Special Travelers is dedicated to providing services and support that empower individuals to successfully be in the world. Through professional development training, travel accompaniment and facilitation of community-based experiences, we aim to bridge the gap between learning and living.

Founded on the principle that special education in a classroom is only the first step toward individuals becoming independent members of society, we focus on applying what students have learned and doing what they enjoy. It is at this intersection of life that we all experience the usefulness of knowledge, communication, and being in relationship with others.

Peter Alexander: "Family first. The rest is details."

NBC News' Peter Alexander is one of the hardest-working men in the news business, regularly chasing down presidential candidates and reporting both for "TODAY" and for "Nightly News with Lester Holt." He has interviewed world leaders like Fidel Castro and George W. Bush, and covered numerous international stories - from Iraq's historic 2005 election to the death of Osama bin Laden in Pakistan and the tsunami in Indonesia... But watching him walk down the sidewalk of his Arlington neighborhood, singing "Off to See the Wizard" while holding his 2-year-old daughter Ava's hand, it's clear he lives by his words, "Family first. The rest is details."