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2012 AHEAD Conference Jean Ashmore, President Scott Lissner, President-Elect. Mulling & Mapping the Future AHEAD and Disability Professionals. DRS offices are influenced and shaped by Rehab Act ADA ADAAA Disability rights advocacy Disability Studies . Past Present Future.
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2012 AHEAD Conference Jean Ashmore, President Scott Lissner, President-Elect Mulling & Mapping the FutureAHEAD and Disability Professionals
DRS offices are influenced and shaped by • Rehab Act • ADA • ADAAA • Disability rights advocacy • Disability Studies Past Present Future
Meet strategic goals • Board & staff monitor, plan and execute • 5 Standing Committees expand capacity • Enhance members’ professional skills • Resources, e.g. 2012 Documentation Guidance • Grow organization, members & influence • International reach and resources • Requests for expertise, e.g. MIUSA, GAO-testing Present – Working to…
Expand DRS campus linkages • Collaborations, e.g. NCTA, ACUHO-I • DRS population trends • Intellectual disabilities, Veterans • Monitor emerging issues & connect where appropriate • CRPD Additional Examples
Shaping questions, influences • Are we past the “compliance era” in DRS? • How do we balance equity, access and respect for the disability experience alongside regulations/laws? • How does and can scholarship from Disability Studies influence DRS practices? • Always – what is the purpose of a professional association? Future Directions
Language of disability to be explored • Going beyond “person first” disability language • Use of disability language by the association • Research about DRS practices • Research assistant now on staff • Grants and other vehicles for research to define best DRS practices being explored The Future Emerges
Expanded international connections • New tools for formalized relations with individuals & groups in other countries to align with AHEAD • CRPD ratification by US may lead to greater involvement in global inclusive education efforts • Increased collaborative work with organizations seeking to expand focus on inclusive education and practices • Joint trainings, e.g. NCTA, ACUHO-I The Future - continued
Continued discussions on how to “verify” a disability professional is a disability professional • Expanded professional guidance • Beyond 2012 documentation • Such as • Resources for initial student meetings • Considering/reshaping messages about disability • Creating DRS missions and strategic plans Even more…
Achieving diversity goals Limitations of volunteers Differences among and across DRS office and staff configurations Breaking the compliance mind-set Staying current – e.g. technology Challenges for AHEAD
Why What Who When Where With Whatever you may be wondering about QUESTIONS
Jean Ashmore - President • jean@ahead.org • Scott Lissner – President-Elect • Lissner.2@osu.edu Thank you