Government Affairs Committee (GAC) representatives (listed at right) cover Federal legislation for Education, Healthcare, and Veteran's Affairs. Three representatives also cover the Eastern, Central, and Western regions of the US for state licensing and other legislative issues. Contact the representatives with your questions. state legislative tools
Federal Legislative Tools - "How to" for Advocacy
The ABCs of Advocacy & ADTA
Who is who in the House and Senate
Meet ADTA Policy Consultant, Myrna R. Mandlawitz, MEd, JD. She covers the Federal legislative area for ADTA and is an acknowledged expert and author on special education law and policy. She currently serves as co-chairman of the National Alliance of Pupil Services Organizations. Some of her publications are What Every Teacher Should Know about IDEA 2004 Law and Regulations (Pearson, 2007), Special Education Law (Co-author, Pearson, 2008), Reimbursement for Special Education Services in Residential Placements (National Association of Psychiatric Health Systems, 2004), and A Tale of 3 Cities: Urban Perspectives on Special Education (Center on Education Policy, 2003). She is also a contributing author to the Handbook of Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders-3rd Edition (Wiley, 2005).
GAC Grants are available for ADTA Chapters for local or state legislative activities. Click for application
LINKS:
American Counseling Association (ACA)
www.counseling.org
American Association of State Counseling Boards (AASCB)
www.cce-global.org/aascb/
Council for Accreditation of Counseling Related Educational Programs (CACREP)
www.counseling.org/cacrep/
The National Fair Access Coalition on Testing (FACT)
www.fairaccess.org
National Alliance for Pupil Service Organizations (NAPSO)
www.napso.org
Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD)
www.c-c-d.org
Americans for the Arts Association
www.artsusa.org
Alzheimer's Association
www.alz.org
