Upcoming Open Captioning Performances

FOX Open Captioning Performances:

Wicked, Saturday, September 24, 2011 at 2:00pm
How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Saturday, December 3, 2011 at 8:00pm
Memphis, Saturday, February 4, 2012 at 8:00pm
Billy Elliot, Saturday, March 17, 2012 at 8:00pm
Les Miserables, Saturday, April 28, 2012 at 8:00pm
Jersey Boys, Saturday, May 26, 2012 at 8:00pm

Alliance Theater Open Captioning Performances:

Into the Woods, Saturday, September 17, 2011 at 2:30 pm
Golda’s Balcony, Saturday, October 15, 2011 at 2:30 pm
The Real Tweenagers of Atlanta, Saturday, November 5, 2011 at 2:30 pm
A Christmas Carol, Saturday, November 26, 2011 at 2:30 pm
God of Carnage, Saturday, January 14, 2012 at 2:30 pm
The Wizard of Oz, Saturday, March 3, 2012 at 2:30 pm
Ghost Brothers of Darkland County, Saturday, April 7, 2012 at 2:30 pm

For more on Open Captioning Performances click here

Atlanta Regional Roundtable of the ARC

From John Keys, GCDD and SILC:

The 12 Regional Commissions in Georgia have compiled their Constrained Project Lists and these are found at the following web link:

http://www.it3.ga.gov/Pages/Legislation.aspx   

Simply click on the “View Lists” item on this link, go to your region, and view the project list. Scroll down below the listing of all Regional Commissions (R.C.’s), and you will see the meetings scheduled for all the R.C.’s.

These meeting times will change as we get closer to the October deadline, so keep checking on when meetings are held in your community. Call the R.C. in your area (click on their name on the listing on the web link to get contact information) to stay up to date or to get more information.

Transportation Investment Act - Regional Roundtable

Atlanta Regional Roundtable

Public Meetings in September, 2011

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

5:00 - 7:00 pm

Douglas County

Citizens Hall, Douglas County Courthouse

8700 Hospital Drive

Douglasville, GA 30134

770-949-2000

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

6:00 - 8:00 pm

Henry County

Administration Offices

140 Henry Parkway

McDonough, GA 30253

770-288-6000

Thursday, September 15, 2011

6:00 - 8:00 pm

City of Atlanta

Council Chambers

55 Trinity Avenue

Atlanta, GA 30303

404-330-6030

Monday, September 19, 2011

6:00 - 8:00 pm

Cherokee County

Cherokee Hall, Administration Center

1130 Bluffs Parkway

Canton, GA 30114

678-493-6000

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

5:00 - 7:00 pm

Cobb County

Board of Commissioners Meeting Room

100 Cherokee Street

Marietta, GA 30090

770-528-1000

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

6:00 - 8:00 pm

Fayette County

Administration Offices

140 Stonewall Avenue West

Fayetteville, GA 30214

770-305-5200

Parents Say Fulton Covered Up Student Abuse

Dear friends,

In early July, we posted that the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities implemented  a new system of care for individuals with developmental disabilities who are experiencing a behavior related crisis, and we encouraged you to take the time to familiarize yourself with this new system and to pass this information within your networks.

We would like to hear about some of the experiences that family members have had when calling the crisis line number. If you have called the Georgia Crisis Response line in the last month, and would be willing to share your story, please email rita@aadd.org

For an overview of the Georgia Crisis Response system, click www.ddcrisis.com

Sincerely,

Rita Young

Director of Public Policy and Education

All About Developmental Disabilities

Justice and Developmental Disabilities Project

AADD is excited to announce a new partnership with the Division of Developmental Disabilities to administer a Justice and Developmental Disabilities Project.

All About Developmental Disabilities (AADD) has a 54-year history as one of Atlanta's premier nonprofit organizations in service and advocacy to people with developmental disabilities.  Our mission is to build communities of support, acceptance, and opportunity for children, adults, and families living with developmental disabilities. As we work to encourage and support this community, we have become aware of the need to address this gap between the perceptions and needs of professionals involved in the justice system and those of individuals affected by developmental disabilities.

A great deal of work still needs to be done with the various stakeholders across multiple systems to address the needs of people with developmental disabilities that encounter the legal system.  To continue to address this issue, a targeted and collaborative training effort will be sustained and enhanced to train judges, prosecutors, defense attorneys, police officers, as well as other stakeholders to be aware of people with developmental disabilities and how their lives intersect with various aspects of the legal system. This project will provide consultation and training to the justice system and would work to identify existing resources that could be used as referrals to families and agencies dealing with these issues.

To support the long and short term goals of the project, a Justice and Developmental Disabilities Coalition will be convened to open up a broader public discourse among stakeholders around recognizing and addressing the multiple intersections of people with developmental disabilities in the legal and human resource systems. This project is funded by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, Division of Developmental Disabilities and administered by AADD. 

Georgia Partners Graduate Passes

(The Stark Family)

I recently heard from Partner Graduate, Pat Satterfield, that Cheryl Stark passed last week. Cheryl was  a Georgia Partner graduate from the 1990’s. Our sympathies to the family.

- Rita

For more on the story, click here

If you would like to donate to the Stark Family, please click here.