AHEAD Code of Ethics

Members of the Association of Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD) agree to monitor themselves and their peers in accordance with the spirit and provisions of this code, as delineated by the following principles:

• Post-secondary disability service providers are committed to facilitating the highest levels of educational excellence and a potential quality of life for post-secondary students with disabilities.
• Post-secondary disability service providers strive to achieve and maintain the highest levels of competence and integrity in all areas of assistance to adult students with disabilities. This support is guided by the consistent use of objective, professional judgment in all areas, especially when addressing the confidential nature of the student's disability.
• Post-secondary disability service providers continually participate in professional activities and educational opportunities designed to strengthen the personal, educational and vocational quality of life for students with disabilities. This includes the ongoing development of strategies, skills, research, and knowledge pertinent to the highest quality of disability service delivery whenever and wherever it occurs.
• Post-secondary disability service providers carry out their responsibilities in accordance with all AHEAD professional standards and policy guidelines for adult students with disabilities. When certified, licensed, or affiliated with other professions or organizations, they comply with those professional guidelines as well.
• Post-secondary disability service providers are actively engaged in supporting and clarifying all institutional, state, provincial, and federal laws, policies and procedures applicable to the service delivery to students with disabilities. Compliance implies that professionals will not condone or participate in any unethical or illegal acts discussed within these guidelines.
  
  (AHEAD Code of Ethics prepared by Dr. Linda Price, Temple University and Dr. Stan Shaw, University of Connecticut)