2023 SUFFOLK COUNTY Higher Education Students with Disabilities Data

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SUFFOLK COUNTY HIGHER EDUCATION - STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES (2022 - 23)

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. Data are provided at the institution level as well as aggregated by institution type (Public and Private), sector (SUNY, CUNY, Independent, and Proprietary), and level (2-year and 4-year/Grad).
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4-YEAR/GRAD
TOTAL PUBLIC
TOTAL SUNY
SUNY 2-YEAR
SUNY 4-YEAR/GRAD
TOTAL PRIVATE
TOTAL INDEPENDENT
INDEPENDENT 4-YEAR
TOTAL PROPRIETARY
PROPRIETARY 2-YEAR
PROPRIETARY 4-YEAR

TOTAL

Category of Disability	Occupationally-Specific Programs	Other Degree-Credit Programs
Neurodevelopmental	415	2,427
ADHD	116	1,199
Autism Spectrum Disorder	39	301
Communication/Speech	33	101
Learning Disability	227	796
Motor	0	30
Neurodevelopmental Total	415	2,427
Sensory	15	127
Blind	0	12
Low Vision	3	48
Deaf	1	14
Hard of Hearing	11	53
Sensory Total	15	127
Mental Health	5	1,921
Mental Health	5	1,921
Physical	4	715
Basic Chronic Medical Condition	0	547
Mobility	4	37
Orthopedic	0	131
Physical Total	4	715
Intersystem	65	424
Alcohol/Substance Abuse Recovery	0	9
Complex Chronic Medical Condition	61	354
Traumatic Brain Injury	4	61
Intersystem Total	65	424
Temporary Disabilities	170	514
Temporary Disabilities	170	514
Unknown Disabilities	8	181
Unknown Disabilities	8	181
Total
Unduplicated Total In this section identified students were only counted once.	617	4,634
Students with Multiple Disabilities In this section students are included in the count if they were reported in more than one disability category, excluding the mobility category.	71	1,792

Print Disability
Count of students with barriers to accessing instructional materials requiring readers, note takers, and/or materials in alternate format.	1,837

Disability/Accessibility Services Office Staff	Total
Unduplicated Total (count each person once, full-time and part-time)	61
Full Time Equivalent Total (FTEs)	41.86

2-YEAR

Category of Disability	Occupationally-Specific Programs	Other Degree-Credit Programs
Neurodevelopmental	398	599
ADHD	110	210
Autism Spectrum Disorder	39	61
Communication/Speech	31	45
Learning Disability	218	282
Motor	0	1
Neurodevelopmental Total	398	599
Sensory	15	20
Blind	0	0
Low Vision	3	6
Deaf	1	0
Hard of Hearing	11	14
Sensory Total	15	20
Mental Health	2	3
Mental Health	2	3
Physical	4	7
Basic Chronic Medical Condition	0	0
Mobility	4	7
Orthopedic	0	0
Physical Total	4	7
Intersystem	64	102
Alcohol/Substance Abuse Recovery	0	1
Complex Chronic Medical Condition	61	94
Traumatic Brain Injury	3	7
Intersystem Total	64	102
Temporary Disabilities	169	286
Temporary Disabilities	169	286
Unknown Disabilities	8	8
Unknown Disabilities	8	8
Total
Unduplicated Total In this section identified students were only counted once.	597	896
Students with Multiple Disabilities In this section students are included in the count if they were reported in more than one disability category, excluding the mobility category.	69	142

Print Disability
Count of students with barriers to accessing instructional materials requiring readers, note takers, and/or materials in alternate format.	1,257

Disability/Accessibility Services Office Staff	Total
Unduplicated Total (count each person once, full-time and part-time)	19
Full Time Equivalent Total (FTEs)	17.00

