National Advisory Committee

Andrew J. Imparato is a disability rights lawyer with more than 25 years’ experience advancing disability policy at the federal level. He has served as Executive Director of AUCD (a national network of federally-funded centers and programs conducting research, training, and advocacy to improve the quality of life of children and adults with disabilities) for six years. Before that, Imparato was Disability Policy Director for the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions under Chairman Tom Harkin. His perspective is informed by his lived experience with bipolar disorder.