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Free Virtual Family Workshops from the Dept. of Education

Governor's Advisory Council for Exceptional Citizens | News | Date Posted: Friday, January 22, 2021

The Delaware Department of Education is offering a series of free virtual family education workshops called “Parent as Coach, Developing A Family Dream Team.” Facilitator Darrell “Coach D” Andrews is a nationally acclaimed speaker, life coach, and father of four. Over the course of the next six months, Andrews will offer a series of virtual […]




GACEC Newsletter Features Middletown Teenager

Governor's Advisory Council for Exceptional Citizens | News | Date Posted: Thursday, October 15, 2020

Latest GACEC Newsletter   Kayla Kosmalski, a Middletown teenager was featured on Good Morning America and on the Today Show.  Why?  Kayla is a student with Down Syndrome that made the Middletown Junior High School Cheerleading Squad.    Today with Hoda and Jenna –   https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1042082616221195  For additional information on GACEC visit our website .




Learn about the History of Disability  in the Delaware Disability History and Awareness Month

Governor's Advisory Council for Exceptional Citizens | News | Date Posted: Monday, October 12, 2020

In the past, people with disabilities of all ages were shut away and ignored, cast off by families and society, or ridiculed because of their differences.  Thankfully that is continuing to change due in part to significant changes in governing law. The Americans with Disabilities Act or ADA is thirty years old this year. It […]




October is Delaware Disability History and Awareness Month

Governor's Advisory Council for Exceptional Citizens | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 6, 2020

October is Delaware Disability History and Awareness Month (DHAM). You may access information on DHAM on the GACEC website. Individuals with disabilities have played a vital role in influencing our nation’s history. It is essential that we develop a spirit of acceptance of all people, in our students, particularly our young children. Governor Markell signed […]




GACEC Director on Delmarva Life Speaking About ADA and Deldhub.com

Governor's Advisory Council for Exceptional Citizens | News | Date Posted: Monday, July 27, 2020

Wendy Strauss, the Director of the Governor’s Advisory Council for Exceptional Citizens was interviewed by WBOC’s  Lisa Bryant about the ADA and the revived State Transition website  www.deldhub.com for students with disabilities and their parents and teachers. Link to the interview  https://youtu.be/1MuM2V7QiyY  Delaware Disability Hub website:  www.deldhub.com  Learn more about the GACEC here. 







  Category: Governor’s Advisory Council for Exceptional Citizens

Free Virtual Family Workshops from the Dept. of Education

Governor's Advisory Council for Exceptional Citizens | News | Date Posted: Friday, January 22, 2021

The Delaware Department of Education is offering a series of free virtual family education workshops called “Parent as Coach, Developing A Family Dream Team.” Facilitator Darrell “Coach D” Andrews is a nationally acclaimed speaker, life coach, and father of four. Over the course of the next six months, Andrews will offer a series of virtual […]




GACEC Newsletter Features Middletown Teenager

Governor's Advisory Council for Exceptional Citizens | News | Date Posted: Thursday, October 15, 2020

Latest GACEC Newsletter   Kayla Kosmalski, a Middletown teenager was featured on Good Morning America and on the Today Show.  Why?  Kayla is a student with Down Syndrome that made the Middletown Junior High School Cheerleading Squad.    Today with Hoda and Jenna –   https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1042082616221195  For additional information on GACEC visit our website .




Learn about the History of Disability  in the Delaware Disability History and Awareness Month

Governor's Advisory Council for Exceptional Citizens | News | Date Posted: Monday, October 12, 2020

In the past, people with disabilities of all ages were shut away and ignored, cast off by families and society, or ridiculed because of their differences.  Thankfully that is continuing to change due in part to significant changes in governing law. The Americans with Disabilities Act or ADA is thirty years old this year. It […]




October is Delaware Disability History and Awareness Month

Governor's Advisory Council for Exceptional Citizens | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 6, 2020

October is Delaware Disability History and Awareness Month (DHAM). You may access information on DHAM on the GACEC website. Individuals with disabilities have played a vital role in influencing our nation’s history. It is essential that we develop a spirit of acceptance of all people, in our students, particularly our young children. Governor Markell signed […]




GACEC Director on Delmarva Life Speaking About ADA and Deldhub.com

Governor's Advisory Council for Exceptional Citizens | News | Date Posted: Monday, July 27, 2020

Wendy Strauss, the Director of the Governor’s Advisory Council for Exceptional Citizens was interviewed by WBOC’s  Lisa Bryant about the ADA and the revived State Transition website  www.deldhub.com for students with disabilities and their parents and teachers. Link to the interview  https://youtu.be/1MuM2V7QiyY  Delaware Disability Hub website:  www.deldhub.com  Learn more about the GACEC here.