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Enrollment of Students with Disabilities
in Degree-Credit Colleges and Universities, by Disability Category
New York State, 1997-2002
Disability Category  

Occupational

Non-     
Occupational 

Total
Learning Disability
1997

3,908

9,031

12,939
1999
3,800
11,452
15,252
2000
3,960
12,856
16,816
2001
4,423
13,063
17,486
2002
4,662
14,445
19,107
Wheelchair Assisted      
1997

153

405

558
1999
127
395
522
2000
133
470
603
2001
124
432
556
2002
117
398
515
Other Assistive Device      
1997

235

393

628
1999
129
429
558
2000
130
395
525
2001
137
395
532
2002
134
395
529
Mob. Impaired/no assistive Device      
1997

367

624

991
1999
347
666
1,013
2000
308
814
1,122
2001
401
778
1,179
2002
319
778
1,097
Mobility Impaired Total      
1997

755

1,422

2,177
1999
603
1,490
2,093
2000
571
1,679
2,250
2001
662
1,605
2,267
2002
570
1,571
2,141
Legally Blind      
1997

58

131

189
1999
45
172
217
2000
66
331
397
2001
54
347
401
2002
83
295
378
Other Visually Impaired      
1999
185
619
804
2000
171
528
699
2001
193
493
687
2002
214
498
712
Visually Impaired Total      
1999
230
791
1,021
2000
237
859
1,096
2001
247
841
1,088
2002
297
793
1,090
Legally Deaf      
1999
768
564
1,332
2000
771
657
1,428
2001
774
682
1,456
2002
780
663
1,443
Other Acoustically Impaired      
1997

232

478

710
1999
237
469
706
2000
187
505
692
2001
167
542
709
2002
165
495
660
Acoustically Impaired Total      
1997

1,165

864

2,029
1999
1,005
1,033
2,038
2000
958
1,162
2,120
2001
941
1,224
2,165
2002
945
1,158
2,103
Multiple Disabilities      
2000
379
1,001
1,380
2001
322
1,316
1,638
2002
620
1,212
1,832
Mental Health Impairment      
1997

526

1,154

1,680
1999
655
1,600
2,255
2000
730
2,422
3,152
2001
844
2,643
3,487
2002
1,183
2,810
3,993
Speech Impairment      
1997

94

138

232
1999
123
161
284
2000
51
186
237
2001
56
202
258
2002
76
160
236
Traumatic Brain Injury      
1997

99

207

306
1999
111
237
348
2000
104
347
451
2001
76
379
455
2002
97
322
419
Orthopedic Impairment      
1997

270

466

  

736
1999
227
502
729
2000
206
620
826
2001
270
783
1,053
2002
292
645
937
Alcohol/Substance Abuse and Recovery      
2000
200
545
745
2001
152
499
651
2002
146
259
405
Other Health Impairments      
1997

2,802

4,182

6,984
1999
2,092
4,481
6,573
2000
1,468
3,500
4,968
2001
1,801
3,711
5,512
2002
1,844
3,838
5,682
Other Health Impairments Total      
2000
2,759
7,620
10,379
2001
3,199
8,217
11,416
2002
3,598
8,013
11,611
All Disabilities      
1997

9,963

18,211

28,174
1999
8,846
21,747
30,593
2000
8,862
25,179
34,041
2001
9,794
26,266
36,060
2002
10,734
27,213
37,947
 
Source:  NYSED Office of Research and Information        11/14/2003