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Velardo AAIDD Presidential Address Available
The Presidential Address delivered at the 145th Annual Meeting of the AAIDD by President of the Board,
Elisa Velardo, MMHS, FAAIDD
on June 5, 2021 has been published in the December 2021 issue of
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
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