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Accessible Audio for Making A Difference — 161 episodes

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The Embracing Possibility Exhibit Ends, but the Journey Continues

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Public Policy for the People: The ADA, Election Updates, and What’s Next

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Letter from Leadership: Public Policy Is Personal

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Ask GCDD Anything! Learn about Structured Family Caregiving

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Georgia IPSE Programs Celebrate Graduates and Milestones

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Your Voice Matters: A Message from GCDD Executive Director D'Arcy Robb

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Public Policy for the People: Final State Budget Reduces Number of I/DD Waivers

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Reminder: Share Your Input on GCDD’s Next Five-Year Strategic Plan by June 19

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Your Vote Still Counts: What You Need to Know About the June 16 Runoff Election

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Spring Forward: Shaping GCDD’s Future Together

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Disability Vote Counts: Why Your Voice Matters in Georgia

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Your Input Needed! What Should GCDD Work on in the Next Five Years?

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Uniting for Change Educates Georgians with I/DD on the Importance of Voting

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Study Examines the Economic Impact of NOW/COMP Waivers

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Letter from Leadership: Advocacy is About Being Yourself

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It's Election Season! Get Out the Disability Vote!

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Fun Summer Activities for People with Disabilities in Georgia

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Rethinking School Discipline: Keeping Students with Disabilities Connected to Learning

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GCDD’s Education Advocacy Day Highlights Key Priorities for Students with Disabilities

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Letter from Leadership: Georgia Urgently Needs 1217 NOW/COMP Waivers — The Data Proves It

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Out of Hand Theatre is Coming to Macon

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Public Policy for the People

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Why NOW and COMP Waivers Matter for Georgia Families

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Advocacy During the Legislative Session: What Matters and How You Can Help

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Ask GCDD Anything

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Embrace What’s Possible at the Tubman Museum Disability Justice Journey Exhibit

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Letter from Leadership: Urgently Needed! 1,217 New Waivers

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Using AI to Expand Access and Independence for People with Disabilities

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What Being a Self-Advocate Means to Me

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Four New Members Join Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities

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Jessica Cowell: Acting, Leading, and Speaking Up for Inclusion and Community

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New Year, New Possibilities

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Project SETA: Building Georgia's Next Generation of Disability Leaders

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Public Policy for the People: Advocacy Is More Important Than Ever

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Public Policy for the People: Tracking Policy Changes from D.C. to Georgia

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Letter from Leadership: Simple Joys, Lasting Meaning

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Destination Dawgs: Where Opportunity Meets Inclusion

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Self-Advocate Spotlight - Look at the Good!

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UnlockGA Works to Improve Services and Supports for Georgians with Disabilities

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Georgia, What’s Happening in Your Town?

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Building Leaders: How “My Voice. My Participation. My Board.” Opens Doors for Self-Advocates

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GCDD Honors Jacquelyn Daniel with 2025 Spirit of Kim Award

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Synergies Work is Leveling the Playing Field for Entrepreneurs with Disabilities

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Letter from Leadership: Building Momentum for Georgia’s Disability Community

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Public Policy for the People: Federal Update

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Disability Advocate and Artist Derek Heard Uses His Skills to Inspire Voters with Disabilities

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A Life Committed to Advocacy: Remembering Shelly Simmons

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The Spirit of the Lunch Special: How Community Memories Can Shape an Accessible Future

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Public Policy for the People: Federal Update and Preparing for the State Legislative Session

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No Cuts to I/DD Services and Staff Ensures Care and Support for People with I/DD in Georgia

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Letter from Leadership: Growing Our Team, Growing Our Impact

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GCDD Welcomes New Staff Members!

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Session is Out! The Opportunity to Advocate is Now

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Raising Voices, Changing Systems: Expanding Educational Opportunity with the Georgia Coalition for Equity in Education

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Natasha Nelson’s Life Experiences Guide Her Mission to Empower Families

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Letter from Leadership: What Happens Next?

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Fight for Medicaid & What's Next

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A Champion of True Inclusion: Honoring the Life and Work of John O'Brien

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What Disability Pride Month Is and Why It Matters

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Letter from Leadership: What 12 Years Serving as a Council Member for the Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities Meant to Me

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Guardianship: A Barrier to Independence and How We Can Remove It

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Federal Policy Update from the GCDD Public Policy Director

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Embracing Possibility Exhibit at Tubman Museum Celebrates Georgians with Disabilities

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Centers for Independent Living: Equipping People with Disabilities for the Future

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Americans with Disabilities Act Celebrates 35 Years: A Look into the Milestones Made and the Challenges Ahead

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Federal Budget: What’s at Risk and How Georgia’s Disability Community May Be Affected

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Brook Kubik Gains Advocacy Insight, Perspective at 2025 Disability Policy Seminar in Washington, D.C.

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Letter from Leadership: Keep Learning, Keep Speaking Up, and Keep Going

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The Impact of Georgia's DD Network

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What is the DD Network?

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Berry College’s IPSE Program Provides Students with Disabilities Promising Future

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GCDD Impact: Georgia’s Advancing Employment Center Expands Impact and Reach

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A Big Shift for Education: What Happens Following President Trump’s Executive Order?

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Self Advocacy Spotlight: Why Medicaid Matters

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GCDD’s Strategic Five-Year Planning Process Update

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Letter from Leadership: Why I Speak Up

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The Final Gavel has Swung and the Confetti has Fallen: The 2025 Georgia General Assembly Comes to a Close

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Embracing Possibility: Georgia’s Disability Justice Journey

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What’s Happening in Your Town? Meet Zoe-Rebekah Bostic from Grovetown, GA

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Federal Update: What You Need to Know!

