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GAO Files Lawsuit Seeking to End Institutionalization and Confinement of Children in Georgia

by donnaJanuary 3, 2024

Civil rights attorneys, including GAO staff, filed a class action lawsuit today charging Georgia officials with violating federal law for their well-documented,...

Georgia District Court Approves Class Action Settlement to Address Unconstitutional Conditions for Women in Regional Jail.

by donnaJune 28, 2022

On April 4, 2022, the District Court for the Northern District of Georgia approved a class action settlement to address unconstitutional conditions for women...

Georgia families asked to share their thoughts on proposed GNETS rule

by donnaMarch 29, 2017

Georgia Families: The Georgia Department of Education is in the preliminary stages of drafting a new state rule governing the GNETS program and services, and they...

Georgia stands to lose $33 billion in federal funding for Medicaid

by donnaMarch 23, 2017

Right now is a critical time for families who rely on Medicaid. Georgia stands to lose $33 billion in federal funding for Medicaid, CHIP, and financial assistance...

Joint Letter Issued by DOJ and OCR Regarding DOL’s FSLA rule and Olmstead

by donnaDecember 16, 2014

On 12/15/14 the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights, together with the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division...

New Rules Could Close Sheltered Workshops

by donnaSeptember 17, 2014

An article published in the Atlanta Journal Constitution Business Page on 9/14/14, (picked up from the Kansas City Star), reports that about 450,000 people nationwide...

Community Options

by donnaMay 16, 2014

We believe that all people should have “a good life,” including a home, friends, relationships, and jobs. The information presented here can help support a good...

Participate in a Discussion about Self Advocacy

by donnaApril 17, 2014

Do you have a self-advocacy project that you would like to undertake but are not sure of how to go about doing it? The Georgia Advocacy Office (GAO) wants to support...

Statewide (Rhode Island) Settlement Agreement Addresses Integrated Employment

by donnaApril 8, 2014

On April 8, 2014, the United States Department of Justice reached a settlement agreement with Rhode Island to address the rights of people with disabilities to receive...

Update on “The ‘Boys’ in the Bunkhouse”

by donnaMarch 12, 2014

On March 9, 2014 the New York Times published a follow-up article about the individuals who were at Henry’s Turkey Farm in Iowa. To read the article and...

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