public policy fellow! Aaron is currently a Ph.D candidate at Clark Atlanta University, with previous degrees in social work. We look forward to seeing the work he does as our public policy fellow!
It is our honor and pleasure to present the Georgia's Supported Employment Advocacy of the Year Award to Derek Heard, Jr. Congratulations Derek! You are changing the way the world views disability and we could not be more proud of you!
Lois Curtis was the plaintiff in a civil rights case that gave people with disabilities and older people the right to live outside institutions and in their own homes. Curtis died Thursday of cancer at her home. https://t.co/2av2A9a0Qc
GCDD mourns the loss of artist and advocate Lois Curtis. Lois was one of two plaintiffs in the landmark #Olmstead Supreme Court decision which affirms that people with disabilities – including behavioral health disabilities – have a right to live in the community. Rest in Power.
Saddened to hear of the passing of Former First Lady Sandra Deal. Governor Deal and the entire Deal family are in my prayers during this moment of loss.
Until Georgia elects new state leadership that is willing to accept $3 Billion a year to expand Medicaid, we need federal leadership to #ClosetheGap & #CoverGa
When the ADA was passed, advocate Justin Dart wrote “It is only the beginning. It is not a solution. Rather, it is an essential foundation on which solutions will be constructed.” Since then, USDOT has made significant strides in creating accessible transportation.
On the 32nd Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Administration celebrates the inclusion and access afforded by this landmark civil rights law, and continues working to advance equity for Americans with disabilities:
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The U.S. Department of Labor announced the theme for October’s National Disability Employment Awareness Month 2022, “Disability: Part of the Equity Equation."
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When children are being massacred repeatedly, doing nothing is moral betrayal. Please, friends, commit now to vote against every politician who does nothing. Otherwise, you are doing nothing.
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