Building a More Inclusive Northeast Georgia
Fostering collaboration across organizations, businesses, and individuals to create accessible and equitable opportunities for people with disabilities and special needs.
Who We Are
The mission of the Access for All Collective is to foster a collaborative approach among existing organizations, entities, and businesses that provide resources, services, and advocacy for individuals with disabilities or special needs in Northeast Georgia.
We promote inclusion, accessibility, and equity through coordination, awareness, and advocacy efforts.
What We Do
Coordinate: We bring agencies, businesses, and institutions together to build inclusive systems.
Educate: We increase public awareness of accessibility and inclusion issues.
Advocate: We promote policies and practices that support equitable access for all.
FAQ
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Joining the Collective means you’re becoming part of a community that values inclusion, accessibility, and advocacy for individuals with disabilities and special needs in Northeast Georgia. Members collaborate, share resources, attend events, and contribute to efforts that promote equity and access in our community.
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There is no cost to join the Access for All Collective. Anyone can benefit from the resources we share. To join as a partner, you simply need to serve the disability community and be committed to sharing your services or resources with others.
Our belief is that our voice is stronger when united — by working together, we aim to be a one-stop hub for resources, education, and advocacy supporting individuals with disabilities and special needs in Northeast Georgia. -
No, there is no cost to join the Access for All Collective. Our goal is to remove barriers—not create them. Participation is open and free to those committed to supporting inclusion and accessibility in our community.
Our Pilars
To develop, implement, and promote inclusive systems that ensure accessibility and equity in community resources, services, and opportunities.
To foster coordination among agencies, organizations, and businesses to improve access to services for individuals with disabilities and special needs.
To enhance public awareness and advocacy efforts to promote inclusion and accessibility in Northeast Georgia.
Upcoming Events
Meet the Collective
Puzzle Piece Pastries provide meaningful employment, on-the-job training, and resume building for adults with Special Needs! We also provide a volunteer program, fundraising program for community organizations and work with local schools to bring more inclusion to their sports programs with our Football Inclusion Program.
Learn more about us on our website: puzzlepiecepastries.org
Sisu is a unique early education center offering integrated education, therapy, nursing, and family support services—all in one location. With a 1:4 staff-to-student ratio and a foundation of compassion and inclusion, Sisu provides individualized care and evidence-based instruction to fully prepare children of all abilities for kindergarten and beyond.
Our interdisciplinary approach includes occupational, physical, speech, ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis), pet, and music therapy, as well as on-site nursing care for children with complex medical needs. Enrichment programs like t-ball, art, cheerleading, and flag football bring children with and without special needs together to learn and grow side by side.
Sisu also serves as a clinical training site for university students in nursing, therapy, and social work.
Learn more about us on our website: mysisu.org
Love Your Story is made up of many people who are impacted by disabilities or who love someone impacted by a disability. From our donors to our board to friends and family. It takes a village to create spaces where everyone can rest and belong.
Learn more about us on our website: loveyourstory.us
Hope for Hall believes that all kids, with all abilities, deserve the opportunity to play together. We believe in building playgrounds that are inclusive — not just accessible. When we build inclusive playgrounds, we show our kids that they belong, and that they are worthy. Building and advocating for inclusive playgrounds is the heart of what we do!
We believe that children should be taught about disability rights and disability history. We believe it is important for kids to have access to books that champion and feature those with disabilities. We believe it is important to expose our children to the amazing work that people with disabilities have accomplished throughout history.
We believe technology is constantly evolving and is a wonderful tool that can provide ways for typically developing children and children with disabilities to interact, converse, and play together. Technology has the opportunity to enhance and create connections between all kids with all abilities.
Learn more about us on our website: www.hopeforhall.com
The Marketplace offers Day Programs for Special Needs and Ministry Based Community Outreach Missions
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Bloom, previously known asRandy & Friends, Inc started as a Christian ministry in Gainesville, GA that focused on equipping individuals with special needs with skills and friendships.
The goal of the organization was to help special needs youth and adults to achieve independence and self worth through learning new life skills and employment to sustain them the rest of their lives.
Learn more about us on our website: https://bloomga.org
Price to Play is a local non-profit founded by a mom who wanted to bring accessible playgrounds to her community that all kids with all abilities can enjoy. We are currently working to build a state of the art inclusive playground in Demorest, GA. We believe that play and being outside are two of the most important things for a child's growth and development. Getting outside and actually playing is crucial for children's physical, mental and emotional development. In a world where many kids spend a majority of their time indoors and on screens play and especially outdoor play are scarce in kid’s lives. It is our goal to get ALL kids off screens and outside playing together.
Learn more about us on our website: www.pricetoplay.org
Hall County Special Olympics is dedicated to change perceptions.
We strive to empower everyone we work with, but it is more than that. We want to change perceptions by showing that everyone can exceed at something when we work together towards the same goals.
Learn more about us on our website: www.specialolympicshallcounty.org
Get Involved
Want to Join the Movement? The goal of the Collective’s membership is to ensure representation across a broad spectrum of stakeholders—individuals, organizations, businesses, and institutions—dedicated to disability inclusion and accessibility.
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