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Disability-Related Resources
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Higher Education Disability Organizations
CONNECTICUT Connecticut Association on Higher Education and Disability (CT AHEAD) The purpose of the CT AHEAD website is to educate students, parents, and professionals about various services offered by Connecticut colleges and universities. The professional members of the CT AHEAD want to ensure that people with disabilities have the same access and academic opportunities as those without disabilities to create a "level playing field."
NATIONAL American Council on Education (ACE) ACE is the nation's coordinating higher education association. Dedicated to the belief that equal educational opportunity and a strong higher education system are essential cornerstones of a democratic society, its approximately 1,800 members include accredited, degree-granting colleges and universities from all sectors of higher education and other education and education-related organizations. ACE is a forum for the discussion of major issues related to higher education and its potential to contribute to the quality of American life; ACE maintains both a domestic and international agenda and seeks to advance the interests and goals of higher and adult education in a changing environment by providing leadership and advocacy on important issues, representing the views of the higher and adult education community to policy makers, and offering services to its members.
AHEAD is an international, multicultural organization of professionals committed to full participation in higher education for persons with disabilities.
DAIS is an important resource to the higher education community, providing a menu of services for those concerned with disability and access in higher education. Institutions and organizations can contract for help from DAIS for a variety of services. The growing list of DAIS publications includes resource materials to assist in interpreting legal mandates, reviewing policies and procedures, and understanding the philosophical underpinnings of providing quality service to people with disabilities in the postsecondary environment.
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