Intellectual/Developmental Disability
TeachTown

TeachTown’s award-winning Launch for PreK and enCORE curricula have been designed for early childhood through transition-age learners.
For early childhood educators: Launch for PreK delivers a comprehensive, inclusive early childhood curriculum for all of your young learners ages 3–5. Students learn together and at their own pace with a theme-based, play-focused, and data-driven curriculum that nurtures literacy, language, and social communication—setting the foundation for lifelong success.
For K-12+ special educators: Support your students’ academic growth with standards-first, adapted
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DADD Teacher of the Year
This award recognizes exceptional educators working in some capacity with students who have autism, intellectual disability, or other developmental disabilities.
DADD Para-Educator of the Year
This award recognizes exceptional paraprofessionals working in some capacity with students who have autism, intellectual disability, or other developmental disabilities.
Social Justice Award
This award honors individuals who embody DADD values and work to address and break down systemic inequities based on disability and other marginalized identities. The recipient will have a track record of promoting social justice through their actions, both personally and professionally, making a lasting impact on autistic students/students with autism, intellectual disability, and/or other developmental disabilities.
Early Career Research Award
Given to someone who is beginning their career and showing promise as a researcher. Individuals who finished their doctoral work less than 5 years ago are eligible. These nominees must be contributing to research related to students with autism, intellectual disability, and other developmental disabilities in a significant way.
DADD Research Award
This award recognizes exceptional researchers in the area of education for students with autism, intellectual disability, or other developmental disabilities.
Shriver-Kennedy Student Achievement Award
This award recognizes students with autism, intellectual disability, or other developmental disabilities who excel in one or more of the following areas: academics, arts, athletics, community service, employment, extracurricular activities, independent activities, technology, and self-advocacy.