The Alliance's day-to-day activities are carried out by the IDA Secretariat, made up of fourteen people, based in New York and Geneva,[3] that oversees and guides the agenda.
According to LinkedIn, Cuk has a Master's degree in disability studies, and previously held the position of director of the New York Secretariat of the IDA.
In a speech to the U.N. Cuk outlined problems in the way the U.N was classifying people with disabilities, worried that it would give countries the ability to not follow through on implementing new reforms.
"[5] Cuk also attended a meeting of the International Committee of the Red Cross in which he lobbied for countries to put in place measures to take care of individuals with disabilities during natural disasters and humanitarian crises.
In a letter to the UN Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights (UNOHCHR), the IDA clearly stated their mission, "newborns with disabilities are murdered in different regions across the world for want of a family's capacity or willingness to take care of a child considered to be a burden.
The IDA is working to help the UN implement their sustainable development goals, which provide a framework of standards countries should abide by.
These topics include changing the wording of laws to ensure persons with disabilities have the right to access social programs.
The IDA along with the United Kingdom have plans to host a global summit, with world leaders and businesses, in order to further the cause of rights for individuals with disabilities.