Senator Ted Kennedy presented with DDD’s “Distinguished Legislator” award.

Presenting the award on behalf of the Division on Developmental Disabilities is Dr. Robert Stodden, a past Kennedy Foundation Public Policy Fellow and longtime public policy leader for the division.

Andy Berg, Jr. accepting the Burton Blatt Humanitarian Award, pictured with Toni Merfeld.

"Emergent Literacy in Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities: Student and Teacher Outcome"

Recipients: Elizabeth Hair, Katharine Wells and Colleen Watson

Toni Merfeld with the Practitioner Award recipients, Elizabeth Hair, Katharine Wells and Colleen Watson

Recipient: Cindy Perras

Cindy Perras. accepting the John W. Kidd Subdivision Award, pictured with Toni Merfeld