Commission Members

Russlynn H. Ali
Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
United States Department of Education
Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
United States Department of Education
Andrew Friedman
CEO
Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic
CEO
Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic
Lizanne DeStefano, Ph.D.
Fox Family Professor of Education
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Fox Family Professor of Education
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Jim Fruchterman
Founder, President, CEO
Benetech
Founder, President, CEO
Benetech
Gaeir Dietrich, Chair
Director of the High Tech Center Training Unit
California Community Colleges
Director of the High Tech Center Training Unit
California Community Colleges
Peter Givler
Executive Director
Association of American University Presses
Executive Director
Association of American University Presses
Chester A. Finn
Council Member
National Council on Disability
Council Member
National Council on Disability
Eduardo M. Ochoa, Ph.D.
Assistant Secretary, Office of Post-Secondary Education
United States Department of Education
Assistant Secretary, Office of Post-Secondary Education
United States Department of Education
Stephan Hamlin-Smith
Executive Director
Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD)
Executive Director
Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD)
Maria Pallante
Acting Register of Copyrights, U.S. Copyright Office
Senior Advisor to the Librarian, Library of Congress
Acting Register of Copyrights, U.S. Copyright Office
Senior Advisor to the Librarian, Library of Congress
Kurt Herzer
Medical and Doctor of Philosophy Student
The Johns Hopkins University
Medical and Doctor of Philosophy Student
The Johns Hopkins University
Alexa Posny, Ph.D.
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
United States Department of Education<
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
United States Department of Education<
Bruce Hildebrand
Executive Director for Higher Education
Association of American Publishers
Executive Director for Higher Education
Association of American Publishers
Linda Tessler, Ph.D.
Psychologist and Learning Disabilities Specialist
Psychologist and Learning Disabilities Specialist
George Kerscher, Ph.D.
Secretary General of the DAISY Consortium
President of International Digital Publishing Forum
Secretary General of the DAISY Consortium
President of International Digital Publishing Forum
Tuck Tinsley III, Ed.D.
President
American Printing House for the Blind
President
American Printing House for the Blind
Ashlee Kephart
Student at Hamline University
Founder of Liberian Chapter of Kids for a Better Word
Student at Hamline University
Founder of Liberian Chapter of Kids for a Better Word
James H. Wendorf, Vice Chair
Executive Director
National Center for Learning Disabilities
Executive Director
National Center for Learning Disabilities
Mark Riccobono
Executive Director
Jernigan Institute
National Federation of the Blind
Executive Director
Jernigan Institute
National Federation of the Blind