Special Education & Arts Organizations

National Associations: Most of the national organizations listed below have professional journals, other publications, and annual conferences.

The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
22900 Crystal Drive Suite1000
Arlington, VA 22202-9494
Phone: 888-CEC-SPED
Fax: 703-264-9494
http://www.cec.sped.org

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
http://www.naea-reston.org/

VSA-The International Organization on Arts and Disability 
(formerly known as VSA arts /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
http://www.vsarts.org/

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
http://arttherapy.org/

American Dance Therapy Association (ADTA)
Phone: 410-997-4040 
Fax: 410-997-4048
Email: info@adta.org  
http://www.adta.org/

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 
http://www/musictherapy.org/

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
http://www.apta.org/

The National Theatre of the Deaf (NTD)
139 North Main Street,
West Hartford,CT 06107
Phone: 860-236-4193
Fax: 860-236-4163
http://www.ntd.org/

Accessible Arts, Inc.
1100 State Avenue,
Kansas City, KS 66102
Phone: 913-281-1133
Fax: 913-281-1515
http://www.accessiblearts.org/

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
http://www.mprojects.wiu.edu/

Art Partners
http://www.artpartnersprogram.com/about.htm/ 

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 
http://www.pathfindersofal.org/

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 
http://www.Labschool.org/

The Moss Foundation for Children's Education
601 Shenandoah Village Drive, Box 1B,
Waynesboro, VA 22980
Phone: 504-932-1728
Email: foundation@mossfoundation.org
http://www.mossfoundation.org/

The Center for Educator Development Fine Arts Educators
Fine Arts for All Students: A Quick Reference for Students with Special Needs Downloadable booklet
San Antonio , Texas
http://www.CEDFAHome.com/

National Center for Disability Services201 I.U. Willets Road
Albertson, NY 11507-1599
Phone: 516-465-1606
Fax: 516-747-3358
Email: prosen1@ncds.org
http://www.ncds.org