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Fulton County proclaims March 2026 Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month
Summary
Commissioners approved a proclamation declaring March 2026 Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month and took a group photo with local MD/IDD/EI providers and advocates who attended the signing.
Fulton County commissioners approved a proclamation declaring March 2026 Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month at their Feb. 24 meeting. Commissioner Hervey P. Hann moved to approve and execute the proclamation; the motion was recorded as passing unanimously.
Local providers and advocates attended the signing, including Marissa Hockenberry (Occupational Services Inc.), Erica Ramsey (CRI), Rebecca Weaver (Franklin/Fulton IDD Program Specialist), staff and residents from Full Circle Residence, representatives from The Arc of Franklin/Fulton Counties, and Logan Crouse, identified in the minutes as a consumer of The Arc. The minutes note a group photograph was taken with the commissioners following the signing.
The proclamation calls on citizens to recognize that Fulton County is strengthened when people with and without disabilities form diverse communities and names March 2026 as Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month. No formal policy or fiscal action beyond the proclamation was recorded in the minutes.
