NAEA Special
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CEC Special
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Special Education and the Arts Organizations
National Associations:
Most of the national organizations listed below have professional journals, other publications, and annual conferences.
1. The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC
| 1110 North Glebe Road, Suite 300, Arlington, VA 22201-5704 Phone: 888-CEC-SPED Fax: 703-264-9494 Website: http://www.cec.sped.org/ |
2. The National Art Education Association (NAEA)
| 1916 Association Drive, Reston, VA 20191-1590 Phone: 703-860-8000 Fax: 703-860-2960 Email: naea@dgs.dgsys.com Website:http://www.naea-reston.org/ |
3. VSA arts (formerly Very Special Arts)
| 1300 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 700, Washington, D.C. 20036 Phone: 202-628-2800 or 800-933-8721 Fax: 202-737-0725 Website: http://www.vsarts.org/ |
4. The American Art Therapy Association (AATA)
| 1202 Allanson Road, Mundelein, IL 60060-3808 Phone: 888-290-0878 Fax: 847-566-4580 Email: info@arttherapy.org Website: http://arttherapy.org/ |
5. American Dance Therapy Association (ADTA)
| Phone: 410-997-4040 Fax: 410-997-4048 Email: info@adta.org Website: http://www.adta.org/ |
6. The American Music Therapy Association, Inc.
| 8455 Colesville Road, Suite 1000, Silver Spring, MD 20910 Phone: 301-589-3300 Fax: 301-589-5175 Email: amta@musictherapy.org Website: http://www/musictherapy.org/ |
7. The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)
| 1111 North Fairfax Street, Alexandria, VA 22314-1488 Phone: 703-684-APTA or 800-999-2782 Fax: 703-684-7343 Website: http://www.apta.org/ |
8. The National Theatre of the Deaf (NTD)
| 139 North Main Street, West Hartford, CT 06107 Phone: 860-236-4193 Fax: 860-236-4163 Website: http://www.ntd.org/ |
9. Accessible Arts, Inc.
| 1100 State Avenue, Kansas City, KS 66102 Phone: 913-281-1133 Fax: 913-281-1515 Website: http://www.accessiblearts.org/ |
10. ArtExpress
| Macomb Projects, 27 Horrabin Hall 1 University Circle, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL 61455 Phone: 309-298-1634 Fax: 309-298-2305 Email: JD-Potter@wiu.edu or AA Betz@wiu.edu Website: http://www.mprojects.wiu.edu/ |
11. Art Partners
| Website: http://www.artpartnersprogram.com/about.htm/ |
12. The Helen Keller International Art Show
| UAB Vision Science Research Center, Worrell Building #110C 924 South 18th Street, Birmingham, AL 35294 Phone: 866-975-0624 Fax: 205-934-6722 Email: Rsanspree@aol.com Website:http://www.pathfindersofal.org/ |
13. The Lab School of Washington
| 4759 Reservoir Road, NW, Washington, DC 20007 Phone: 202-965-6600 or 202-944-3083 FAX: 202-965-5106 Email: dima.awamleh@labschool.org Website:http://www.Labschool.org/ |
14. The Moss Foundation for Children's Education
| 601 Shenandoah Village Drive, Box 1B, Waynesboro, VA 22980 Phone: 504-932-1728 Email: foundation@mossfoundation.org Website: http://www.mossfoundation.org/ |
15. National Center for Disability Services
| 201 I.U. Willets Road, Albertson, NY 11507-1599 Phone: 516-465-1606 Fax: 516-747-3358 Email: prosen1@ncds.org Website: http://www.ncds.org/ |
16. The Center for Educator Development Fine Arts Educators
“Fine Arts for All Students: A Quick Reference for Students with Special Needs” – Downloadable booklet |