Ms Maria Blaeuer

AJE is proud to have Ms. Maria Blaeuer on staff as their Director of Programs and Outreach. With over 16 years of legal experience, Ms. Blaeuer has provided professional development skills to attorneys, teachers, and other service providers in multiple states regarding special education. She oversees the four core components of AJE’s mission which include Community Education, Direct Advocacy, Peer-to-Peer Engagement, and Training and Information. Ms. Blaeuer works to ensure that students receive the best education possible under the law and focuses on establishing more effective training and family engagement for the D.C. special education and disability community. With a unique perspective as both a parent and an attorney, Maria Blaeuer has been teaching students with disabilities and has even had her own IEP in the past.