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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25 | 939 | |
ADHD | 9 | 464 |
Autism Spectrum Disorder | 5 | 185 |
Communication/Speech | 1 | 12 |
Learning Disability | 10 | 225 |
Motor | 0 | 53 |
Neurodevelopmental Total | 25 | 939 |
377 | 720 | |
Blind | 0 | 4 |
Low Vision | 7 | 29 |
Deaf | 370 | 674 |
Hard of Hearing | 0 | 13 |
Sensory Total | 377 | 720 |
12 | 389 | |
Mental Health | 12 | 389 |
12 | 275 | |
Basic Chronic Medical Condition | 9 | 246 |
Mobility | 1 | 7 |
Orthopedic | 2 | 22 |
Physical Total | 12 | 275 |
4 | 61 | |
Alcohol/Substance Abuse Recovery | 0 | 0 |
Complex Chronic Medical Condition | 4 | 41 |
Traumatic Brain Injury | 0 | 20 |
Intersystem Total | 4 | 61 |
1 | 69 | |
Temporary Disabilities | 1 | 69 |
Total | ||
In this section identified students were only counted once. | 376 | 1,736 |
In this section students are included in the count if they were reported in more than one disability category, excluding the mobility category. | 42 | 594 |
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. | 0 |
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) | 16.00 | 0.00 | 13.56 |
Administrative support staff for Access Office* | 12.00 | 2.00 | 11.37 |
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.) | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.54 |
Accommodated testing coordination and support staff | 2.00 | 17.00 | 1.24 |
Interpreters/Captionists | 186.00 | 26.00 | 167.72 |
Specialized program staff (e.g., ASD or LD programs) | 2.00 | 8.00 | 4.42 |
Paid temporary staff (e.g., graduate/undergraduate students, temps) | 0.00 | 714.00 | 38.27 |
Unduplicated Total (count each person once if split among above positions) | 216.00 | 766.00 | 237.12 |
* 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.