The Baltimore Station

HistoryWe started out as a Satellite of Endependence Center of Northern Virginia in 1995, and became a 501(c)3 with our own Board and own Budget in 1997. We outgrew our original space in 2013 and moved to Dorsey Circle where we now have 10 on staff and see an ever-increasing number of people with disabilities and their families.SpecialtiesWe work with people with disabilities wherever they are on their paths to help them remain or become independent; fight for their civil rights; become self-advocates; determine what is and find out how to acquire needed equipment; and much more.

The National Association of State Directors of Career Technical Education Consortium, located in Washington, D.C., is a professional society of the state and territory agency heads responsible for career technical education. Founded in 1920, NASDCTEc has a membership of more than 200 senior state staff and individuals that work to ensure quality career technical education at the secondary, postsecondary and adult levels. The association is governed by a board of directors comprising 16 members that include one associate member representative and four officers. NASDCTEc hosts two national meetings every year that provide information on legislation, research, and emerging issues important to career technical education. It maintains an active listing service system for state directors, and publishes a monthly electronic newsletter.