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Take GCDD’s Five-Year Strategic Plan Survey

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Letter from Leadership: All In, All Together

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Marnie Harris is Helping to Make Competitive Integrated Employment More Accessible for the I/DD Community

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The Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities Drives Policy Change for Georgia’s Developmental Disability Community

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GCDD Kicks Off Campaign to Celebrate Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month

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Be a Part of GCDD’s Five-Year Strategic Plan

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Letter from Leadership: We're Here All Year

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GCDD’s Newest Staff Member: Ariel Edwards

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What's Happening in Your Town? featuring Saint Mary's

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The State of Georgia Steps Up Its GAME for Workers with Disabilities

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GCDD's Advocacy Days and Legislative Preview

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Reinvigorating the I/DD Bill in Georgia: An Essential Step Toward Inclusive Care and Support

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Viewpoint: Looking to 2025 and Making Possibilities Realities

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In the Community: My First Hike

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Living My Best Life: How the NOW/COMP Medicaid Waivers Support My Quality of Life

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UnlockGA and the HCBS Stronger Together Coalition

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Expert Update: Impact of Waitlist on Community Living

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Georgia’s IPSE Schools: The Path to Inclusion

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Get Out and Vote!

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Georgia’s Global Impact on the Disability Movement Recognized at Seventh Annual Georgia Disability History Symposium

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What Happens When a Person Leaves a Sheltered Workshop?

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Storytelling is a Part of Our Advocacy

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Berry College: On the Move and Ready to Make a Difference Through New IPSE Program

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GCDD’s Fight to End 14(c) Certificates and Subminimum Wages: A Key Initiative for National Disability Employment Awareness Month

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Our Voice, Our Vote: Uniting for Change Moving the Disability Vote Forward

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Viewpoint: Rebuilding Hope After the Storm

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Olmstead: A Look Through the Years

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Public Policy for the People: Election Season Officially Underway!

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In Your Community: Caroline O'Brien – Main Character Energy

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

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Include College Corner: Georgia State University’s IDEAL Rewrites the Narrative of The College Experience

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G is for Georgia: Closing the Gap: How One Organization is Empowering Georgians with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities with Inclusive Technology

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Expert Update: Advancing Employment to End Subminimum Wages

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Community Champions: Elite Squad Works to Change Perspectives on People with Disabilities

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Viewpoint - The Olmstead Decision Celebrates 25th Anniversary

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Nothing About Us Without Us: A Recap of Georgia’s 2024 Legislative Session

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Expert Update - The Importance of Self-Advocacy During the IEP Process

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GCDD’s Equitable Dinners “A Seat at the Table” Event Provides a Transformative Conversation Around Equity, Disability and Support During the 2024 Legislative Session

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GCDD Helps Those with Disabilities Realize the Importance of Self-Advocacy

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Advocacy Day at the State Capitol Brings IPSE Students to the Spotlight

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Self-Advocates Speak at the Capitol During GCDD’s Legislative Advocacy Days

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Summer Fun! Camps Rise to the Occasion with Inclusive Summer Programs

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Viewpoint

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Telehealth Survey Reveals Improvement Measures Needed for Georgia’s Disability Community to Access Health Care Services

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Uniting for Change Prepares to Advocate for Change in 2024

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Public Policy for The People: GCDD’s Vision for Georgia's Disability Community in the 2024 Legislative Session

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Mark Your Calendars for A Seat at the Table!

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The Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities Kicks off Virtual Road Tour

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Viewpoint: Gaining Momentum

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New Report Suggests Racial Disparities for Communities of Color in Obtaining Services for Georgia's Waiver Waitlists

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GCDD Launches New Council Member Campaign

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Georgia Tech Program Prepares Students to EXCEL at Work

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How Policy and Advocacy is Changing Employment for People with Developmental Disabilities

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Georgia Self-Advocates - How We Contribute

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Public Policy for The People: The Next Legislative Session is Almost Here!

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In Your Community: Are You Ready to Vote?

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EAGLE Academy Allows Students with Intellectual Disabilities to Soar

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Saving the Direct Support Professional: The Heartbeat of The I/DD Community

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Emergency Preparedness Grant Supports Listening Sessions Across Georgia

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How Policy and Advocacy is Changing Employment for People with Developmental Disabilities

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Untapped Pool of Talent

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Viewpoint: A Golden Opportunity to Build Georgia’s Workforce and Economy

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WheelChariot Strives to Improve Businesses’ Accessibility and Services

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Living Life One Upgrade at a Time

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Foundation of Advocacy

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Public Policy for The People

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Building an Advocacy Network

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Going Back to School - What Have We Learned Post-Pandemic?

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Higher Education a Right CHOICE for Students with Disabilities

150

Expert Update - disABILITY Link

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End of Public Health Emergency and Appendix K

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Viewpoint: Advocating During the “Home Season”

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Public Policy for the People: A Recap of Georgia’s 2023 Legislative Session

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Judy Heumann’s Legacy Lives On

155

The Magic of Advocacy

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Practical Examples of Supported Decision-Making

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Uniting for Change – How and Why We Advocate

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Meeting GOALS of Students with Intellectual Disabilities

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GCDD Impact: Building a Community with Intention

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The Next Generation of Advocacy

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Parent 2 Parent of Georgia Empowers Parents & Families