4-YEAR/GRAD

Category of Disability	Occupationally-Specific Programs	Other Degree-Credit Programs
Neurodevelopmental	17	1,828
ADHD	6	989
Autism Spectrum Disorder	0	240
Communication/Speech	2	56
Learning Disability	9	514
Motor	0	29
Neurodevelopmental Total	17	1,828
Sensory	0	107
Blind	0	12
Low Vision	0	42
Deaf	0	14
Hard of Hearing	0	39
Sensory Total	0	107
Mental Health	3	1,918
Mental Health	3	1,918
Physical	0	708
Basic Chronic Medical Condition	0	547
Mobility	0	30
Orthopedic	0	131
Physical Total	0	708
Intersystem	1	322
Alcohol/Substance Abuse Recovery	0	8
Complex Chronic Medical Condition	0	260
Traumatic Brain Injury	1	54
Intersystem Total	1	322
Temporary Disabilities	1	228
Temporary Disabilities	1	228
Unknown Disabilities	0	173
Unknown Disabilities	0	173
Total
Unduplicated Total In this section identified students were only counted once.	20	3,738
Students with Multiple Disabilities In this section students are included in the count if they were reported in more than one disability category, excluding the mobility category.	2	1,650

Print Disability
Count of students with barriers to accessing instructional materials requiring readers, note takers, and/or materials in alternate format.	580

Disability/Accessibility Services Office Staff	Total
Unduplicated Total (count each person once, full-time and part-time)	42
Full Time Equivalent Total (FTEs)	24.86

TOTAL PUBLIC

Category of Disability	Occupationally-Specific Programs	Other Degree-Credit Programs
Neurodevelopmental	415	2,113
ADHD	116	1,068
Autism Spectrum Disorder	39	253
Communication/Speech	33	80
Learning Disability	227	690
Motor	0	22
Neurodevelopmental Total	415	2,113
Sensory	15	101
Blind	0	11
Low Vision	3	40
Deaf	1	12
Hard of Hearing	11	38
Sensory Total	15	101
Mental Health	5	1,743
Mental Health	5	1,743
Physical	4	649
Basic Chronic Medical Condition	0	490
Mobility	4	34
Orthopedic	0	125
Physical Total	4	649
Intersystem	65	388
Alcohol/Substance Abuse Recovery	0	7
Complex Chronic Medical Condition	61	331
Traumatic Brain Injury	4	50
Intersystem Total	65	388
Temporary Disabilities	170	472
Temporary Disabilities	170	472
Unknown Disabilities	8	179
Unknown Disabilities	8	179
Total
Unduplicated Total In this section identified students were only counted once.	617	4,182
Students with Multiple Disabilities In this section students are included in the count if they were reported in more than one disability category, excluding the mobility category.	71	1,648

Print Disability
Count of students with barriers to accessing instructional materials requiring readers, note takers, and/or materials in alternate format.	1,698

Disability/Accessibility Services Office Staff	Total
Unduplicated Total (count each person once, full-time and part-time)	34
Full Time Equivalent Total (FTEs)	32.00

TOTAL SUNY

Category of Disability	Occupationally-Specific Programs	Other Degree-Credit Programs
Neurodevelopmental	415	2,113
ADHD	116	1,068
Autism Spectrum Disorder	39	253
Communication/Speech	33	80
Learning Disability	227	690
Motor	0	22
Neurodevelopmental Total	415	2,113
Sensory	15	101
Blind	0	11
Low Vision	3	40
Deaf	1	12
Hard of Hearing	11	38
Sensory Total	15	101
Mental Health	5	1,743
Mental Health	5	1,743
Physical	4	649
Basic Chronic Medical Condition	0	490
Mobility	4	34
Orthopedic	0	125
Physical Total	4	649
Intersystem	65	388
Alcohol/Substance Abuse Recovery	0	7
Complex Chronic Medical Condition	61	331
Traumatic Brain Injury	4	50
Intersystem Total	65	388
Temporary Disabilities	170	472
Temporary Disabilities	170	472
Unknown Disabilities	8	179
Unknown Disabilities	8	179
Total
Unduplicated Total In this section identified students were only counted once.	617	4,182
Students with Multiple Disabilities In this section students are included in the count if they were reported in more than one disability category, excluding the mobility category.	71	1,648

Print Disability
Count of students with barriers to accessing instructional materials requiring readers, note takers, and/or materials in alternate format.	1,698

