Association on Higher Education and Disability (Ahead)
Professional membership association for disability resource professionals and others
Based in SC
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AI Overview
With $173K in lobbying spend across 28 quarterly filings, Association on Higher Education and Disability (Ahead) is an active lobbying client. Their lobbying covers 5 issue areas. Active from 2019 to 2025.
$173K
Total Spend
7
Years Active
1
Firms Hired
4
Lobbyists Deployed
5
Issues Lobbied
Spending Trend
View as table
| Year | Lobbying Spend |
|---|---|
| 2019 | $16K |
| 2020 | $7K |
| 2021 | $10K |
| 2022 | $10K |
| 2023 | $30K |
| 2024 | $70K |
| 2025 | $30K |
Issues Lobbied
Lobbying Firms
Lobbyists
What They Lobby About
These are actual descriptions from their quarterly lobbying disclosure filings, summarizing what they lobbied Congress and federal agencies about.Issue areas: Education, Budget/Appropriations, Government Issues, Health Issues, Civil Rights
- •Advancing government policy that ensures full, effective participation by individuals with disabilities in every aspect of the postsecondary experience. This includes:
- •Rights and protections - Governm
- •Efforts, through the appropriations process, to keep the National Center for College Students with Disabilities (NCCSD) open
- •Efforts to keep the National Center for College Students with Disabilities open and funded through FY2020.
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Data Sources: Senate LDA Filings
Last updated: February 2026
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