Broad Coalition Across the Nation and States Calls Upon the Administration and Congress to Protect Children with Disabilities, Reverse Layoffs, and Uphold Access to Key Educational Services

Washington, D.C. – A broad coalition of national, state, and local disability, civil rights, and education organizations is sounding the alarm over sweeping layoffs at the U.S. Department of Education. These cuts have gutted key offices-including the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), the Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA), the Office for Civil Rights (OCR), and the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE)-threatening decades of progress in protecting students with disabilities.

These wholesale terminations place fundamental education laws in peril and place millions of children with disabilities at risk who receive services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, and Title IV of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. These layoffs circumvent the will of Congress and dismantle 50 years of precedent upholding rights for students with disabilities. Without personnel to oversee these laws, the Department cannot provide essential leadership, oversight, guidance, or support to states and schools-jeopardizing students’ access to a free, appropriate public education and hampering the ability of states and localities to serve all students. In addition, the terminations also threaten the vocational rehabilitation system that helps youth and adults with disabilities become employed.

This year marks the 50th anniversary of IDEA, a law that has enjoyed strong bipartisan support for five decades. Rather than celebrating progress, we face a crisis: the dismantling of the very infrastructure Congress created to ensure children with disabilities could reach their full potential, potentially catapulting them back to a time of segregation and refusal to provide educational opportunities.

The undersigned organizations urge the Administration – and call on Congress to do the same – to reverse course immediately and restore staffing and transparency at the U.S. Department of Education. Strong federal leadership is not optional-it’s a moral and legal obligation for our nation’s children with disabilities.

