Welcome to AHEAD!
AHEAD's Vision
“AHEAD envisions educational and societal environments that value disability and embody equality of opportunity.”
News and Notes
- AHEAD Management Institutes, February 2009 – Atlanta
- AHEAD Scholarship Program
- Winter 2009 TRIO training
- Your invitation to Exhibit, Advertise, and Sponsor AHEAD 2009 Conference!
- 2008 - 2009 AHEADtoYOU! Audioconference Series - Registration Open
- Important Emergency Preparedness Resources
- 2008 Strategic Plan
- Assessment of Campus Climate to Enhance Student Success (ACCESS)
- The ADA Amendments Act and Governmental Relations
AHEAD's Mission
AHEAD is the premiere professional association committed to full participation of persons with disabilities in postsecondary education. As an international resource, AHEAD:
- values diversity, personal growth and development, and creativity
- promotes leadership and exemplary practices
- provides professional development and disseminates information
- orchestrates resources through partnership and collaboration
- AHEAD dynamically addresses current and emerging issues with respect to disability, education, and accessibility to achieve universal access.
AHEAD Values
- Philosophy, thinking, and paradigms that view disability as the interaction between person and environment
- Diversity within all aspects of the Association;
- Equitable, sustainable, and usable postsecondary environments;
- Professionals who respect and nourish student autonomy and work as allies to design inclusive communities; and
- Organizational strength that sustains essential resources and supports growth.