Welcome to AHEAD
AHEAD, Association for Higher Education Access and Disability is an independent non-profit organisation working to promote full access to and participation in further and higher education for students with disabilities and to enhance their employment prospects on graduation.
AHEAD provides information to students and graduates with disabilities, teachers, guidance counsellors and parents on disability issues in education.
Ahead works with graduates and employers through the GET AHEAD Graduate Forum and the WAM Mentored Work Placement Programme.
AHEAD coordinates LINK an Erasmus funded network of organisations promoting the inclusion of students & graduates with disabilities within the EU.
Latest News
Seminar : Train the Trainer in Quality Note-Taking for students with disabilities in higher education
Venue: Executive room 2, Research Block, National College of Ireland, Major St. Dublin 2. Time : 10.00am – 1.00pm Date: Tuesday…
Conference: Dyslexia 2010 Challenges and Perspectives in Higher Education - presentations available
VIDEOS AVAILABLE BELOW... The conference examined current challenges in higher education from a range of perspectives: national policy, the latest research…
Top Ten Tips for going to college
1. Do your paperwork: Accept your offer, make sure you fulfill all registration requirements. 2. Do your paperwork…
Leaving Certificate Results & CAO offers
In the run up to the leaving cert you don’t think beyond the exam and as you get your results you may have lots of questions about what they mean.…
AHEAD and W5 (2010) Survey on Mental Health and Employment
In early 2010, AHEAD (the Association for Higher Education Access and Disability) commissioned W5, an independent market research company, to conduct research…
Considering your third level options?
Every year the number of students with disabilities going to college is increasing, many of whom go on to graduate with first and second class honours…
Government scheme to place unemployed graduates onto part-time college courses makes no provision for disability
The new part time study places for unemployed graduates outlined in today’s Irish Times has made absolutely no provision for unemployed graduates…
AHEAD response to An Bord Snip Nua recommendation to reduce SNA’s in the classroom
Press Release: AHEAD is shocked by the recommendation to cut special needs assistants - An Bord Snip Nua does not understand the implications…
AHEAD Response to the proposed model for the Fund for students with disabilities in 2009/10
1. Allocation of the Fund for students with disabilities in 2009/2010 Following a meeting on the 8th June 2009, the National Access Office is…
Press release - Put lecture notes online, says AHEAD
Just one in six (17%) of blind / visually impaired students go to third level Tuesday 28th April, 2009: A symposium of education experts drafted a ‘Charter…
A Charter for Inclusive Teaching & Learning Symposium Presentations Now Available for Download
The AHEAD Symposium on ‘A Charter For Inclusive Teaching and Learning’ took place in the Royal Hospital Kilmainham on Tuesday 28th of April…
Calling All Students With Disabilities
Are you interested in sharing your experiences of college life with European exchange students? Written by AHEAD Volunteer to become a crew member…
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WAM Programme
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GET AHEAD Blog
You can now submit articles, comment, give (and receive!) advice to and from other members.
