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

About this episode

The episode discusses the highlights of GCDD’s Education Advocacy Day, focusing on key priorities for students with disabilities in Georgia.

The Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities (GCDD) works to support inclusive education, employment, housing, and advocacy for Georgians with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). On February 4, 2026, self-advocates, parents, educators, and other community members met with lawmakers during GCDD’s Education Advocacy Day to share their experiences with inclusive education in Georgia. Advocates focused on three main priorities: modernizing Quality Basic Education (QBE) in K-1...

Topics covered

• education advocacy
• inclusive education
• students with disabilities
• Quality Basic Education
• community engagement

Keywords

• education
• disabilities
• advocacy
• Georgia
• QBE
• inclusive education
• self-advocates

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities

Places: Georgia

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