Organizations

The following organizations are working together to promote the use of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) to improve the achievement of ALL students, including students with disabilities.

American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education www.aacte.org
Dr. Jane West, Vice President, Government and External Relations
jwest@aacte.org

American Federation of School Administrators www.AFSAadmin.org
Nicholas J. Spina, Director, Government Affairs
nspina@AFSAadmin.org

American Federation of Teachers www.aft.org
Lisa Thomas
lthomas@aft.org

American Foundation for the Blind www.afb.org
Stacy Kelly
skelly@afb.net

American Institutes for Research (AIR) www.air.org
Cynthia Overton, Senior Research Analyst
coverton@air.org

American Occupational Therapy Association www.aota.org
Tim Nanof, Legal Representative
tnanof@aota.org

American School Counselor Association www.schoolcounselor.org
Amanda Fitzgerald, Director of Public Policy
afitzgerald@schoolcounselor.org

Association of Assistive Technology Act Programs www.ataporg.org
Deborah Buck, Executive Director
dvbuck@verizon.net
Ellin Nolan, Public Policy Consultant
enolan@wpllc.net

Association of Teacher Educators www.ate1.org
Dr. David Ritchey, Executive Director
dritchey@ate1.org

Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) www.ascd.org
David Griffith, Director, Public Policy
dgriffith@ascd.org

Association on Higher Education and Disability www.ahead.org
Sally Scott, AHEAD Universal Design Initiative
scottss@longwood.edu

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) www.asha.org
- Deborah Adamczyk, Director, School Services
dadamczyk@asha.org
- Susan Karr, Associate Director, School Services
skarr@asha.org

Autistic Self-Advocacy Network www.autisticadvocacy.org
Ari Ne'eman, President
aneeman@autisticadvocacy.org

Council of Administrators of Special Education, Inc. www.casecec.org
Dr. Luann Purcell, Executive Director
lpurcell@casecec.org

Council of Chief State School Officers www.ccsso.org
Elizabeth Partoyan,Strategic Initiative Director, Next Generation Learners
elizabethp@ccsso.org

Council for Exceptional Children www.cec.sped.org
Deb Ziegler
debz@cec.sped.org

Easter Seals www.easter-seals.com
Katy Neas
kneas@easter-seals.com

Higher Education Consortium for Special Education www.hecse.org
Dr. Jane West
jwest@aacte.org

Institute of Educational Leadership www.iel.org
Curtis Richards, Director of the Center for Workforce Development
richardsc@iel.org

Learning Disabilities Association of America www.ldaamerica.org
Justine Maloney
justinelda@earthlink.net
Myrna Mandlawitz
mandlawitz@verizon.net

National Association of School Psychologists www.naspweb.org
Mary Beth Klotz, Director of IDEA Projects and Technical Assistance
mbklotz@naspweb.org

National Association of Secondary School Principals www.nassp.org
Mark Ames
amesm@principals.org

National Association of State Boards of Education www.nasbe.org
Tony Shivers, Director of Government Affairs
tonys@nasbe.org

National Association of State Directors of Special Education www.nasdse.org
Nancy Reder. Deputy Executive Director
nancy.reder@nasdse.org

National Center for Learning Disabilities, Inc. www.ncld.org
Laura Kaloi, Public Policy Director
lkaloi@ncld.org

National Center on Severe and Sensory Disabilities www.unco.edu/ncssd/
Dr. Kay Ferrell, Executive Director
kay.ferrell@unco.edu

National Down Syndrome Congress www.ndsccenter.org
Susan Goodman, Director, Governmental Affairs
susang1961@aol.com

National Down Syndrome Society www.ndss.org
Ricki Sabia
Associate Director, NDSS National Policy Center
rsabia@ndss.org

National Education Association www.nea.org
Dr. Patti Ralabate, Senior Policy Analyst, Education Policy and Practice Department
pralabate@nea.org

National PTA www.pta.org
Elizabeth S. Rorick, J.D., Senior Policy Strategist
erorick@pta.org

National School Boards Association www.nsba.org
Reginald M. Felton, Director, Federal Relations
rfelton@nsba.org

School Social Work Association of America www.sswaa.org
Myrna Mandlawitz, Director of Government Relations
mandlawitz@verizon.net

TASH www.tash.org
L. Dara Baldwin, MPA, Advocacy & External Relations Manager
dbaldwin@tash.org
Diane Lea Ryndak, Ph.D.
dryndak@ufl.edu

Teacher Education Division of the Council for Exceptional Children www.tedcec.org
Dr. Jane West
jwest@aacte.org

The Advocacy Institute www.advocacyinstitute.org
Candace Cortiella, Director
Candace@advocacyinstitute.org

The Arc of the United States www.thearc.org
Paul Marchand, Staff Director, DPC
marchand@thedpc.org

United Cerebral Palsy www.ucp.org
Paul Marchand. Staff Director, DPC
marchand@thedpc.org

VSA www.vsarts.org
Don Glass, Director of Evaluation and Outcomes
dlglass@vsarts.org

Vocational Evaluation and Career Assessment Professionals Association (VECAP) www.vecap.org
Frances G. Smith, 2009 President-Elect
fgsmith@vcu.edu