Membership in the Council on Children with Disabilities

If you are a Fellow of the Academy who sees children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN) in your practice or has an interest in CYSHCN issues, you will assuredly be an asset to the Council on Children with Disabilities (COCWD).

Eligibility & Application

Membership in the COCWD is open to AAP Fellows actively involved or interested in disability issues for infants, children and adolescents.

To join the COCWD, simply apply online:

  1. Go to http://www.aap.org/moc/memberservices/sectionform.cfm and log in with your AAP ID and password.
  2. Choose the Council on Children with Disabilities, answer a few questions, and click "Submit".

Questions? Contact the AAP Division of Member Services at 800/433-9016.

Annual cost to maintain membership in the COCWD is $25.

Benefits

COCWD members receive the following benefits:

  • Quarterly e-Newsletter;
  • Subscription to the COCWD's Listserv® (if you are a COCWD member and would like to be added to the Listserv®, e-mail Stephanie Skipper, MPH, Manager of the Council on Children with Disabilities at 847/434-4918 or fill out the Contact Us form include your name and e-mail address);
  • Opportunities to participate in educational program development;
  • Opportunities to participate in policy statement development;
  • Opportunities to provide expert opinion and review of AAP publications;
  • Opportunity to nominate colleagues for the annual Arnold J. Capute Award;
  • Access to NCE COCWD-sponsored programs at no charge above the registration fee;
  • Voting privileges for annual Executive Committee elections process (via electronic ballot); and
  • Networking opportunities.

For more information about the COCWD, please contact Stephanie Skipper, MPH, Manager, Division of Children with Special Needs at 847/434-4918 or fill out the Contact Us form.

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