Education Needs a Coordinated Approach to Improve Its Assistance to Schools in Supporting Students

Abstract

Students with disabilities represented nearly 11 percent of all postsecondary students in 2008, according to a federal survey. Moreover, this population appears to have grown, based on selected federal and state data. Postsecondary institutions use different approaches and accommodations to support students with disabilities. This report presents a coordinated approach to improve the assistance to postsecondary institutions in supporting students with disabilities.