Disability/Accessibility Services Office Staff	Total
Unduplicated Total (count each person once, full-time and part-time)	34
Full Time Equivalent Total (FTEs)	32.00

SUNY 2-YEAR

Category of Disability	Occupationally-Specific Programs	Other Degree-Credit Programs
Neurodevelopmental	398	599
ADHD	110	210
Autism Spectrum Disorder	39	61
Communication/Speech	31	45
Learning Disability	218	282
Motor	0	1
Neurodevelopmental Total	398	599
Sensory	15	20
Blind	0	0
Low Vision	3	6
Deaf	1	0
Hard of Hearing	11	14
Sensory Total	15	20
Mental Health	2	3
Mental Health	2	3
Physical	4	7
Basic Chronic Medical Condition	0	0
Mobility	4	7
Orthopedic	0	0
Physical Total	4	7
Intersystem	64	101
Alcohol/Substance Abuse Recovery	0	0
Complex Chronic Medical Condition	61	94
Traumatic Brain Injury	3	7
Intersystem Total	64	101
Temporary Disabilities	169	286
Temporary Disabilities	169	286
Unknown Disabilities	8	8
Unknown Disabilities	8	8
Total
Unduplicated Total In this section identified students were only counted once.	597	895
Students with Multiple Disabilities In this section students are included in the count if they were reported in more than one disability category, excluding the mobility category.	69	142

Print Disability
Count of students with barriers to accessing instructional materials requiring readers, note takers, and/or materials in alternate format.	1,257

Disability/Accessibility Services Office Staff	Total
Unduplicated Total (count each person once, full-time and part-time)	18
Full Time Equivalent Total (FTEs)	16.00

SUNY 4-YEAR/GRAD

Category of Disability	Occupationally-Specific Programs	Other Degree-Credit Programs
Neurodevelopmental	17	1,514
ADHD	6	858
Autism Spectrum Disorder	0	192
Communication/Speech	2	35
Learning Disability	9	408
Motor	0	21
Neurodevelopmental Total	17	1,514
Sensory	0	81
Blind	0	11
Low Vision	0	34
Deaf	0	12
Hard of Hearing	0	24
Sensory Total	0	81
Mental Health	3	1,740
Mental Health	3	1,740
Physical	0	642
Basic Chronic Medical Condition	0	490
Mobility	0	27
Orthopedic	0	125
Physical Total	0	642
Intersystem	1	287
Alcohol/Substance Abuse Recovery	0	7
Complex Chronic Medical Condition	0	237
Traumatic Brain Injury	1	43
Intersystem Total	1	287
Temporary Disabilities	1	186
Temporary Disabilities	1	186
Unknown Disabilities	0	171
Unknown Disabilities	0	171
Total
Unduplicated Total In this section identified students were only counted once.	20	3,287
Students with Multiple Disabilities In this section students are included in the count if they were reported in more than one disability category, excluding the mobility category.	2	1,506

Print Disability
Count of students with barriers to accessing instructional materials requiring readers, note takers, and/or materials in alternate format.	441

Disability/Accessibility Services Office Staff	Total
Unduplicated Total (count each person once, full-time and part-time)	16
Full Time Equivalent Total (FTEs)	16.00

TOTAL PRIVATE

Category of Disability	Occupationally-Specific Programs	Other Degree-Credit Programs
Neurodevelopmental	0	314
ADHD	0	131
Autism Spectrum Disorder	0	48
Communication/Speech	0	21
Learning Disability	0	106
Motor	0	8
Neurodevelopmental Total	0	314
Sensory	0	26
Blind	0	1
Low Vision	0	8
Deaf	0	2
Hard of Hearing	0	15
Sensory Total	0	26
Mental Health	0	178
Mental Health	0	178
Physical	0	66
Basic Chronic Medical Condition	0	57
Mobility	0	3
Orthopedic	0	6
Physical Total	0	66
Intersystem	0	36
Alcohol/Substance Abuse Recovery	0	2
Complex Chronic Medical Condition	0	23
Traumatic Brain Injury	0	11
Intersystem Total	0	36
Temporary Disabilities	0	42
Temporary Disabilities	0	42
Unknown Disabilities	0	2
Unknown Disabilities	0	2
Total
Unduplicated Total In this section identified students were only counted once.	0	452
Students with Multiple Disabilities In this section students are included in the count if they were reported in more than one disability category, excluding the mobility category.	0	144