National Organizations

• AACTE: American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
• Access Ready Inc.
• Accessible College LLC
• ACVREP
• Advocacy Without Borders
• AFSCME
• AFT, AFL-CIO
• All4Ed
• Alliance to Reclaim Our Schools
• Allies for Independence
• America Forward
• American Association of People with Disabilities
• American Association of University Women (AAUW)
• American Association on Health and Disability
• American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
• American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
• American Council of Blind Families
• American Council of the Blind Next Generation
• American Council of the BlindAmerica Council of the Blind
• American Foundation for the Blind
• American Music Therapy Association
• American Network of Community Options and Resources (ANCOR)
• American Occupational Therapy Association
• American Physical Therapy Association
• American Psychological Association
• American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
• American Therapeutic Recreation Association
• Angelman Syndrome Foundation
• Applied Self-Direction
• APTA Academy of Pediatric Physical Therapy
• Assistive Technology Industry Association (ATIA)
• Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired
• Association of Assistive Technology Act Programs
• Association of Educational Service Agencies (AESA)
• Association of People Supporting Employment First (APSE)
• Association of Programs for Rural Independent Living (APRIL)
• Association of School Business Officials International (ASBO)
• Association of University Centers on Disabilities
• Association of Vision Rehabilitation Therapists
• Association on Higher Education And Disability (AHEAD)
• Attendance Works
• Autism Science Foundation
• Autism Society of America
• Autism Speaks
• Autistic Self Advocacy Network
• Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
• Beyond-Impact LLC
• Black Down Syndrome Association
• Blessed with Extraordinary
• Calculus Roundtable
• Caring Across Generations
• CASA
• CEC Division on Visual Impairment and DeafBlindness
• Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP)
• Center for Public Representation
• Changing Perspectives
• Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
• Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation
• Coalition on Human Needs
• Collaborative Special Education Advocacy
• Common Coalition
• CommunicationFIRST
• Complex and Chronic Conditions, The Division for Physical, Health and Multiple Disabilities of the Council for Exceptional Children (CCC-DPHMD)
• Council for Exceptional Children
• Council for Learning Disabilities
• Council of Administrators of Special Education
• Council of Citizens with Low Vision International
• Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA)
• Cure SMA
• DCDT
• Deaf Equality
• Defense of Democracy
• Described and Captioned Media Program
• Dicapta
• Disability Belongs
• Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund
• Disability Workforce LLC
• Disabled Martial Artists Alliance
• Diversability LLC
• Diverse Charter Schools Coalition
• Division for Communication, Language and D/HH
• Division for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Exceptional Learners (DDEL)
• Division for Early Childhood
• Division for Emotional and Behavioral Health (DEBH)
• Division for Learning Disabilities of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
• Division for Research, Council for Exceptional Children
• Division of International Special Education and Services
• Division of Leaders and Legacy
• Division on Autism and Developmental Disabilities
• Division on Career Development and Transition
• Down Syndrome Affiliates In Action
• Down Syndrome Association of Atlanta
• Down Syndrome Diagnosis Network
• Down Syndrome Achieves
• Easterseals, Inc.
• EDGE Partners
• EdTrust
• Educating All Learners Alliance
• Education Law Center
• Education Reform Now
• Educators for Excellence
• Epilepsy Foundation of America
• FASD United
• First Focus on Children
• Foundation for Angelman Syndrome Therapeutics
• FullScale
• GLSEN
• Griffin-Hammis Associates
• Healthy Schools Campaign
• Hearing Loss Association of America
• Inclusive Development Partners (IDP)
• Innovations in Special Education Technology: Division of Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
• International Council on Development and Learning
• Joint National Committee for Languages
• KIPP Foundation
• Lakeshore Foundation
• LearnerStudio
• Little Lobbyists
• Low Vision Technology
• Made for Math
• MomsRising
• Muscular Dystrophy Association
• NAACP
• National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity (NAPE)
• National Association for College Admission Counseling
• National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities
• National Association of County Behavioral Health and Developmental Disability Directors 
• National Association of Private Special Education Centers (NAPSEC)
• National Association of Pupil Services Administrators
• National Association of School Psychologists
• National Association of Social Workers
• National Association of Statewide Independent Living Councils (NASILC)
• National Association of the Deaf
• National Black Child Development Institute (NBCDI)
• National Center for Learning Disabilities
• National Charter Collaborative
• National CMV Foundation
• National Coalition of State Rehabilitation Councils
• National Consortium for Physical Education for Individuals with Disabilities (NCPEID)
• National Council for Languages and International Studies
• National Council of Jewish Women
• National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
• National Council on Independent Living
• National DeafBlind Coalition
• National Disability Action
• National Disability Institute
• National Disability Rights Network (NDRN)
• National Down Syndrome Congress
• National Down Syndrome Society
• National Education Association
• National Family Association for DeafBlind
• National Federation of the Blind
• National Health Law Program
• National Parents Union
• National Parents Union
• National PLACE
• National Rehabilitation Association
• National Rural Education Association
• National School Climate Center
• National Women’s Law Center
• Network of Occupational Therapy Practitioners with Disabilities & Supporters (NOTPD)
• New America, PreK-12 Programs 
• New Disabled South
• Orientation and Mobility Specialist Association
• OT Leaders & Legacies Society
• Parents for Public Schools
• Pennsylvania Division for Early Childhood of the Council for Exceptional Children
• Prevent Blindness
• School Social Work Association of America
• SchoolHouse Connection
• SELF – Special Education Leader Fellowship
• Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC)
• SPAN Parent Advocacy Network, Inc.
• Special Education Equal Development Society (SEEDS)
• SPEDucator Solutions
• Success Beyond Sight
• TASH
• TDIforAccess
• Teach Plus
• Teacher Education Division of the Council for Exceptional Children
• The Ability Challenge
• The Advocacy Institute
• The Arc of the United States
• The Association for the Gifted- Council for Exceptional Children
• The Carroll Center for the Blind
• The Center for Enriched Living
• The Center for Learner Equity
• The Coelho Center for Disability Law, Policy, and Innovation
• The Division of Evaluation and Assessment for Learning (DEAL)
• The Education Policy & Practice Group, LLC
• The Gibney Family Foundation
• The Hussman Institute for Autism
• The National Alliance to Advance Adolescent Health
• The National Association for Down Syndrome
• The National Association of Federally Impacted Schools (NAFIS)
• The National Catholic Board on Full Inclusion
• The Neurodiversity Alliance
• The Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies
• The Sibling Leadership Network (SLN)
• Touch the Future Inc
• Tourette Association of America
• TSC Alliance
• UnidosUS
• United Spinal Association
• United States International Council on Disabilities
• University of Massachusetts Center for Educational Assessment
• VisionServe Alliance
• WID
• Yes! Access
• ZERO TO THREE

State and Local Organizations

Alabama

• Alabama Association of School Psychologists
• Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program
• Coastal Alabama Down Syndrome Society
• Down Syndrome Alabama
• The Arc of Alabama

Alaska

• Alaska Down Syndrome Network
• Alaska School Psychologists Association
• Stone Soup Group
• The Disability Law Center of Alaska

