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Nationally, SPAN's work includes:

Center for Parent Information and Resources (providing TA to all 96 parent centers)
Center on Youth Voice, Youth Choice (a project of the Institute for Community Inclusion UMASS)
Early Childhood Data Parent Leadership (a project of the DaSy Center in collaboration with SPAN)
National Center for Systemic Improvement (a project of WestEd in partnership with AIR, NASDSE, the Meadows Center, & SPAN & other Parent Centers)
National Genetics Education & Family Support Center (a project of the Genetic Alliance in collaboration with SPAN)
National Healthcare Transition Resource Center for Youth with Intellectual/ Developmental Disabilities (a project of Family Voices in collaboration with SPAN and Got Transition)
National TA Center to Increase the Participation and Improve the Performance of Students with Disabilities in State and Districtwide Assessments (a project of the National Center on Education Outcomes in collaboration with SPAN)
Leadership in Family and Professional Partnerships (a project of Family Voices in collaboration with SPAN, providing TA to the 59 F2Fs)
RAISE (Resources for Access, Independence, Self-determination and Employment) National Transition Technical Assistance Center, providing TA to 96 parent centers and 8 Regional RSA Parent Centers around the country.

SPAN's national and state policy work is conducted in collaboration with other advocacy organizations who share our commitment. Most recently the impact of these collaborative national efforts contributed to:

EMPOWERING AND ENGAGING: Cover and interior chart from SPAN’s 2020-2021 Annual Report, viewable at https://spanadvocacy.org/2020-2021-annual-report

Guidance from the US Department of Education clarifying that during the pandemic children with disabilities are entitled to a free, appropriate public education and all the procedural safeguards under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
Expanding continuity of Medicaid coverage
Requiring employers to provide paid sick/family leave due to impacts by COVID
Significant increased funding for education, health, early childhood, mental health, and anti-poverty programs including the increased child tax credit, increased food stamps, and increased unemployment amounts/duration

For more details on SPAN, please visit our website at https://spanadvocacy.org •