Print Disability
Count of students with barriers to accessing instructional materials requiring readers, note takers, and/or materials in alternate format.	139

Disability/Accessibility Services Office Staff	Total
Unduplicated Total (count each person once, full-time and part-time)	27
Full Time Equivalent Total (FTEs)	9.86

TOTAL INDEPENDENT

Category of Disability	Occupationally-Specific Programs	Other Degree-Credit Programs
Neurodevelopmental	0	208
ADHD	0	94
Autism Spectrum Disorder	0	17
Communication/Speech	0	11
Learning Disability	0	80
Motor	0	6
Neurodevelopmental Total	0	208
Sensory	0	16
Blind	0	1
Low Vision	0	5
Deaf	0	1
Hard of Hearing	0	9
Sensory Total	0	16
Mental Health	0	155
Mental Health	0	155
Physical	0	61
Basic Chronic Medical Condition	0	53
Mobility	0	2
Orthopedic	0	6
Physical Total	0	61
Intersystem	0	28
Alcohol/Substance Abuse Recovery	0	1
Complex Chronic Medical Condition	0	18
Traumatic Brain Injury	0	9
Intersystem Total	0	28
Temporary Disabilities	0	42
Temporary Disabilities	0	42
Unknown Disabilities	0	2
Unknown Disabilities	0	2
Total
Unduplicated Total In this section identified students were only counted once.	0	354
Students with Multiple Disabilities In this section students are included in the count if they were reported in more than one disability category, excluding the mobility category.	0	113

Print Disability
Count of students with barriers to accessing instructional materials requiring readers, note takers, and/or materials in alternate format.	110

Disability/Accessibility Services Office Staff	Total
Unduplicated Total (count each person once, full-time and part-time)	24
Full Time Equivalent Total (FTEs)	7.36

INDEPENDENT 4-YEAR

Category of Disability	Occupationally-Specific Programs	Other Degree-Credit Programs
Neurodevelopmental	0	208
ADHD	0	94
Autism Spectrum Disorder	0	17
Communication/Speech	0	11
Learning Disability	0	80
Motor	0	6
Neurodevelopmental Total	0	208
Sensory	0	16
Blind	0	1
Low Vision	0	5
Deaf	0	1
Hard of Hearing	0	9
Sensory Total	0	16
Mental Health	0	155
Mental Health	0	155
Physical	0	61
Basic Chronic Medical Condition	0	53
Mobility	0	2
Orthopedic	0	6
Physical Total	0	61
Intersystem	0	28
Alcohol/Substance Abuse Recovery	0	1
Complex Chronic Medical Condition	0	18
Traumatic Brain Injury	0	9
Intersystem Total	0	28
Temporary Disabilities	0	42
Temporary Disabilities	0	42
Unknown Disabilities	0	2
Unknown Disabilities	0	2
Total
Unduplicated Total In this section identified students were only counted once.	0	354
Students with Multiple Disabilities In this section students are included in the count if they were reported in more than one disability category, excluding the mobility category.	0	113

Print Disability
Count of students with barriers to accessing instructional materials requiring readers, note takers, and/or materials in alternate format.	110

Disability/Accessibility Services Office Staff	Total
Unduplicated Total (count each person once, full-time and part-time)	24
Full Time Equivalent Total (FTEs)	7.36

