This report shows counts of students who self-identified as having one or more disability, by category and sub-category of their disability and by type of program they were enrolled in (Occupationally-Specific or other Degree-Credit). Also included are the number of staff whose primary responsibilities includes supporting students with disabilities.
The count of students with a print disability was added as part of the 2017-18 collection.
These numbers are as reported by Institutions of Higher Education in New York State.
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Category of Disability | Occupationally-Specific Programs | Other Degree-Credit Programs |
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282 | 298 | |
ADHD | 42 | 39 |
Autism Spectrum Disorder | 0 | 0 |
Communication/Speech | 45 | 48 |
Learning Disability | 193 | 211 |
Motor | 2 | 0 |
Neurodevelopmental Total | 282 | 298 |
20 | 23 | |
Blind | 3 | 1 |
Low Vision | 4 | 12 |
Deaf | 3 | 2 |
Hard of Hearing | 10 | 8 |
Sensory Total | 20 | 23 |
90 | 85 | |
Mental Health | 90 | 85 |
98 | 107 | |
Basic Chronic Medical Condition | 41 | 47 |
Mobility | 42 | 37 |
Orthopedic | 15 | 23 |
Physical Total | 98 | 107 |
9 | 10 | |
Alcohol/Substance Abuse Recovery | 0 | 0 |
Complex Chronic Medical Condition | 0 | 0 |
Traumatic Brain Injury | 9 | 10 |
Intersystem Total | 9 | 10 |
0 | 0 | |
Temporary Disabilities | 0 | 0 |
Total | ||
In this section identified students were only counted once. | 426 | 433 |
In this section students are included in the count if they were reported in more than one disability category, excluding the mobility category. | 50 | 58 |
Print Disability | |
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Count of students with barriers to accessing instructional materials requiring readers, note takers, and/or materials in alternate format. | 171 |
Disability/Accessibility Office* Staff | |||
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Position | FT | PT | FTE |
Professional staff (e.g., reviewing documentation and determining disability accommodations, arranging and/or providing accommodations) | 3.00 | 1.00 | 3.50 |
Administrative support staff for Access Office* | 1.00 | 3.00 | 2.30 |
Assistive technology staff (e.g., alternate media conversion, helping students and/or faculty with assistive technology selection and use, setting up remote captioning in the classroom, etc.) | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.50 |
Accommodated testing coordination and support staff | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.90 |
Interpreters/Captionists | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.10 |
Specialized program staff (e.g., ASD or LD programs) | 1.00 | 3.00 | 2.50 |
Paid temporary staff (e.g., graduate/undergraduate students, temps) | 0.00 | 85.00 | 8.50 |
Unduplicated Total (count each person once if split among above positions) | 5.00 | 95.00 | 18.20 |
* The office or person that has been designated by the institution to determine eligibility for services and ensure equitable access for students with disabilities, as required by federal law.