First Day of the Session

The 2006 Session of the Georgia General Assembly began today. Over the next 40 working days, we will be needing your help again to make sure that our State Legislators don't forget people in Georgia with developmental disabilities. Even though things happen/change quickly - we hope to use this tool to keep you better informed on how you can help. The links to the right of this entry will be helpful throughout the session.

The Governor will present his State of the State on Wednesday. You can watch it live at www.gpb.org. See below for more information on other resources...

Go to the Unlock the WaitingLists website for the latest on action alerts and what you can do to help. Click Find your Legislator to...well...find information about your legislators. You will also notice that we will be adding information on their position on our issues. There are already over 30 legislators that have taken a stance - go ahead and find out if your legislator is one of those. In order to keep track of state legislation that impacts people with disabilities, click Track State Legislation. We have made it simple for you to weed through the hundreds of bills. We will also translate the jargon so that you can understand why you should care! We will also filter the hundreds of meetings at the Capitol on our Calendar of Advocacy Events, so you know which ones are most important. And as always, make sure you are recieving information about by Joining Our Efforts. We really do need your help!