GCDD I/DD Commission Advocacy Day 2025
Wed, Feb 26
|Coverdell Legislative Office Building
Join GCDD for the 2025 I/DD Commission Advocacy Day on Wednesday, January 29. Advocacy Days give members of Georgia's I/DD community the chance to connect directly with our state leaders.
Time & Location
Feb 26, 2025, 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Coverdell Legislative Office Building, 18 Capitol Sq SW, Atlanta, GA 30334, USA
About the Event
Join GCDD for the 2025 I/DD Commission Advocacy Day on Wednesday, January 29.
Advocacy Days give members of Georgia's intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) community the chance to connect directly with our state leaders. They are a great opportunity for both new advocates and seasoned ones to have a real impact on our state's policies for people with I/DD.
I/DD Commission
Georgia’s system of support for adults with I/DD is outdated. A Senate study committee met in 2022 to determine the need for Medicaid services that keep people with disabilities in their home and communities. This committee recommended that the legislature funds 2,400 new NOW/COMP waivers and that it creates an I/DD commission.
The goal of the commission is to develop new solutions for ending the NOW/COMP waitlist, employment, housing, and other important issues for the disability community so that adults with I/DD can live, work, and thrive in our…