AHEAD members have had great access to professional development this fall. In addition to the invaluable member support always available through the AHEAD Member Community, AHEAD is currently in the middle of its most successful fall webinar series ever! This is due in large part to the remarkable presenters who shared their expertise: people like Paul Grossman, Jamie Axelrod, Kelly Hermann, Adam Meyer, Scott Lissner, Rhonda Rapp, and other lesser known but equally knowledgeable professionals. While many of the webinars have already been presented, you can still “register” to receive a link to the full recording of any webinar to watch and share with campus colleagues at your convenience. Full details and registration information for the three webinar series offered this fall are available at https://www.ahead.org/events-programming/webinars
And, speaking of webinars:
- AHEAD’s spring webinars are open for registration now. They include AHEAD to You webinars on housing, the underrepresentation of students of color in disability service offices, accommodations decision-making, and The Legal Year in Review, offered as a webinar by Paul Grossman for the first time. We’re also looking forward to a series of webinars from AHEAD’s leadership initiative and the 2019 ADA Café from Ohio AHEAD, featuring Scott Lissner.
- AHEAD is pleased to begin offering free-to-member webinars each month. The first 90 registrants can join us live; the link to the recordings will be made available to the full membership. Look for details soon.
At the end of October, over 100 newer disability service professionals gathered in St. Louis for the first AHEAD Start Academy, a three-day training and networking event dedicated entirely to exploring foundational principles in disability resource work. The opportunity to be with our newer, enthusiastic, inquisitive colleagues and the remarkable presenters was amazing. We look forward to being able to offer the event again next October!
The end of January will bring another onsite AHEAD training: the 13th annual Management Institutes. This year the five in-depth, two-day trainings include:
- Socially-Just Services: Unpacking How Ableism Shapes the Disability Experience and Informs Professional Practice
- Disability Law for DSS Directors, Staff, and ADA Officers: Compliance requirements, analytical tools, and solutions
- An Introduction to Managing Accommodations for Students in Health Science and Professional Education
- Access in Online Learning: Essential Knowledge for the DS Professional
- Working with Students with Disabilities in TRiO Programs: An Introduction (Tell your TRiO colleagues!)
All Management Institute programs have filled the last two years. If you’re thinking of meeting us in Tucson, Arizona for the event, please register early. Details are at https://www.ahead.org/events-programming/conferences/2019-management-institutes
AHEAD’s annual conference, Equity and Excellence: Access in Higher Education, will be in Boston in 2019. Planning is well underway. To get the most up-to-date information, join the 2019 Conference Community.
And, finally, let us know what professional development content you need by completing the survey at Professional Development Topics survey.
The Nineteenth Annual Multiple Perspectives on Access, Inclusion, & Disability
Multiple Perspectives on Access, Inclusion & Disability: The Journey from Noblesse Oblige to Social Justice
Call for Presentations – Save The Date
The Ohio State University’s Columbus Campus, April 8 & 9, 2019
Society for Disability Studies Preconference including an SDS Dance/DISCO Ball, April 7, 2019
Blind Abilities Podcast – Learning the Skill of Self-Advocacy: Meet PACER Center’s Transition and Transition Specialist Erika Theiler
Erika, a former high school special education teacher and access assistant at the University of Minnesota, sits down with Jeff Thompson of Blind Abilities in the fourth of a series of podcasts in partnership with PACER Center and State Services for the Blind. Erika talks about the importance of self-advocacy, soft-skills, the family’s role in building a young adult’s advocacy skills and the importance of knowing your rights as a person with a disability.
http://blindabilities.com/bapresents/learning-the-skill-of-self-advocacy-meet-transition-and-employment-specialist-erika-theiler/
College Student Educators International Annual Conference
ACPA 2019, March 3-6, Boston, Massachusetts
http://convention.myacpa.org/boston2019/
The Translational Neuroscience Training for Clinicians (TNTC) T32 postdoctoral fellowship is now accepting applications for the upcoming academic year.
This fellowship is based at Mass General Hospital, the Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, and the Stanley Center of the Broad Institute in Boston. It will provide mentored research training, a tailored didactic curriculum, career guidance, and up to 3 years of NRSA-level stipend support for early career psychiatrists and psychologists. Trainees will be immersed in full-time research in complementary clinical and translational/basic settings, en route to K-level career development awards.
Clinicians who hold MD, PhD, PsyD, or comparable degrees, and who have completed clinical training by July 1, 2019 are eligible to apply.
For more eligibility and program information, as well as for a link to application materials, please visit our website at http://tntc.mgh.harvard.edu. Application materials are due November 9, 2018, and the fellowship term begins July 1, 2019.
We would be grateful if you could forward this information to faculty investigators and clinical trainees within your department. Please direct any inquiries to
TNTC@mgh.harvard.edu