Arizona

• Arizona Association of School Psychologists
• Arizona Council for Exceptional Children (AZCEC)
• Arizona Statewide Independent Living Council
• Bridge the Gap Advocacy
• Disability Rights Arizona
• Loving Speech Center
• Native American Disability Law Center
• Save Our Schools Arizona
• Statewide Independent Living Council of Arizona
• The Arc of Arizona
• The Arc of Tucson

Arkansas

• Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families
• Arkansas Down Syndrome Association
• Disability Rights Arkansas

California

• Anderson Valley Unified School District
• Arcohe Union School District
• Autistic Women’s Alliance
• Belmont-Redwood Shores School District
• Black Educator Advocates Network
• Butte County SELPA
• Cabrillo Unified School District
• California Alliance of Child and Family Services
• California Association of O&M Specialists-CAOMS
• California Association of School Psychologists
• California Council for Exceptional Children
• California Down Syndrome Advocacy Coalition
• Carmel Unified School District
• Center of Vision Enhancement
• Club 21 Learning and Resource Center
• Coalition for Adequate Funding for Special Education
• Disability Rights California
• Down Syndrome Association of Central California
• Down Syndrome Association of Orange County
• Down Syndrome Association of San Diego
• Down Syndrome Connection of the Bay Area
• Down Syndrome Foundation of Orange County
• Down Syndrome Information Alliance
• Elk Grove Unified School District
• Families In Schools
• Fort Bragg Unified School District
• Gilroy Unified School District
• Gonzales Unified School District
• Independent Living Resource Center SF
• Infant Development Association of California
• Inland Valley Down Syndrome Association
• Jefferson Elementary School District (San Mateo County)
• Kern Down Syndrome Network
• Le Grand Union High School District
• Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired
• Marin Center for Independent Living
• Marin County SELPA
• Member of Mendocino County Community Advisory Committee
• Mendocino County SELPA
• Merced County Office of Education
• Merced Union High School District
• Mid-Alameda County SELPA
• Monterey County Office of Education
• Monterey County Special Education Local Plan Area
• Monterey Peninsula Unified School District
• North Monterey County Unified School District
• North Santa Cruz County Community Advisory Committee
• North Santa Cruz County SELPA
• Occupational Therapy Association of California (OTAC)
• Parents Helping Parents, Inc.
• Resources for Independence Central Valley
• Rolling Start, Inc. Center for Independent Living
• San Ardo Union Elementary School District
• San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District
• San Luis Obispo County SELPA
• San Mateo County SELPA
• Santa Barbara County Education Office
• Santa Barbara County Special Education Local Plan Area
• Santa Clarita Valley SELPA
• Santa Cruz City Schools
• Saugus Union School District
• Scotts Valley Unified School District
• Service Center for Independent Life
• Solano County Special Education Local Plan Area
• South East Santa Clara SELPA
• South Monterey County Joint Union High School District
• South Orange County SELPA
• Sulphur Springs Union School District
• Support for Families of Children with Disabilities
• Tehama County Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA)
• The Arc of California
• The San Diego Center for the Blind
• Tri-Valley SELPA
• Ukiah Unified School District
• Washington Union Elementary School District
• West Contra Costa Unified
• Willits Unified School District
• Yuba County Office of Education

Colorado

• Collaborative for Exceptional Education
• Colorado Association of the Deaf
• Disability Law Colorado
• Occupational Therapy Association of Colorado
• Rocky Mountain Down Syndrome Association
• The Arc – Jefferson, Clear Creek & Gilpin Counties
• The Arc Arapahoe, Douglas & Elbert Counties
• The Arc of Adams County
• The Arc of Aurora

Connecticut

• Center for Children’s Advocacy
• Connecticut Association of School Psychologists
• ConnOTA
• Disability Rights Connecticut
• Nonprofits Counsel
• The Arc Connecticut
• The Down Syndrome Association of Connecticut

District of Columbia

• Children’s Law Center
• DC Special Education Cooperative
• Down Syndrome Network of Montgomery County, MD
• National Children’s Center (NCC)
• Nonprofits Counsel

