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.
Glossary of Terms
Category of Disability | Occupationally-Specific Programs | Other Degree-Credit Programs |
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301 | 203 | |
ADHD | 101 | 74 |
Autism Spectrum Disorder | 20 | 20 |
Communication/Speech | 10 | 3 |
Learning Disability | 169 | 106 |
Motor | 1 | 0 |
Neurodevelopmental Total | 301 | 203 |
13 | 14 | |
Blind | 0 | 1 |
Low Vision | 7 | 5 |
Deaf | 0 | 2 |
Hard of Hearing | 6 | 6 |
Sensory Total | 13 | 14 |
56 | 33 | |
Mental Health | 56 | 33 |
37 | 27 | |
Basic Chronic Medical Condition | 31 | 22 |
Mobility | 4 | 5 |
Orthopedic | 2 | 0 |
Physical Total | 37 | 27 |
4 | 2 | |
Alcohol/Substance Abuse Recovery | 0 | 0 |
Complex Chronic Medical Condition | 1 | 2 |
Traumatic Brain Injury | 3 | 0 |
Intersystem Total | 4 | 2 |
5 | 7 | |
Temporary Disabilities | 5 | 7 |
Total | ||
In this section identified students were only counted once. | 372 | 250 |
In this section students are included in the count if they were reported in more than one disability category, excluding the mobility category. | 40 | 28 |
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. | 447 |
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) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.42 |
Administrative support staff for Access Office* | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.75 |
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.) | 1.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
Accommodated testing coordination and support staff | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.50 |
Interpreters/Captionists | 0.00 | 2.00 | 0.84 |
Specialized program staff (e.g., ASD or LD programs) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Paid temporary staff (e.g., graduate/undergraduate students, temps) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Unduplicated Total (count each person once if split among above positions) | 2.00 | 5.00 | 4.51 |
* 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.