affiliates
Current AHEAD Affiliates
AHEAD
of the Northern Rockies
AHEAD in Texas
http://www.ahead.org/txahead/index.php
AHEAD
in Virginia (external link opens in a new window)
http://www.aheadinva.org/
AHEAD
- New England
http://www.ahead.org/about/regional_affiliates/newengland/index.htm
Alabama AHEAD
http://alahead.org/
Arizona
AZPAC
http://www.ahead.org/AZPAC/index.php
Arkansas
AHEAD (external link opens in a new window)
http://www.arkahead.org/
CAPED-California
(external link opens in a new window)
http://www.caped.net/
Connecticut AHEAD (link opens in a new window)
http://www.ahead.org/ctahead/index.htm
Georgia
AHEAD (external link opens in a new window)
http://www.ga-ahead.org/
Illinois/Iowa
AHEAD
http://www.ahead.org/about/regional_affiliates/illinois_iowa.htm
Indiana
AHEAD
http://www.in-ahead.org
Kansas
AHEAD
http://www.ahead.org/about/regional_affiliates/kansas/index.htm
Kentucky
AHEAD
http://http://www.ahead.org/kyahead/index.php
Michigan
AHEAD (external link opens in a new window)
http://www.mi-ahead.org
Minnesota
AHEAD
http://www.ahead.org/about/regional_affiliates/minnesota/minnesota.htm
Mississippi AHEAD http://www.MS-AHEAD.org
Missouri
AHEAD
http://www.moahead.org
Nation's
Capital Area Disability Support Services Coalition
http://www.ahead.org/about/regional_affiliates/Nation%27s%20Capital/index.htm
New Jersey AHEAD
New Mexico AHEAD (external opens in new window)http://as2.unm.edu/ahead/index.html
North
Carolina AHEAD
http://www.ahead.org/about/regional_affiliates/northcarolina/index.htm
Oklahoma
AHEAD (external link opens in a new window)
http://www.okahead.org/
Oregon
AHEAD (external link opens in a new window)
http://www.oraheadsite.org
South
Carolina University & College Council of Educators Empowering Disabled
Students (SUCCEEDS) (external link opens in a new
window)
http://www.scsucceeds.org
Tennessee
AHEAD
http://www.ahead.org/about/regional_affiliates/tennessee/index.htm
Utah AHEAD
WIN
AHEAD: Western Iowa and Nebraska AHEAD
http://www.ahead.org/about/regional_affiliates/wiowanebraska/index.htm
Wisconsin AHEAD (Web link coming soon.)
AHEAD neither approves nor endorses the form or content of any materials posted to the Affiliate AHEADWeb pages by Affiliate member organizations; nor should any materials posted be considered to be legal advice. Readers are referred to their institution's legal counsel for legal advice.
General Information
State and regional groups of disability services professionals have existed for as long as (or longer than) AHEAD/AHSSPPE. These groups vary in the degree of structure and amount of activity they have, but share common values and mission with AHEAD. AHEAD members benefit from the existence of state and regional groups because they have a "pulse" on the issues of relevance in specific geographical areas, and they promote networking and sharing of information about local resources. Because of this, AHEAD sought to develop more formal ties to state and regional groups and to support their existence by sharing its resources.
The Regional Affiliate program was
established at the AHEAD Conference in Las Vegas in 1998. This step came
about through
the persistent hard work of Bill Pollard, Bruce Pomeroy,
and Kip Opperman, and with the
input of Michael Sax, the Membership Committee, and the
Executive Council of AHEAD in New England
By definition, an Affiliate shall be a group of professionals
actively working to enhance higher education opportunities
for students with disabilities. The AHEAD Board of Directors
must review changes to either
the mission or by-laws of a state or regional Affiliate.
Affiliates and AHEAD jointly sign an affiliate agreement that outlines the responsibilities of each party to the agreement.
The AHEAD Board of Directors encourages existing and new groups to learn more about the AHEAD Affiliate program. More information can be obtained by contacting Jean Ashmore, Board of Directors liaison to the Affiliate program, with inquiries or suggestions about the affiliation process. Phone: (713) 348-5841, Email: adarice@rice.edu (email link).
Terra Cusack with Capital AHEAD (C-AHEAD) is the Lead Affiliate Representative for 2007-2008 and a good contact for questions about the AHEAD Affiliate program. Phone (202) 687-6923, Email: tc76@georgetown.edu (email link).
Stephan Hamlin-Smith, the Executive Director of AHEAD, can be contacted for information about the Affiliate program. Phone (704) 947-7779, Email: stephan@ahead.org (email link).
Benefits of Affiliation
- Access to AHEAD's resources and services
- Access to direct support from AHEAD; there are various types of support available to the Affiliates
- A page on AHEAD's web site for information about the Affiliate, membership application information, upcoming activities, online discussion groups, etc.
- Use of the AHEAD name and camera-ready AHEAD logo for outreach materials
- Opportunities to partner with AHEAD in the development and advertisement of regional conferences and workshops with the potential of increasing attendance and revenue generation
How to Join
Becoming an Affiliate of AHEAD is a relatively simple process.
Just complete the brief application and affiliate agreement form (link
below) and submit the completed documents to AHEAD with your organization's
check (or credit card information) in the amount of $50 US. Attach the
organization's mission statement, bylaws, and a list of officers.
Affiliate Application and Agreement (Word doc, 21KB)
available for download from http://www.ahead.org/about/affiliatesapplication.doc
Application Evaluation
After preliminary review by the Board of Directors liaison to the Affiliates, the application will be voted on by the full AHEAD Board of Directors. The Board will consider applications for Affiliate status during regularly scheduled board meetings which occur annually in the fall, spring and summer.
Cost to Join
Initial application for Affiliation with AHEAD: $50
Annual renewal of Affiliation with AHEAD: $25, eff. 2008
Edit/Update request
To request updates and additions to Affiliates pages, please go to http://www.ahead.org/web_edit/index.php