Resource Library

Dear Colleagues: The final sprint to the holiday break is finally upon us. I hope you all have done a better job than I and are not spending Saturday at a packed shopping mall purchasing last minute gifts for friends and family. The House broke for recess...

1/15/2019 The DADD Board of Directors supports the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities’ statement on identifying sexuality as a basic human right that everyone, regardless of cognitive or physical ability, has the right to...

6/2/2020 First and foremost, to DADD’s Black members, Black students and their families, and Black practitioners – your lives matter. We share the outrage and grief and condemn the killings of our Black brothers and sisters, as well as the terrible...

Dear Colleagues: The House and Senate were both in session this week but there was no movement on fiscal year (FY) 2024 funding bills and no agreement on topline levels for defense or non-defense funding. As you will recall, government funding has been...

December 7, 2023 Dear TED members, It’s December which means a few things: (a) lots of grading, (b) many distractions (hello, black Friday), and (c) an opportunity to reflect on the year. I am going to choose (c) for this newsletter to give my credit card...

As an assistive technology specialist and former special education teacher, I pursued a position on the Leadership Development Committee (LDC) as I felt that those roles, and former years as a behavior specialist, offered me a unique perspective on the...

Dear Colleagues: Well folks, Congress has left DC for the Thanksgiving recess, averting a potential government shutdown yet again. 1. Congress Averts a Shutdown...Again On Wednesday, the Senate sent a stopgap funding bill to President Biden’s desk...

Dear Colleagues : On Wednesday, after three weeks of chaotic limbo in the House chamber, the House of Representatives elected Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) as the next Speaker. Speaker Johnson was first elected in 2016 after practicing Constitutional law for...

National Recognition from the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) is a designation granted by CEC that is earned by programs that have demonstrated meeting the rigorous CEC Standards for the preparation of special education professionals. Programs may...

Dear Colleagues: As of the writing of this update, the House has been without a speaker and effectively paralyzed for the past ten days. Last week, Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) offered the motion to vacate the chair on the House floor – a rare procedural move...