Delaware

• Choices For Community Living, Inc.
• Delaware Association of School Psychologists
• Delaware Developmental Disabilities Council
• Delaware Governor’s Advisory Council for Exceptional Citizens (GACEC)
• Delaware Occupational Therapy Association
• Delaware Statewide Independent Living Council
• Disability Rights Delaware of Community Legal Aid Society, Inc.
• Down Syndrome Association of Delaware
• Parent Information Center of Delaware
• State Council for Persons with Disabilities
• The Arc of Delaware

Florida

• Down Syndrome Association of Central Florida
• Down Syndrome Foundation of Tallahassee
• Manatee County Council of the Blind
• Dan Marino Foundation
• Disability Rights Florida
• Down Syndrome Foundation of Florida
• Families for Strong Public Schools
• Florida Association of School Psychologists (FASP)
• PROJECT Saint

Georgia

• Parent Education for Exceptional Children
• George Coalition for Equity in Education (GCEE)
• Georgia Association of School Psychologists
• Georgia Council of Exceptional Children
• Parent to Parent of Georgia Inc

Hawaii

• Hawai`i Association of School Psychologists
• Hawaii Disability Rights Center
• Occupational Therapy Association of Hawaii

Idaho

• Exceptional Child Center, DBA Center for Independent Living
• Disability Rights Idaho
• Gem State Developmental Center
• Idaho Council for Exceptional Children
• Idaho Families of Adults with DisAbilities, Inc.
• Idaho State Independent Living Council

Illinois

• Connections Day School
• DGCKids
• Down Syndrome Association of Greater St. Louis
• Easterseals Serving Chicagoland and Greater Rockford
• Esperanza Community Services
• Illinois Valley Center for Independent Living
• IMPACT CIL
• Kids First Chicago
• Streamwood Behavioral Health Systems Innovations Academy
• The Montessori School of Englewood
• Access Living
• Advance Illinois
• Illinois Alliance of Administrators of Special Education
• Illinois Division for Early Childhood of the Council for Exceptional Children
• Illinois Families for Public Schools
• Illinois School Psychologists Association (ISPA)
• Illinois State University
• Legal Council for Health Justice
• Start Early Illinois
• Supporting Illinois Brothers and Sisters
• The Arc of Illinois
• The Statewide Independent Living Council of Illinois

Indiana

• Down Syndrome Association of Northeast Indiana
• Experienced Educators of East Central Indiana
• American Council of the Blind of Indiana
• Indiana Association of School Psychologists
• Indiana Coalition for Public Education
• Indiana Council for Exceptional Children
• Indiana Disability Rights
• Indiana Division for Early Childhood of the Council for Exceptional Children
• Indiana Occupational Therapy Association
• VIPS (Vision Interventions and Parental Support)

Iowa

• The Arc of East Central Iowa
• The Arc of Southeast Iowa
• Disability Rights Iowa
• Easterseals Iowa
• Iowa School Psychologists Association
• Iowa Statewide Independent Living Council
• The Arc of Iowa

 Kansas

• Down Syndrome Innovations
• Targeted Case Management of Kansas, LLC
• Disability Rights Center of Kansas
• Kansas Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Inc.
• Kansas Division for Early Childhood

Kentucky

• Greater Louisville Council of the Blind
• Center for Accessible Living
• Department of Kinesiology and Health Promotion/University of Kentucky
• Down Syndrome of Louisville
• Kentucky Advocates for Inclusion & Accessibility
• Kentucky Council for Exceptional Children
• Kentucky Council of the Blind
• Kentucky Division for Early Childhood
• Kentucky Protection and Advocacy
• PAIMI Council of Kentucky
• South Central Kentucky Council of the Blind
• VIPS (Vision Interventions and Parental Support)

Louisiana

• St Bernard Public School District
• Disability Rights Louisiana
• Louisiana School Psychological Association
• Louisiana Statewide Independent Living Council

Maine

• Disability Rights Maine
• Maine Association of School Psychologists (MASP)
• Maine Parent Federation

