ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.

AHEAD gratefully acknowledge the assistance and advice from individual institutions of higher education, the Department of Social, Community and Family Affairs, the Department of Education and Science and third level disability officers.

We acknowledge the contribution of the Higher Education Authority and the European Commission through the HORIZON fund, without whose financial support this publication could not have been possible.

The institutional and individual members of AHEAD are the driving force of the association's work, and we acknowledge with gratitude their ongoing support and constructive criticism.

Finally, our former chairperson Professor John Kelly, UCD, and former secretary Alexis Donnelly, TCD, have given generously and unselfishly of their time and expertise and have promoted the objectives of the association both at home and abroad. Their input is significant and invaluable and we are extremely grateful for their support.