Specialist in Assistive Technology

PDF Job Description AHED has a project at Universitas Islam Negeri Sunan Kalijaga (UIN Suka), Yogyakarta, Indonesia for which we are seeking a volunteer. The job is to work on a team with staff from the Centre for Disability Studies and Services (PSLD) and library and IT staff in the university to provide accessible library [...]

AHED’s first project –The Centre for Disability Studies and Services

By Wendy Allen Watch the 4-minute video about AHED’s first project at the State Islamic University Sunan Kalijaga (UIN Suka) in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Marion Steff spent a year there working with the staff and students in Centre for Disability Studies and Services to provide support the students with disabilities enrolled at UIN Suka. The activities [...]

Centre for Disability Studies at UIN-Suka celebrates 4th anniversary

AHED congratulates the Centre for Disability Studies and Services (PSLD) at UIN-Suka in Indonesia on its fourth anniversary. AHED volunteer Marion Steff spent a year there from 2009-’10 helping grow the work of the Centre. PSLD celebrated in May with an array of activities—a march, a movie, a seminar and a blind soccer competition (the [...]

A 4,000km bike journey to raise funds for teachers in Sierra Leone

AHED Board member, John Waterhouse, is keeping himself busy for the next eight weeks—he’s cycling from Paris to Istanbul to raise funds for the Sierra Leone Teachers Resource Centre project. The trip covers a total of 4,000 kilometres and runs from June 4 to July 25. The Teachers Resource Centre will be a space for educators [...]

Teaching Cardio in Kathmandu

AHED volunteer Carol Ann Courneya will be in Nepal for the next five weeks, teaching cardio to first year med students at the Patan Academy of Health Sciences. She’s writing about her experiences on her blog, “Teaching Cardio in Kathmandu.” Her most recent post reflects on her preparations for a new teaching environment and student [...]