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2006 Fall Schedule Upcoming Unlock the Waiting Lists! Events around the State SAVE THE DATE! �Conversations that Matter: Town Hall Meetings on Disability� Please join other parents, professionals, legislators and self-advocates from Gwinnett in a community discussion about services for people with disabilities in Georgia. In collaboration with a number of organizations and advocates in your community, the Unlock the Waiting Lists Campaign presents an educational event we know you will want to put on your calendar. Our Special Guest for the evening will be Dr. Steve Hall, Director of the Office of Developmental Disabilities, Georgia Department of Human Resources (DHR) Other Speakers to include: Dr. Darlene Meador, Program Director, GA DHR Dave Blanchard, Director of the Unlock the Waiting List Campaign! Click here for a copy of the Guide to the new waiver discussed at these Town hall meetings October 3rd, 7pm - 9pm - Suwanee Gwinnett Instructional Support Center, Gwinnett High School 437 Old Peachtree Road Suwanee, GA Event Flyer with directions Contact: Karen Addams October 10th, 7pm - 9pm - Athens Bogart Community Center, Bogart GA 141 E Thompson St Bogart, GA 30622 Event Flyer with directions Contact: Pam Moore or Lynn Jones October 16th, 6:30-8:30 pm - Augusta The Medical College of GA's Alumni Center 919 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912 Event Flyer with directions Contact: Renee Collins December 5th, 6:30-8:30 p.m. - Roswell The Teaching Museum North 793 Mimosa Blvd., Roswell, GA 30075 Event Flyer with directions Contact: Jennifer Carroll January 16th � Albany Location to be determined Contact: Rosalyn Horne January 23rd � Macon Location to be determined Contact: Nalini Isaac February 20th � Savannah Location to be determined Contact: Mary Poncy Sponsors from Across the State Atlanta Alliance on Developmental Disabilities (AADD) � The Department of Human Resources � Babies Can't Wait � Parent Mentor Program, Madison, Clarke, Hall, Oglethorpe and Elbert Counties � Connections for Special Parents � Down Syndrome Association of Atlanta � Georgia Community Support and Solutions � Northeast Georgia Learning Resource System (GLRS) Transition Consortia � Northeast Georgia Coalition: Babies Can�t Wait/Five�s Too Late � Families of Children Under Stress, (FOCUS) � Medical College of Georgia Children�s Medical Center � Parent to Parent � GA-ParentNetwork � Gwinnett Coalition for Health and Human Services � Gwinnett County Public Schools � Gwinnett Early Childhood Interagency Council (GECIC) � SPECTRUM (Gwinnett County Autism Support Group) � North Fulton Optimist Club � Kiddos Club House and Kool Kidz Inc

2006 Fall Schedule

Upcoming Unlock the Waiting Lists! Events

around the State

SAVE THE DATE!

Town Hall Meetings on Disability�

Please join other parents, professionals, legislators and self-advocates from Gwinnett in a community discussion about services for people with disabilities in Georgia. In collaboration with a number of organizations and advocates in your community, the Unlock the Waiting Lists Campaign presents an educational event we know you will want to put on your calendar.

Our Special Guest for the evening will be

Dr. Steve Hall, Director of the Office of Developmental Disabilities,

Georgia Department of Human Resources (DHR)

Other Speakers to include: Dr. Darlene Meador, Program Director, GA DHR

Dave Blanchard, Director of the Unlock the Waiting List Campaign!

Click here for a copy of the Guide to the new waiver

discussed at these Town hall meetings

October 3rd, 7pm - 9pm - Suwanee

Gwinnett Instructional Support Center, Gwinnett High School

437 Old Peachtree Road Suwanee, GA

Event Flyer with directions

Contact: Karen Addams

October 10th, 7pm - 9pm - Athens

Bogart Community Center, Bogart GA 141 E Thompson St Bogart, GA 30622

Contact: Pam Moore or Lynn Jones

October 16th, 6:30-8:30 pm - Augusta

The Medical College of GA's Alumni Center

919 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912

Contact: Renee Collins

December 5th, 6:30-8:30 p.m. - Roswell

The Teaching Museum North

793 Mimosa Blvd., Roswell, GA 30075

Contact: Jennifer Carroll

January 16th � Albany

Location to be determined

Contact: Rosalyn Horne

January 23rd � Macon

Contact: Nalini Isaac

February 20th � Savannah

Contact: Mary Poncy

Sponsors from Across the State

Atlanta Alliance on Developmental Disabilities (AADD) � The Department of Human Resources � Babies Can't Wait � Parent Mentor Program, Madison, Clarke, Hall, Oglethorpe and Elbert Counties � Connections for Special Parents � Down Syndrome Association of Atlanta � Georgia Community Support and Solutions � Northeast Georgia Learning Resource System (GLRS) Transition Consortia � Northeast Georgia Coalition: Babies Can�t Wait/Five�s Too Late � Families of Children Under Stress, (FOCUS) � Medical College of Georgia Children�s Medical Center � Parent to Parent � GA-ParentNetwork � Gwinnett Coalition for Health and Human Services � Gwinnett County Public Schools � Gwinnett Early Childhood Interagency Council (GECIC) � SPECTRUM (Gwinnett County Autism Support Group) � North Fulton Optimist Club � Kiddos Club House and Kool Kidz Inc