Approaches to disability documentation have long been grounds for contention among postsecondary disability service providers. While the new AHEAD Documentation Guidance seems to be creating the usual intensity and heat among its members, there does seem to be a data-based middle ground. The AHEAD Guidance recommends that disability service…

Disability documentation has been an ongoing challenge for Office for Students with Disabilities personnel. Initial lack of consistency and inadequate documentation data resulted in the promulgation of detailed documentation guidelines in the 1990s. Discontinuity between approaches to transition assessment and disability documentation in secondary…

Research supports the promotion of self-determination in adults with disabilities. Those with well-developed self-determination skills typically experience greater academic success and financial independence than persons who are less self-determined. This article will help disability service professionals use selected items from the AHEAD Program…

The development and dissemination of Program Standards and Performance Indicators for disability services in higher education provides research-based direction for postsecondary institutions, consumers and governmental agencies with respect to the services necessary to provide equal access for college students with disabilities. Twenty-eight…

This special issue of the "Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability" presents information on faculty development regarding students with disabilities in postsecondary settings. Each of the articles relates to the work emanating from the Demonstration Projects to Ensure Students with Disabilities Receive a Quality Higher Education funded…

Universal Design for Instruction (UDI), a construct that serves as the foundation for the work of a federally funded project at the University of Connecticut, offers an approach to inclusive instruction that is responsive to the diverse learning needs of a changing postsecondary population. In this article elements relating to the implementation…

Presents 27 Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD) program standards across 9 categories. Discusses myths challenged by these standards and the implications of the standards for the future of disability services in postsecondary education. (EV)

Standards for professional practice of administrators of college programs for students with disabilities, approved by the Association on Higher Education and Disability, are presented. Standards address administrators' roles and responsibilities in the areas of administration, direct service to or on behalf of students, consultation and…

A survey of 510 practitioners engaged in support services to college students with learning disabilities investigated attitudes toward and practice of self-advocacy training and methods to reduce student dependence on programs and increase autonomy. While most expressed strong support for self-advocacy practices, it was found that far fewer use…