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Research and Policy Briefs about Disability and Higher Education


Association on Higher Education And Disability (AHEAD) reports:
  • "Supporting Accommodation Requests: Guidance on Documentation Practices" (2012)
  • "Code of Ethics," "Professional Standards," and 'Program Standards" for disability services offices
  • "AHEAD White Paper on Students with Intellectual Disabilities and Campus Disability Services" (2011)

​"Higher Education Opportunities for Students with Disabilities: A Primer for Policymakers" (by Wolanin and Steele, 2004)

Briefing paper on the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act by the National Council on Disability (2015)
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A report on policies that could improve college and career preparation for college students with disabilities, by the American Institutes of Research (AIR)
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National Longitudinal Transition Study-2 reports on students in special education and their transition out of high school, including reports on students attending higher education

U.S. Government Accountability Office Reports:
  • "Improved Federal Enforcement Needed to Better Protect Students' Rights to Testing Accommodations" (2014)
  • "Education Needs a Coordinated Approach to Improve Its Assistance to Schools in Supporting Students" (2009)

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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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