Self Advocacy Spotlight: Advocacy in Georgia Heats Up in the Summer!

Uniting for Change self-advocates in Georgia are engaged in advocating for voting rights and participating in the 2024 Caravan for Disability Justice and Freedom, traveling across the country to raise awareness. They'll also lead Zoom workshops on supported decision making and voting, while organizing community meetings and training programs to empower individuals with disabilities. The Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities (GCDD) is driven by its Five Year Strategic Plan goals to improve services and supports for people with intellectual and other developmental disabilities (I/DD). The Council, charged with creating systems change for individuals with developmental disabilities and family members, will work through various advocacy and capacity building activities to build a more interdependent, self-sufficient, and integrated and included disability community across Georgia.This project was supported, in part by grant number 2001GASCDD-03, from the U.S. Administration for Community Living, Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C. 20201. Grantees undertaking projects with government sponsorship are encouraged to express freely their findings and conclusions. Points of view or opinions do not, therefore, necessarily represent official ACL policy.