The 2012 Biennial AHEAD Survey of Disability Service and Resource Professionals in Higher Education: Employment and Compensation

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REPORT & CHARTBOOK presents findings from the 2012 Biennial AHEAD Survey focused on disability service and resource professionals in higher education, specifically employment history and compensation. Prepared by Devva Kasnitz, PhD, it includes acknowledgements for survey development and participant recruitment, outlines survey background, purpose, and limitations, and describes chartbook structure and data preparation notes. The contents summarize demographic profiles, education and disability experience, employment domains and current positions, and compensation and earnings tables.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages47

Reading Time1 h 58 min

AccessFree to download

Survey Background

Purpose

Limitations of the 2012 Survey

The Chartbook

Further Data Reports

Notes on the Preparation of the 2012 Data

The Questionnaire

Table Introduction 1: AHEAD Membership

Table Introduction 2: Overall Disability Studies Programs and Planning at Respondent’s Campuses

Basic Demographic Data on Respondents

Table Demographics 1: Female Respondents BY Age

Table Demographics 2: Male Respondents BY Age

Table Demographics 3: Respondents BY State

Table Demographics 4: Respondents' Ethnicity

Table Education 1: Respondents’ Completed Education

Table Education 2: Respondents’ Ongoing Education

Table Education 3: Education Required for Respondents’ Current Positions

Table Disability 1: Respondent Overall Personal Disability Experience

Table Disability 2: Respondent Detail Personal Disability Experience

Table Disability 3: Respondents' Experience of Disability Onset

Employment History and Current Positions

Table Occupation: Respondents' Occupations

Table Employment History 1: Years of Employment Experience BY Domain in Higher Education and Disability

Table Employment History 2: Domain in Higher Education and Disability of Relevant Experience Prior to Current Positions

Table Employment History 3: Overall Current and Past Employment Domain in Higher Education and Disability

Table Employment History 4: Current Employment Domains BY School Environmental Settings

Table Current Employment Status 1: Current Primary Position Full or Part Time Status

Table Current Employment Status 2: Detail Current Employment Status

Table Current Employment Status 3: Years in Primary Current Position

Earnings and Compensation

Table Compensation 1: Current Primary Position Funding

Table Compensation 2: Basis of Respondent Remuneration

Table Earnings 1: Earnings, Number of Jobs, and Months Worked BY Overall FTE

REPORT & CHARTBOOK: The 2012 Biennial AHEAD Survey of Disability Service and Resource Professionals in Higher Education: Employment and Compensation Prepared by: Devva Kasnitz, PhD June, 2013 The Association on Higher Education And Disability (AHEAD) 107 Commerce Center Drive, Suite 204 Huntersville, NC 28078 [www.](www.AHEAD.org)[AHEAD](www.AHEAD.org)[.org](www.AHEAD.org) Acknowledgements AHEAD gratefully acknowledges all disability resource and service professionals who responded to the 2010 AHEAD survey, as well as everyone who assisted in recruiting study participants. We particularly thank Dr. Wendy Harbour who oversaw the initial creation of the survey and wrote the 2004 and 2008 reports. AHEAD especially thanks the 2011 to 2013 AHEAD Board members and Staff who made this work possible. I wish to thank Stephan Smith for his insight. TABLE OF CONTENTS I. SURVEY BACKGROUND .......................................................................................................................................... 4 Purpose ......................................................................................................................................................................4 Limitations of the 2012 Survey ................................................................................................................................... 5 The Chartbook ............................................................................................................................................................ 5 Further Data Reports .................................................................................................................................................. 6 Notes on the Preparation of the 2012 Data ................................................................................................................6 The Questionnaire ...................................................................................................................................................... 7 Table Introduction 1: Ahead Membership ...................................................................................................................8 Table Introduction 2: Overall Disability Studies Programs and Planning at Respondent’s Campuses .......................9 II. BASIC DEMOGRAPHIC DATA ON RESPONDENTS ............................................................................................. 10 Table Demographics 1: Female Respondents BY Age ............................................................................................ 10 Table Demographics 2: Male Respondents BY Age................................................................................................. 10 Table Demographics 3: Respondents BY State ....................................................................................................... 11 Table Demographics 4: Respondents' Ethnicity ....................................................................................................... 13 Table Education 1: Respondents’Completed Education.......................................................................................... 14 Table Education 2: Respondents’Ongoing Education ............................................................................................. 14 Table Education 3: Education Required for Respondents’Current Positions ........................................................... 15 Table Disability 1: Respondent Overall Personal Disability Experience ................................................................... 15 Table Disability 2: Respondent Detail Personal Disability Experience...................................................................... 16 Table Disability 3: Respondents' Experience of Disability Onset .............................................................................. 17 III. EMPLOYMENT HISTORY AND CURREN

FAQs

What is the focus of the 2012 AHEAD survey chartbook?

It focuses on disability service and resource professionals in higher education, emphasizing employment history and compensation outcomes.

Who prepared the report and when was it published?

The chartbook was prepared by Devva Kasnitz, PhD, and dated June 2013.

What types of information are included in the tables?

The contents include basic demographics (age, state, ethnicity), education and disability experience, employment history and current position details, and compensation and earnings measures.

Oct 15, 2026

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