Advanced Education Funding for Students with Disabilities Grant
Reporting on the Data for 2016/17 Students Registered with a Disability/Accessibility Services
• 16,692 students self-identified with a disability in 2016/17: – 11,675 students with a primary disability – 5,017 students with multiple disabilities. • 12 per cent increase over 2015/16. • 6.3 per cent of Alberta’s post-secondary student population have a reported disability. • Twenty two of the twenty six Campus Alberta had increases in the number of students self-identifying with disabilities. Students with a Diagnosed Disability 2007/08 to 2016/17 Students with a Diagnosed Disability - Continued
Post-Secondary Institutions PSIs with the highest (PSI) with the most students proportion of students with a with a reported disability: reported disability
– Athabasca University – Alberta College of Art & Design, – University of Calgary 16.1% – NAIT – Athabasca University, 10.93% – Ambrose University, 10.89% Students Seeking Services and Total Enrolment: A Comparison Students Seeking Overall Headcount Services per Sector Enrolment per Sector Primary and Secondary Disabilities Overall & Primary Disabilities
• Fifteen per cent increase in the overall number of disabilities. • Institutions accommodating the highest number of disabilities: – Athabasca University – NAIT – University of Calgary • Top three primary disabilities are: – Psychiatric, 30% – Learning Disability, 24% – Attention-Deficit –Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), 19% • The Psychiatric category has increased the most by 1,078 cases, followed by a 417 increase in ADHD for principle disabilities. Secondary Disabilities
• There is a 29 per cent increase in secondary disabilities from 2015/16. • Psychiatric Disabilities has the highest reported number of secondary disabilities, followed by Learning Disabilities and ADHD. • Institutions accommodating the most students assessed with more than one disabling condition include Athabasca University, Grant MacEwan University and NAIT. Students Assessed with Multiple Disabilities Per Sector Deaf and/or Hard of Hearing Students: Primary and Secondary Exam Accommodations
Academic Year Total # of Exam Total Number of Ratio of Exams Accommodation Students Using to Students Exam Accommodations 2016/17 83,629 9,417 11.26 2015/16 71,689 8,244 10.91 2014/15 62,317 7,297 8.75 2013/14 56,848 6,657 8.40 2012/13 52,520 6,443 7.68 Student Accommodations Advising Services
• Includes one-to-one contacts with students regarding intake, documentation review, determination of disability-related services and supports, provision of accommodation letters/memos, assistance with funding applications, service coordination, faculty consultation, service monitoring and follow-up, referrals to health/community supports etc. PSI Challenges, Trends
Challenges • Continuing issues with student access to Canada Study Grants for Services and Equipment. • Increasing # students with disabilities accessing services, increasing complexity of disabilities • Human resource challenges: significant workloads; high staff turnover; and training needs. • Accommodating student exams is an ongoing issues as numbers continue to grow and are posing logistical challenges for some institutions.
Trends • Institutions continue to actively implement Universal Design Learning principles. • Institutions are evolving to better serve students with disabilities through changes/improvements in administrative practices (collaboration between depts., utilization of new software, consolidation of resources, etc. • Assistive and Adaptive Technologies are increasingly being adopted to better serve students and promote their independence. This includes increased to access to various software products. • Technology complexity – and keeping up-to-date with training on hardware and software is an ongoing issue as is the funding cycle associated with maintenance and replacement costs. Advanced Education
News and Updates Advanced Education News
• Roll-Out of Student Mental Health Grants. – Ministry is currently reviewing grant submissions – $25.8 million dollar over three years • Roll-Out of Indigenous Mental Health Grants – Submission deadline is October 31st – Only open to Post-Secondary Institutions – Competitive Process – $400,000 over 2 years. • In 2018/19 the Ministry is planning to roll-out the following: – A new funding model; – Revised Roles and Mandate policy framework; and – New Tuition Fee Regulation.