AHEAD: Association on Higher Education And Disability

What's New at AHEAD

• Welcome to AHEAD! – This article was last updated on September 1st, 2010, and was first published on April 15th, 2008.

  AHEAD's Vision

  “AHEAD envisions educational and societal environments that value disability and embody equality of opportunity.”

  
• A Policy Tele-Institute for Higher Education – This article was last updated on September 1st, 2010, and was first published on August 31st, 2010.

  Beginning Tuesday, October 5, 2010  2:00 – 4:00 pm ET

  Implementing the “new” ADA and DOJ regulations

  Facilitated by:

  Irene Bowen, ADA One, LLC
  L. Scott Lissner, The Ohio State University

  Overall Series description:

• AHEAD Audio Conference – This article was last updated on August 30th, 2010, and was first published on April 30th, 2008.

  AHEAD has designed a timely and informative schedule of learning opportunities for higher education professionals through its 2009-2010 AHEAD to You! audioconference series.... AND we’ve lowered our member pricing by 40% compared to last year!

• Membership – This article was last updated on August 30th, 2010, and was first published on April 15th, 2008.

  AHEAD is a membership organization for individuals involved in the development of policy and in the provision of quality support services to serve the needs of persons with disabilities involved in all areas of higher education. At this time, we boast more than 2,500 members throughout the United States, Canada, England, Australia, Ireland, Northern Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, Sweden, Japan and Greece.

• Membership Categories – This article was last updated on August 23rd, 2010, and was first published on May 6th, 2008.

  Full Professional

  A Full Professional Member shall be any individual who is primarily employed by an institution of higher education or whose primary focus of work in their professional capacity involves working to enhance higher education opportunities and access for persons with disabilities. A Full Professional Member is entitled to one (1) vote, and is eligible to hold office.

• JPED – This article was last updated on August 19th, 2010, and was first published on May 6th, 2008.

  The Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability

  Welcome to the website for AHEAD's Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability (JPED). As the official journal of the Association on Higher Education And Disability, the JPED serves as a resource to our members and other professionals dedicated to the advancement of full participation in higher education for persons with disabilities. The Journal is the leading forum for scholarship in the field of postsecondary disability support services.

  A refereed journal, the JPED has been published for nearly 20 years, bringing to the field scholarly publications on a variety of related topics that emphasize research, issues, and trends related to the theory and practice of postsecondary disability services. For questions, e-mail JPED Executive Editor, David R. Parker, Ph.D., at editor@ahead.org.

  Members of AHEAD receive a free subscription to the JPED. A limited number of selected print back issues can be ordered from AHEAD ordered from AHEAD for $20.00 each.

  Below you will find full text electronic versions of the JPED by issues. JPED is searchable through ERIC online and libraries that subscribe to the EBSCO "Education Research Complete" database.
  

• Block 9 – This article was last updated on August 17th, 2010, and was first published on June 14th, 2010.

  9.1 Creating Accessible PDF Documents with MS Word and Acrobat Pro

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  9.2 OCR & You: Gaining Confidence through Collaboration

  9.2_OCR and You Powerpoint
  9.2_OCR and You Powerpoint Text

• Block 8 – This article was last updated on August 17th, 2010, and was first published on June 14th, 2010.

  8.1 Accessible Equations: Strategies for Alternate Formats with Math and Science

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  8.2 MHSA/Caption Mic

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  8.3 In Touch Graphics/Click & Go Wayfinding Maps

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  8.4 Strada Communications, Inc.: Communication Access - Choosing What Works

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• Block 3 – This article was last updated on August 17th, 2010, and was first published on June 14th, 2010.

  3.1 Explore Clockwork Scheduling and Database Software

  3.1_Explore Clockwork Powerpoint.pdf
  

• Block 2 – This article was last updated on August 17th, 2010, and was first published on June 14th, 2010.

  2.1 Universally-Designed Course Materials

  2.1_Universally Designed Course Materials Handout 1.rtf
  2.1_Universally Designed Course Materials Powerpoint Text.rtf

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