Maryland

• Arts Every Day, Inc.
• Beacon Education Solutions
• Brown on the Spectrum
• Charting the Course
• Down Syndrome Association of Southern Maryland
• Down Syndrome Network of Montgomery County, MD
• Enhancing Your Strengths
• Gaithersburg HELP
• Montgomery County Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health, Inc
• Office of Deaf & Disability Ministries Archdiocese of Washington
• Parents Helping Parents Together, Inc
• Parents of Children with Down Syndrome (PODS) of Prince George’s Co., MD
• Partnership for Extraordinary Minds (xMinds)
• Speech Garden
• The Arc Montgomery County
• The Arc Prince George’s County
• Transition Work Group (TWG)
• Arts Education in Maryland Schools (AEMS)
• Autism Society of Maryland
• Choice and Control Inc.
• Disability Rights Maryland
• Down Syndrome Association of Maryland
• Ethiopian Eritrean Special Needs Community Inc.
• Maryland Alliance for Racial Equity in Education
• Maryland Center for Developmental Disabilities at Kennedy Krieger Institute
• Maryland Citizens for the Arts
• Maryland Dance Education Association
• Maryland Down Syndrome Advocacy Coalition
• Maryland Education Coalition (MEC)
• Maryland Inclusive Housing
• Maryland Out of School Time Network
• Maryland School Psychologists’ Association Political Action Committee
• Maryland School Psychologists’ Association
• Maryland Theater Education Association
• National Children’s Center (NCC)
• SEEC
• Strong Schools Maryland
• The Arc Maryland
• The Parents’ Place of MD

Massachusetts

• Associates for Human Services
• Incompass Human Services, Inc.
• Lifeworks, Inc.
• AFT Massachusetts
• Bay Cove Human Services
• Disability Law Center
• Federation for Children with Special Needs, Inc.
• Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress
• Massachusetts Early Intervention Consortium
• Massachusetts School Library Association (MSLA)
• Massachusetts School Mental Health Consortium
• Massachusetts School Psychologists Association
• Massachusetts Speech-Language Hearing Association
• National Association of Social Workers, Massachusetts Chapter
• Nonprofits Counsel
• The Arc of Massachusetts
• Thom Child and Family Services

Michigan

• Down to Defend, Michigan
• The Arc Community Advocates
• The Arc of Macomb County, Inc.
• Disability Rights Michigan
• EdTrust-Midwest
• Michigan Association of School Psychologists
• Michigan Council for Exceptional Children
• Michigan Division for Early Childhood of the Council for Exceptional Children
• Michigan Statewide Independent Living Corporation
• The Arc Michigan

Minnesota

• Down Syndrome Association of Minnesota
• EdAllies
• Minnesota CEC
• Minnesota Disability Law Center
• Minnesota School Psychologist Association
• PACER Center

Mississippi

• Irby Psychological Services
• Pine Belt Down Syndrome Outreach
• Disability Rights Mississippi
• Mississippi Coalition for Citizens with Disabilities
• Mississippi Down Syndrome Advocacy Coalition

Missouri

• DGCKids
• Down Syndrome Association of Greater St. Louis
• Down Syndrome Innovations
• St. Louis Arc
• The Farmer’s House
• Missouri Council for Exceptional Children
• Missouri Statewide Independent Living Council
• The Missouri Occupational Therapy Association (MOTA)

Montana

• Ability Montana
• Summit Independent Living
• Disability Rights Montana
• Montana Association of School Psychologists

Nebraska

• Down Syndrome Alliance of the Midlands
• Down Syndrome Association for Families
• American Council of the Blind of Nebraska
• Disability Rights Nebraska
• Down Syndrome Advocates in Action Nebraska
• Nebraska Occupational Therapy Association
• Nebraska School Psychologists Association
• Stand For Schools

Nevada

• Children’s Advocacy Alliance
• Down Syndrome Connections Nevada
• Nevada Council of the Blind
• Nevada Disability Advocacy & Law Center
• Nevada Occupational Therapy Association

New Hampshire

• Easterseals NH
• ABLE New Hampshire
• Disability Rights Center – New Hampshire
• Engage New Hampshire
• Kent Street Coalition
• New Hampshire Assoc of Special Education Administrators
• New Hampshire Council on Developmental Disabilities
• New Hampshire Occupational Therapy Association
• NH General Court
• NH Universal Changing Stations Alliance
• Strategies for Disability Equity

New Jersey

• Association for Special Children and Families
• Down Syndrome Association of Southern New Jersey
• Mercer County Association of the Blind
• ASAH
• Disability Rights New Jersey
• Family Voices NJ
• New Jersey Association of School Psychologists
• New Jersey Council for Exceptional Children
• New Jersey Division of Early Childhood
• NJ Community Schools Coalition
• Our Children Our Schools New Jersey
• Save Our Schools NJ

