Professional Development Opprotunities

AHEAD Spring Webinars

• Conversations with Faculty: Assessing Student Accommodation & Accommodation Denial in Higher Education
  Thursday, February 7, 3:00-4:30 EST
• The Impact of Early School Disability Discrimination on Postsecondary Disability Services
  February 21, 3:00-4:30 EST
• Access Considerations in On-Campus Housing
  Thursday, March 7, 3:00-4:30 EST
• The Legal Year in Review
  Thursday, April 18, 3:00-4:30 EST

• Learn to Make PDFs & Math More Accessible in Higher Ed through Texthelp
  Originally aired: Tuesday, December 4, 2018, 3:00 - 4:00 Eastern
• Disability Cultural Centers and Bolstering Disability Culture on Your Campus
  Wednesday, February 13, 2019, 3:00 - 4:00 Eastern
• ADA Coordinator SIG Webinar
  Wednesday, March 20, 2019, 3:00 - 4:00 Eastern
• State of Student Veterans: Fresh Insight into the Veterans Space - Veteran SIG
  Wednesday, March 20, 2019, 3:00 - 4:00 Eastern
• From College to Employment - Career & Placement SIG Webinar
  Wednesday, March 20, 2019, 3:00 - 4:00 Eastern

The 2019 AHEAD & Ohio AHEAD ADA Café

February 19, 2-3:30 EST

https://www.ahead.org/events-programming/webinars/ada-cafe

Since 2016, AHEAD has partnered with Ohio AHEAD to offer The ADA Café, a 90-minute live webinar featuring L. Scott Lissner, ADA/504 Coordinator at The Ohio State University, responding to hot topic issues.

The annual ADA Café has been a highlight for members over the last three years. Feedback from attendees is always extremely positive and recognizes Scott's expertise and the timeliness of the information. The webinar fills quickly, so you'll want to register as soon as possible to save your space!  

Participants will be invited to submit questions in advance to be sure that the information shared exactly meets your needs and interests. Likely topics include: attendance flexibility; extended due dates on assignments; animals and access; conduct and Title IX issues; medical withdrawals; voluntary and involuntary academic suspension or probation; "reasonableness" determinations; distraction-reduced vs. individual room testing.

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

Judith E. Heumann (Judy) will deliver the 2019 Ken Campbell Lecture on Disability Advocacy, Policy and Law at the 2019 Multiple Perspectives Conference April 8th on the Columbus campus of The Ohio State University.

A lifelong advocate who has served in both the Clinton and Obama administrations, Judy is currently a Senior Fellow and International Disability Rights Advocate Advisor at the Ford Foundation.  Her work to broaden discussions about intersectionality and disability has a new outlet on social media through The Heumann Perspective.  Judy is also the recipient of the 2018 President's Award from the Society for Disability Studies. 

A highlight of The Ohio State University’s annual Multiple Perspectives conference, the Ken Campbell Lecture is free and open to the public. Initiated by the Columbus Advisory Committee on Disability Issues in memory of Ken’s life time of service and advocacy the event focuses on the impact of disability advocacy, law, and policy; honoring Ken Campbell’s life work including serving as  Executive Director of the Ohio Developmental Disabilities Council,  Director of Disability Policy Studies for The Ohio State University Nissonger Center (UCEDD) and over twenty years as Columbus’ ADA Coordinator.   Past speakers include John Wodatch, Victor Pineda, Lennard Davis, Paul Grossman. Marilyn Bartlett, Sam Bagenstos, and Chai Feldblum. 

College Student Educators International Annual Conference

ACPA 2019, March 3-6, Boston, Massachusetts