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Scott, Ph.D.  \nMarch, 2019  \nThe Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD) 8015 West Kenton Circle, Suite 230 Huntersville, NC 28078  \n[www.AHEAD.org](www.AHEAD.org)  \nAcknowledgements  \nThank you to all the AHEAD members who were responsive to our requests to identify campus representatives for this survey and to those who did the work of providing this important information to share with colleagues.  \nAdditional thanks go to the AHEAD Board of Directors and Executive Director, Stephan Smith for their continued support and value for this longitudinal work to document and guide the direction of the field of postsecondary disability.  \nSpecial thanks to Carol Funckes, Wendy Harbour, Gabriel Merrell, Scott Lissner, and Carol Marchetti for their individual insights, critical input, and valued perspectives in the current iteration of the survey and findings.  \nTABLE OF CONTENTS  \nList of Tables and Figures  \nI. SURVEY BACKGROUND Purpose……………………………………………………………………………………………. 7  \nWhat’s New in 2018…………………………………………………………………………. 7  \nMethodology……………………………………………………………………………………. 8  \nThe Structure of this Report……………………………………………………………… 9  \nNotes on the 2018 Data…………………………………………………………………… 9  \nII. DEMOGRAPHIC DATA ABOUT CAMPUSES Section Highlights……………………………………………………………………………. 10  \nInstitutional Type……………………………………………………………………………. 11  \nTotal Student Enrollment…………………………………………………………………. 12  \nPublic or Private Control of Campus…………………………………………………. 13  \nGeographic Location………………….……………………………………………………. 14  \nIII. ABOUT THE DISABILITY RESOURCE OFFICE (DRO) Section Highlights……………………………………………………………………………. 15  \nStructure of the Disability Resource Office………………………………………. 16  \nAdministrative Reporting Lines…………………………………………………………. 17  \nDisability Resource Office Titles.…………………………………………………….… 18  \nModels of Practice that Inform the Disability Resource Office…………… 20  \nIV. DISABILITY RESOURCE OFFICE STAFF Section Highlights……………………………………………………………………………... 21  \nNumber of Full-Time DRO Employees…………………………….…………………. 23  \nNumber of DRO Staff Members……………………………………….……….………. 27  \nDedicated Job Functions of Full-Time DRO Employees.………….…………. 29  \nV. DISABILITY RESOURCE OFFICE BUDGET Section Highlights……………………………………………………………………………. 31  \nAnnual Budget for the Disability Resource Office ……………………………. 33  \nBudget Structure for Accommodations ………………………….………………… 36  \nAnnual Budget for Accommodations………………………………………………… 37  \nActual Accommodation Expenditures in 2017-2018…………………………. 40  \nAdditional Sources of Funding…………………………………………………………… 43  \nVI. CAMPUS CONSTITUENTS Section Highlights……………………………………………………………………………… 44  \nThe Focus of DRO Services………………………………………………………………. 46  \nAverage Number of Students Registered with the DRO……………………. 47  \nAverage Student-Staff Ratios……………………………………………………………. 48  \nServices for Community Members……………………………………………………. 49  \nTraining and Outreach Events……………………………………………………………. 50  \nCollaborative Partners for Training and Outreach ……………………………… 52  \nList of Tables and Figures  \nTable and Figure II-1: Institutional Type  \nTable and Figure II-2: Total Student Enrollment  \nTable and Figure II-3: Public, Private or Church Sponsored Institution  \nTable and Figure II-4: Geographic Location of Respondents by Region  \nTable and Figure III-1: The Structure of Student Disability Resource Offices  \nTable and Figure III-2: Administrative Reporting Lines of the Disability Resource Office  \nTable III-3: Most Frequently Reported Disability Resource Office Titles  \nTable III-4: Use of Key Words in Disability Resource Office Titles  \nTable III-5: Models of Practice that Inform the Disability Resource Office  \nTable and Figure IV-1: Number of Full-Time Employees in the Disability Resource Office Table IV-1a: Number of Full-Time Disability Resource Office Employees by Institutional Type Table IV-1b: Number of Full-Time Disability Resource Offi","cbCaiaA3znaCV63D","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiaA3znaCV63D","pdf",901023,53,"English","# Survey Background\n## What’s New in 2018\n## Methodology\n## The Structure of this Report\n## Notes on the 2018 Data\n# Demographic Data About Campuses\n## Section Highlights\n## Institutional Type\n## Total Student Enrollment\n## Public or Private Control of Campus\n## Geographic Location\n# About the Disability Resource Office (DRO)\n## Section Highlights\n## Structure of the Disability Resource Office\n## Administrative Reporting Lines\n## Disability Resource Office Titles\n## Models of Practice that Inform the Disability Resource Office\n# Disability Resource Office Staff\n## Section Highlights\n## Number of Full-Time DRO Employees\n## Number of DRO Staff Members\n## Dedicated Job Functions of Full-Time DRO Employees\n# Disability Resource Office Budget\n## Section Highlights\n## Annual Budget for the Disability Resource Office\n## Budget Structure for Accommodations\n## Annual Budget for Accommodations\n## Actual Accommodation Expenditures in 2017-2018\n## Additional Sources of Funding\n# Campus Constituents\n## Section Highlights\n## The Focus of DRO Services\n## Average Number of Students Registered with the DRO\n## Average Student-Staff Ratios\n## Services for Community Members\n## Training and Outreach Events\n## Collaborative Partners for Training and Outreach","[{\"question\":\"What is the purpose of the 2018 Biennial AHEAD Survey?\",\"answer\":\"It continues AHEAD’s longitudinal work to provide information and benchmarking about the evolving work of college disability resource professionals and the offices and programs they lead.\"},{\"question\":\"What areas of campus and DRO operations does the report cover?\",\"answer\":\"The report covers campus demographics, the structure and reporting lines of disability resource offices, DRO staff numbers and job functions, DRO budgets for accommodations (including expenditures), and services such as training and outreach.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the report handle disability accommodations budgeting information?\",\"answer\":\"It includes an annual DRO budget overview, describes budget structure for accommodations, reports annual accommodation budgets, and presents actual accommodation expenditures for 2017–2018, along with additional funding sources.\"}]","The 2018 Biennial AHEAD Survey - Report | PDF",1792044653,134]