Appendices - Data and Charts
Postsecondary Education and Students with Disabilities
College students with disabilities who are enrolled in higher education programs are primarily classified as having learning disabilities (see Figure 1). In 1997, college students with disabilities were reported as having the following disabilities:
| 45.9% | - learning disabilities |
| 24.8% | - other health impairments |
| 7.7% | - mobility impairments |
| 7.2% | - acoustical impairments |
| 6.0% | - emotional disturbances |
| 3.9% | - visual impairments |
| 2.6% | - orthopedic impairments |
| 1.0% | - traumatic brain injuries |
| 0.8% | - speech |
These classifications are defined for reporting on the Higher Education Data System (HEDS).