Accommodations
In the 12-month 2008-2009 academic year, 707,000 students with reported disabilities enrolled in 2-year and 4-year degree-granting postsecondary institutions. The types of disabilities reported by these students were:
| Source: Students With Disabilities at Degree-Granting Postsecondary Institutions (NCES 2011-018), U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2011 | |
| Specific learning disabilities | 31% |
| ADD or ADHD | 18% |
| Mental illness/psychological or psychiatric condition | 15% |
| Health impairment/condition, including chronic conditions | 11% |
| Mobility limitation/orthopedic impairment | 7% |
| Difficulty hearing | 4% |
| Difficulty seeing | 3% |
| Cognitive difficulties or intellectual disability | 3% |
| Traumatic brain injury | 2% |
| Autism Spectrum Disorders | 2% |
| Difficulty speaking or language impairment | 1% |
| Other impairments | 3% |
In postsecondary settings it is the students' responsibility to request disability-related accommodations. Typically, students with disabilities present documentation regarding their disabilities to a central office that approves accommodations and communicates with staff and faculty members as appropriate.