IHED Mission Statement:
The International Higher Education and Disability organisation, IHED, unites the disabled community and allies at Harvard. Based at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, our core mission is to provide a forum for the discussion of disability and disability-related topics. IHED is at the forefront of expanding disability awareness across Harvard’s campus, exemplifying the importance of contributions by people with disabilities to the critical discussion of diversity and inclusion in higher education.
Acknowledgements:
We have appreciated the resilience of those involved with this project who have worked through increasingly difficult circumstances to see it through to completion. We first extend deep gratitude to Dr. Michael Stein, professor and Executive Director of the Harvard Law School Project on Disability. Dr. Stein has dedicated his career to the pursuit of a more equitable world for persons with disabilities, and many members of our community have spent valuable time in his classroom.
Thank you to Inés Benítez Gómez for the beautiful and creative design of this publication for the second year in a row. Inés has worked tirelessly to produce beautiful results for our now completely digital issue, and has been flexible with our evolving plans. We are so appreciative of her talents. The completion of this project would not have been possible without help from the Office of Student Affairs at HGSE, and support from the Diversity and Innovation Fund. We would like to especially thank Kevin Boehm, Andrea Le, and KellyAnn Robinson. Thank you, as always, to founders Nikita Andersson and Miso Kwak, who have remained supportive of this project even after their time at Harvard. We are so grateful to continue the work you began!
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