Accessible Audio for Making A Difference
Accessible audio for the magazine from the Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities
Accessible Audio for Making A Difference
Episodes
The Next Generation of Advocacy
One of the most effective ways to transcend ideas of equity and justice is through the teachings of those who came before us. A movement is only as strong as the lived experience of its advocates and allies. In disability rights, history has la...
Meeting GOALS of Students with Intellectual Disabilities
As an inclusive post-secondary education program, or IPSE, GOALS guides students with intellectual disabilities and the opportunity to attend college. College for someone with intellectual (ID) in the GOALS Program gives them the sa...
Uniting for Change – How and Why We Advocate
Marian Jackson, from Fitzgerald, GA, is a state advocate for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and has been for over 20 years. She is also a mother of an adult child with disabilities. Jackson, along with five People Fi...
Practical Examples of Supported Decision-Making
Supported decision-making (SDM) is a tool that allows people with disabilities to retain their decision-making capacity by choosing supporters to help them make choices. A person using SDM selects trusted advisors, such as friends, family membe...