New Mexico

• Native American Disability Law Center
• Rio Grande Down Syndrome Network
• Disability Rights New Mexico
• New Mexico Association of School Psychologists

New York

• Advocacy and Resource Center
• Advocates for Children of New York
• AHRC Nassau
• Arc GLOW
• Arc Herkimer
• Arc Mid-Hudson
• Arc of Onondaga
• ARC of Rockland
• Bronx Developmental Center Chapter of the Arc New York
• Bronx Developmental Disabilities Council
• Brookville Center for Children’s Services
• Camp Abilities Saratoga, Inc.
• Catalyst for Transformative Change
• Chautauqua County Chapter, NYSARC, Inc. dba The Resource Center
• Clinton ARC
• Coarc
• INCLUDEnyc
• Liberty ARC the Montgomery County Chapter NYSARC, Inc.
• Living Resources Corp.
• Metropolitan Parent Center, Sinergia Inc
• Nysarc/glowarc
• Parent Network of WNY
• People’s Arc of Suffolk
• The Arc Chemung Schuyler
• The Arc Erie County New York
• The Arc GLOW
• The Arc Greater Hudson Valley
• The Arc Jefferson – St. Lawrence
• The Arc of Delaware County (NYS)
• The Arc of Monroe
• The Arc of Rensselaer County
• The Arc Ontario
• The Arc Otsego
• The Arc Rockland
• The Collaborative for Inclusive Education
• Ulster County Children’s Advocacy Network
• VIA (Visually Impaired Advancement)
• Long Island Advocacy Center
• ACCES-VR
• AHRC NYC
• Association for Vision Rehabilitation and Employment, Inc.
• Brain Injury Association of New York State
• BRIDGES – Rockland Independent Living Center, Inc.
• Cerebral Palsy Associations of New York State
• Disability Rights New York
• Inclusion Drives Equity
• New York Association of School Psychologists (NYASP)
• New York State Council for Administrators of Special Education
• New York State Council For Exceptional Children
• Nonprofits Counsel
• NYSARC Inc., Warren, Washington and Albany Counties Chapter
• Rural Schools Association of New York
• The Adirondack Arc
• The Arc New York
• The Arc Oneida-Lewis
• The Arc Westchester
• The Voices For The Medically Fragile of New York

North Carolina

• Autism Kids
• Down Syndrome Network of Onslow and Carteret Counties (DSNOCC)
• FIRSTwnc
• Disability Rights North Carolina
• North Carolina Down Syndrome Alliance
• North Carolina Occupational Therapy Association
• Parents for Public Schools of Pitt County
• The Arc of NC

North Dakota

• The Arc of Cass County
• Designer Genes of North Dakota
• North Dakota Association of the Blind, Inc.
• North Dakota Occupational Therapy Association
• North Dakota Protection & Advocacy Project

Ohio

• Columbus Education Justice Coalition
• Down Syndrome Association of Greater Cincinnati
• Down Syndrome Association of Northeast Ohio
• Erase the Space
• Inclusion Advocates, Inc.
• Mid-Ohio Board for an Independent Living Environment (MOBIE)
• Southeastern Ohio Center for Independent Living
• American Council of the Blind of Ohio
• Central Ohio Rank and File Educators
• Disability Rights Ohio
• ElevateDD
• Honesty for Ohio Education
• Independent Living Center of North Central Ohio
• Linking Employment, Abilities & Potential
• MOBILE Independent Living
• Ohio Equal Rights
• Ohio Occupational Therapy Association
• Ohio School Psychologists Association
• Ohio Statewide Independent Living Council
• Ohio Subdivision of the Division for Early Childhood of the Council for Exceptional Children
• The Arc of Ohio

Oklahoma

• Dynamic Independence
• Down Syndrome Association of Central Oklahoma
• Oklahoma Disability Law Center
• Oklahoma Statewide Independent Living Council
• The Arc of Oklahoma

Oregon

• HASL Center for Independent Living
• Lane Independent Living Alliance (LILA)
• Disability Rights Oregon
• North Clackamas School District
• Occupational Therapy Association of Oregon
• Oregon Chapter of Division for Early Childhood of the Council for Exceptional Children
• Oregon Council for Exceptional Children
• Oregon SILC
• The Oregon School Psychologists Association (OSPA)

