Cheryl M. Jorgensen, Ph.D., is a Statewide Educational Consultant for the Vermot I-Team, and was previously a project director with the Institute on Disability at the University of New Hampshire, and assistant research professor at UNH’s Education Department. She was a founder of the National Center for Inclusive Education and collaborates with the US Department of Education SWIFT project. Dr. Jorgensen has authored several books, including The Inclusion Facilitator’s Guide and The Beyond Access Model. She recently authored a manual for the National Education Association on teaching students with autism in general education classrooms.