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)