Pennsylvania

• Beaver County Association for the Blind
• Danielle Lynn Manni
• Golden Triangle Council of the Blind
• Montgomery County Association for the Blind
• Montgomery Theater
• Sights for Hope
• The Arc Alliance, Pennsylvania
• The Arc Erie County, PA
• The Arc of Greater Pittsburgh
• The Arc of Philadelphia
• VisionCorps
• Association of School Psychologists of Pennsylvania
• Education Voters of PA
• Parent Education and Advocacy Leadership (PEAL) Center
• Pennsylvania Association for the Blind
• Pennsylvania Council Of The Blind
• Pennsylvania Down Syndrome Advocacy Coalition
• Pennsylvania Occupational Therapy Association
• The Arc of Pennsylvania
• University of Pittsburgh/LEND Center on Disabilities
• Venango County Association for the Blind

Puerto Rico

• Office of Protection and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities in Puerto Rico (PR P&A)

Rhode Island

• IN-SIGHT
• National Association of Social Workers, Rhode Island Chapter
• RIOTA

South Carolina

• The Arc of Horry
• Able South Carolina
• Disability Rights South Carolina
• Family Connection of South Carolina
• S.C. Appleseed Legal Justice Center
• SC Partnership of Disability Organizations
• South Carolina Association of School Psychologists
• South Carolina Occupational Therapy Association
• The Arc of South Carolina
• The South Carolina Human Services Providers Association

South Dakota

• Disability Rights South Dakota
• South Dakota Parent Connection Inc.
• The McGovern Center at Dakota Wesleyan University

 Tennessee

• Alcoa Blount County NAACP
• Down Syndrome Association of Memphis and The Mid-South
• Down Syndrome Association of Middle Tennessee
• Statewide Organizing for Community eMpowerment (SOCM),
• Tennessee Council for Exceptional Children
• Tennessee Occupational Therapy Association
• The Statewide Independent Living Council of Tennessee – SILCTN

Texas

• Down Syndrome Association of Central Texas
• Down Syndrome Association of Houston
• Down Syndrome Guild of Dallas
• The Arc of Greater Beaumont
• The Austin Council of the Blind
• All Blind Children of Texas
• Alliance of and for Visually Impaired Texans
• Braille Revival League of Texas
• Children’s Disabilities Information Coalition-Community Parent Resource Center (TX-CPRC)
• Coalition of Texans with Disabilities
• DBMAT – Deafblind Multihandicapped Association of Texas
• DeafBlind Community of Texas
• National Association of Social Workers Texas
• Texas Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired (TAER)
• Texas Association of School Psychologists
• Texas Council of Administrators of Special Education
• Texas Occupational Therapy Association
• The Arc of Texas

Utah

• Disability Law Center of Utah
• Utah Association of School Psychologists
• Utah Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
• Utah State University Institute for Disability Research, Policy & Practice

Vermont

• Disability Rights Vermont
• Vermont Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired
• Vermont Association of School Psychologists
• Vermont Council for Exceptional Children

Virginia

• The Arc of Southside
• The Arc of the Piedmont
• Disability Law Center of Virginia
• Virginia Academy of School Psychologists (VASP)
• Virginia Council for Exceptional Children
• Virginia Division on Career Development and Transition
• Virginia Down Syndrome Association

Washington

• The Arc of King County
• The Arc of Snohomish County
• Disability Rights Washington
• League of Education Voters
• The Arc of Washington State
• Washington Association of School Administrators
• Washington State Association of School Psychologists (WSASP)

West Virginia

• Down Syndrome Network of West Virginia
• TEAM for West Virginia Children
• West Virginia Occupational Therapy Association

Wisconsin

• Oregon (WI) Area Progressives
• The Arc of Dane County
• Compass IL
• Disability Rights Wisconsin
• Down Syndrome Association of Wisconsin
• InControl Wisconsin
• Learn In My Shoes
• Survival Coalition of Wisconsin Disability Organizations
• The Arc Wisconsin
• Vision Forward Association
• Wisconsin Alliance for Excellent Schools
• Wisconsin Board for People with Developmental Disabilities
• Wisconsin Education Association Council
• Wisconsin Family Assistance Center for Education, Training, and Support
• Wisconsin Public Education Action
• Wisconsin Public Education Network
• Wisconsin School Psychologists Association

Wyoming

• Deaf Intervention Services, LLC
• Protection & Advocacy System, Inc, Wyoming
• Wyoming School Psychology Association
• Wyoming SILC