 Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities Records
Collection DescriptionAdministrative HistoryThe Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities (formerly the Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities) is a federally funded, independent state agency that works with legislators, other agencies, advocacy groups, organizations, and individuals to develop, influence, and support public policy that fosters a positive change in the way education, housing, workplace, careers, and community living opportunities are made available to persons with developmental disabilities. The mission of the GCDD is to promote public policy that creates an integrated community life for persons with developmental disabilities, their families, friends, neighbors, and all who support them by sharing information, coordinating public outreach, and implementing strategic legislative advocacy. The Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities is one of 55 entities of its type in the United States that report to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Administration for Community Living. It is authorized under the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act Amendments of 2000 (P.L. 106-402). Source: Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities, "About GCDD," http://gcdd.org/about.html (last accessed 2018-07-24). Scope and ContentThe Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities Records contains planning documents, reports, presentations, guides, publications, photographs, and audiovisual recordings documenting the agency's public policy initiatives, events, advocacy, and outreach efforts on behalf of persons with developmental disabilities in the state of Georgia between 1989 and 2019. Organization and ArrangementArranged in the following series: Series I. Planning Documents, Reports, and Publications, Series II. Photographs, Series III. Audiovisual Recordings, Series IV. Websites. Administrative InformationAccess RestrictionsThis collection is open for research. This collection contains digital files. To access these files, please request the folders you would like through the finding aid using your research account. An archivist will be in contact with you to explain how to access the files. Please note that not all file formats are currently supported by the library for research use. This collection contains audiovisual materials. Reference copies of the audiovisual recordings are available upon request. Research requests will be filled as soon as possible and will be dependent upon the condition of the recordings. Preferred citationGeorgia Council on Developmental Disabilities Records, Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Georgia, 30602-1641. Copyright InformationBefore material from collections at the Richard B. Russell Library may be quoted in print, or otherwise reproduced, in whole or in part, in any publication, permission must be obtained from (1) the owner of the physical property, and (2) the holder of the copyright. It is the particular responsibility of the researcher to obtain both sets of permissions. Persons wishing to quote from materials in the Russell Library collection should consult the Director. Reproduction of any item must contain a complete citation to the original. Finding Aid PublicationFinding Aid prepared by Brandon Pieczko, 2018-09-12. Related Materials and SubjectsSubject TermsRelated Collections in this Repository
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