Chapters and Regions
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Chapters and Regions

AAIDD is a membership organization, governed by a Board of Directors who are elected by the membership.  The geographical components of the Association are:

  • Regional, state, and provincial Chapters.
  • The Assembly of Regions, which represents 10 geographical regions of North America.

Chapters
The purpose of Chapters is to promote the interests of the Association and the Association’s activities. A Chapter may also include in its mission other important elements that demonstrate its unique contributions and aspirations related to the overall goals of the Association.


Regions
The purpose of Regions is to coordinate geographic activities of the Association and to promote the interests of the Association and the Association’s activities.

 

The Assembly of Regions
The Assembly meets at least annually (typically at the Association's annual meeting), responds to requests from the Board, serve in an advisory capacity to the Board, and may make recommendations to the Board.         

 

Throughout North America, AAIDD members automatically become members of the Chapter and Region in which they are located.  Some, but not all Chapters and Regions have websites. Click on their links for more information:

 

Region 1 Northwest (no regional structure) 

  • Alaska, British Columbia, Hawaii, Idaho, Northwest Territory, Oregon, Washington, Yukon Territory

Region 2 West Coast

  • California, Nevada

Region 4 Mountain States

  • Alberta, Arizona, Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, Saskatchewan, Utah, Wyoming

Region 5 South Central 

Region 6 Great Lakes

Region 7 Southeastern (no regional structure)

  • Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virgin Islands

Region 8 North Central

  • Iowa, Manitoba, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota

Region 9 Mideastern

  • Bermuda, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia

Region 10 Northeastern

  • Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New York, Newfoundland, Quebec, Nova Scotia, & Prince Edward Island, Rhode Island, Vermont         
 

*There is no Region 3; Regions 1 & 3 merged long ago.