Today is the long-awaited IPSE Spotlight on East Georgia State College’s CHOICE program. My co-producer Laura Schroeder and I went down to Swainsboro, GA a few months ago to get the scoop on this Inclusive Post-Secondary Education program and I must say, I was very impressed. They had a group of probably 20 students up at the crack of dawn and waiting at the door to welcome us to the school. It was an awesome experience.

I’ll keep it 100 with you… this is not the first iteration of this episode. I had an entire separate script written and recorded, but as I went back and re-listened to my interview with the CHOICE Program Executive Director, Theresa Davis, I couldn’t find a single thing that I could cut out. So do you know what I’ve decided to do? I’m not cutting anything. Those of you who have been keeping up with this podcast have probably noticed that I like big, elaborate stories with as many voices and ideas as possible. But this time we’re keeping it short and sweet.

The Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities (GCDD) is driven by its Five Year Plan (2017-2021) goals of education; employment; self-advocacy; Real Communities; and formal and informal supports. The Council, charged with creating systems change for individuals with developmental disabilities and family members, will work through various advocacy and capacity building activities to build a more interdependent, self-sufficient, and integrated and included disability community across Georgia.

This project was supported, in part by grant number 2001GASCDD-03, from the U.S. Administration for Community Living, Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C. 20201. Grantees undertaking projects with government sponsorship are encouraged to express freely their findings and conclusions. Points of view or opinions do not, therefore, necessarily represent official ACL policy.