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Disability Resources & Services Professionals

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While AHEAD, where NCCSD is housed, is your go-to for a wide range of information and professional development opportunities, we offer these key resources to help you with your job.

Visit this page often for convenient online training on key topics in the Disability field.  In addition, use the search box to browse the Clearinghouse for more resources on a variety of topics.

Virtual and Hybrid Services in the COVID-19 era

AHEAD has put together valuable information for Disability Resources and other campus staff, including guidance on teaching classes online, free webinars about online class accessibility, working with students remotely and proctoring exams in the virtual environment.

​Additional thoughts, tips and guidance from Accessible College.

Quick Links

  • Research to Practice Highlights from the NCCSD in easy-to-read summaries 
  • Guidance on Disability Documentation
  • US Department of Education Office for Civil Rights
  • ​National Council on Disability Report and Recommendations for Addressing Sexual Assault and College Students with Disabilities
  • Access Technology Higher Education Network (ATHEN)
  • Assessment Resources for Disability Services AHEAD login required for some items
  • "Increasing Postsecondary Opportunities and Success for students and Youths with Disabilities", a Q&A document from Dept of Education on Dual Enrollment

Legal Links

  • Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
  • Americans with Disabilities Act
  • HUD Regulation on Service Animals
  • Animal Laws - Individual Statutes by State
  • ADA FAQ on Service Animals
  • Wiley Legal Database at AHEAD  Professional Resources (requires AHEAD membership)
  • Learn how changes in immigration law may affect students, staff, and faculty
  • Title IX and Pregnancy
NCCSD Technical Report - Disability Law for Higher Education (pdf)

A new look at Disability Awareness training and simulations from AHEAD - video is captioned but not audio described.

Visit the NCCSD Training Center for the Disability as Diversity Programming Toolkit: Postsecondary
from the University of Arkansas Southwest ADA Center

Professional Development

The Association on Higher Education And Disability (AHEAD) is the leading professional organization devoted to disability in higher education. Through conferences, workshops, publications and consultation it educates Disability Service and other campus professionals on exemplary practices.

DSSHE E-Mail Listserv
The DSSHE Listserv for professionals working on disability and higher education is an excellent email listserv where you can get job postings, support with problems or issues, or general information about disability and higher education.  If you've never been on an e-mail listserv, subscribe and you'll receive instructions.  (We do recommend signing up for the digest format - this is a busy listserv.)

CUNY School of Professional Studies
The MS in Disability Services in Higher Education online degree program is the first program of its kind in the country and equips students with the knowledge and skills they need to provide mandated accommodations to students with disabilities in higher education settings.


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​In 2021, a federal discretionary grant (P116D210002) was awarded via  the National Center for Information and Technical Support for Postsecondary Students with Disabilities Program (NCITSPSD) to the University of Minnesota’s Institute on Community Integration (ICI-UMN), in full partnership with the Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD) and is authorized by Congress in the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 (777.4). 

The NCITSPSD program grant was originally awarded in 2015 (P116D150005) to the Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD).

Please see caveats on the home page about not assuming the NCCSD, University of Minnesota, AHEAD or the US Dept. of Education agree with all content on linked pages, and we can't guarantee the accessibility of other sites.

The material on this website is available in alternative formats upon request; questions or concerns about accessibility should be sent to nccsd@ahead.org.  All images are from Bigstock.com or public domain except where noted.

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