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Sue Swenson is president of Inclusion International. She was appointed by the Obama administration in 2010 to serve as deputy assistant secretary for special education and rehabilitative services in the US Department of Education. Swenson has held various leadership positions in the Clinton administration and the non-profit sector. While in OSERS, she directed NIDRR for a year and chaired the US Access Board. Her middle son, Charlie, had lifelong profound disabilities. A native of Red Wing, Minnesota, she was educated at the University of Chicago (AB, AM) and holds an MBA from the University of Minnesota.

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