AccessInfo
evolved from deep interest in disabilities, ongoing study, and increasing
involvement in the disability community for over fifty years.
Milestones include:
Directing
Roads to Learning, 1996-2001 - a national project on learning
disabilities and library resources and services
Serving on the Board of the Learning Disabilities Association of Illinois as of 2017
Speaking nationally on
disabilities, especially learning disabilities Working on the Illinois
Autism Task Force until 2014
Developing collaborations between disability
organizations and community service organizations
Informing
parents about Special Education legislation and law: PL 94-142 and later about it's successor, IDEA, as well
as the impacts of Response To Intervention (RTI) and other trends in
education
Researching
and compiling resource lists for use by people with disabilities,
parents, and disability organizations and libraries
Championing universal
design to assist people across the lifespan, irrespective of any
differences
Writing about disability issues and solutions, on web sites
and for print and online magazines and newsletters