TOTAL PROPRIETARY

Category of Disability	Occupationally-Specific Programs	Other Degree-Credit Programs
Neurodevelopmental	0	106
ADHD	0	37
Autism Spectrum Disorder	0	31
Communication/Speech	0	10
Learning Disability	0	26
Motor	0	2
Neurodevelopmental Total	0	106
Sensory	0	10
Blind	0	0
Low Vision	0	3
Deaf	0	1
Hard of Hearing	0	6
Sensory Total	0	10
Mental Health	0	23
Mental Health	0	23
Physical	0	5
Basic Chronic Medical Condition	0	4
Mobility	0	1
Orthopedic	0	0
Physical Total	0	5
Intersystem	0	8
Alcohol/Substance Abuse Recovery	0	1
Complex Chronic Medical Condition	0	5
Traumatic Brain Injury	0	2
Intersystem Total	0	8
Temporary Disabilities	0	0
Temporary Disabilities	0	0
Unknown Disabilities	0	0
Unknown Disabilities	0	0
Total
Unduplicated Total In this section identified students were only counted once.	0	98
Students with Multiple Disabilities In this section students are included in the count if they were reported in more than one disability category, excluding the mobility category.	0	31

Print Disability
Count of students with barriers to accessing instructional materials requiring readers, note takers, and/or materials in alternate format.	29

Disability/Accessibility Services Office Staff	Total
Unduplicated Total (count each person once, full-time and part-time)	3
Full Time Equivalent Total (FTEs)	2.50

PROPRIETARY 2-YEAR

Category of Disability	Occupationally-Specific Programs	Other Degree-Credit Programs
Neurodevelopmental	0	0
ADHD	0	0
Autism Spectrum Disorder	0	0
Communication/Speech	0	0
Learning Disability	0	0
Motor	0	0
Neurodevelopmental Total	0	0
Sensory	0	0
Blind	0	0
Low Vision	0	0
Deaf	0	0
Hard of Hearing	0	0
Sensory Total	0	0
Mental Health	0	0
Mental Health	0	0
Physical	0	0
Basic Chronic Medical Condition	0	0
Mobility	0	0
Orthopedic	0	0
Physical Total	0	0
Intersystem	0	1
Alcohol/Substance Abuse Recovery	0	1
Complex Chronic Medical Condition	0	0
Traumatic Brain Injury	0	0
Intersystem Total	0	1
Temporary Disabilities	0	0
Temporary Disabilities	0	0
Unknown Disabilities	0	0
Unknown Disabilities	0	0
Total
Unduplicated Total In this section identified students were only counted once.	0	1
Students with Multiple Disabilities In this section students are included in the count if they were reported in more than one disability category, excluding the mobility category.	0	0

Print Disability
Count of students with barriers to accessing instructional materials requiring readers, note takers, and/or materials in alternate format.	0

Disability/Accessibility Services Office Staff	Total
Unduplicated Total (count each person once, full-time and part-time)	1
Full Time Equivalent Total (FTEs)	1.00

PROPRIETARY 4-YEAR

Category of Disability	Occupationally-Specific Programs	Other Degree-Credit Programs
Neurodevelopmental	0	106
ADHD	0	37
Autism Spectrum Disorder	0	31
Communication/Speech	0	10
Learning Disability	0	26
Motor	0	2
Neurodevelopmental Total	0	106
Sensory	0	10
Blind	0	0
Low Vision	0	3
Deaf	0	1
Hard of Hearing	0	6
Sensory Total	0	10
Mental Health	0	23
Mental Health	0	23
Physical	0	5
Basic Chronic Medical Condition	0	4
Mobility	0	1
Orthopedic	0	0
Physical Total	0	5
Intersystem	0	7
Alcohol/Substance Abuse Recovery	0	0
Complex Chronic Medical Condition	0	5
Traumatic Brain Injury	0	2
Intersystem Total	0	7
Temporary Disabilities	0	0
Temporary Disabilities	0	0
Unknown Disabilities	0	0
Unknown Disabilities	0	0
Total
Unduplicated Total In this section identified students were only counted once.	0	97
Students with Multiple Disabilities In this section students are included in the count if they were reported in more than one disability category, excluding the mobility category.	0	31

Print Disability
Count of students with barriers to accessing instructional materials requiring readers, note takers, and/or materials in alternate format.	29

Disability/Accessibility Services Office Staff	Total
Unduplicated Total (count each person once, full-time and part-time)	2
Full Time Equivalent Total (FTEs)	1.50

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