Our Team
Editorial
Editor-in-Chief: Rick Rader, MD, FAAIDD, FAADM, DHL (hon)
Sr. Editor, Special Projects: Steven Perlman, DDS, MScD, DHL (hon)
Sr. Managing Editor: Crissy Renner, NCMA
Contributing Editors:
Conscience of the Field: David Ervin, BSc, MA, FAAIDD
Annie’s Page: Craig Escudé, MD, FAAFP, FAADM
Global Health: Seth Keller, MD and Vincent Siasoco, MD, MBA
Family Affairs: Barbara Vartanian DePonte
Aging & Disabilities: Kathleen M. Bishop, Ph.D
Public Policy & the Law: Vanessa Rastovic. EsQ.
Disabilities and Higher Education: David Cox, EdD, MBA
Social Media: Jan Badger
Intern: Elena Salgado
Endorsing Organizations and Liaisons
AccessLab: Vanessa Rastovic / vanessa.rastovic@gmail.com
Alliance for Disability in Health Care Education: Doreen Bestolarides, RN / dfbesto@hotmail.com / ADHCE.org
Alliance for Oral Health Across Borders: Dr. Deborah Weisfuse / dweisfusedmd@gmail.com
American Academy of Developmental Medicine & Dentistry: Dr. Steven Perlman / sperlman@bu.edu
American Association on Health and Disability: Maggie Nygren / mnygren@aaidd.org
American Association of Multi-Sensory Environment: Dr. David Cox / davcox@orangegrove.org
Canadian Society for Disability and Oral Health: Olaf Plotzke, DDS / oplotzke@gmail.com
Development Nurses Association: Diane Moore / diane@ddna.org
Different Brains: Joseph Satchi / joseph@differentbrains.org
Institute for Exceptional Care: Dr. Mai Pham / mai.pham@ie-care.org
IntellectAbility: Craig Escude / Info@ReplacingRisk.com
International Association for Disability & Oral Health: Sharat Pani / sharat.pani@gmail.com
Medicaid Medicare CHIP Services Dental Association: Mary Foley, MPH / Mfoley@medicaiddental.org
National Council on Independent Living: Theo Braddy, Executive Director / theo@ncil.org
National Council on Severe Autism: Jackie Kancir / policy@ncsautism.org
National Task Group on Intellectual Disabilities and Dementia Practices: Matthew Janicki / janickimp@gmail.com
Positive Exposure: Rick Guidotti / rick@positiveexposure.org
Special Olympics: Christy Weir / cweir@specialolympics.org
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