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KAN-AHEAD Chapter Meeting Minutes
April 2007
KAN-AHEAD
Chapter Meeting April 2007 (Word Doc, 38KB)
KAN-AHEAD Fall Conference Minutes
KAN-AHEAD
Fall Conference (Word Doc, 53KB)
About us
History:
In 1985, disability services providers at Kansas and Missouri colleges began
meeting on a yearly basis to network. Out of that small beginning, the Great
Plains Regional AHEAD group emerged, reaching out to disability service
providers in Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa. That group now hosts an
annual conference providing professional development, nationally-known speakers,
and ample networking opportunities. The Great Plains Regional AHEAD now
has 3 AHEAD affiliate groups: MOAHEAD, the oldest and most
established, KanAHEAD, and the Western Iowa Nebraska group known as
WinAHEAD.
KanAHEAD
In 2002, representatives to the Regional AHEAD group
from Kansas colleges determined there was a need to formally
organize and so KanAHEAD was
born. Membership applications were mailed to all post-secondary institutions
in Kansas and the result was phenomenal: 46 of the 55 institutions chose
to join KanAHEAD.
Mission
The purpose of KanAHEAD is to:
A. Strengthen the professionalism,
expertise, and competency of personnel working with students
with disabilities at Kansas
postsecondary institutions through:
1. Encouraging the development and expansion of a communications
network
2. Developing the capability to make timely and meaningful
responses to issues and concerns affecting the educational
resources or environment of students
with disabilities; and
3. Serving as a mechanism to facilitate the collection, evaluation, and dissemination
of information for persons professionally involved in programs for students
with disabilities.
B. Promote the equal rights and opportunities of post-secondary students
and graduates with disabilities.
C. Promote coordination among agencies working with post-secondary
students with disabilities.
D. Encourage and support legislation for the benefit of post-secondary
students with disabilities.
E. Provided further, Kansas AHEAD is organized and operated
exclusively for educational purposes.
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