uncharted territory: postsecondary services & higher education models for adults with...
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Uncharted Territory: Postsecondary services & higher education models for adults with disabilities
Rob Crawford Education Industry Investor’s ForumMarch 2, 2010
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Session Agenda
• Market characteristics & demographics
• 5 key trends for segment opportunities
• Q & A
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Some “Did you knows?” about the education & career segment
of People with Disabilities
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Item: If disability were a country
It would be the 3rd largest behind China and India with 750 million people
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Item: If disability were a state in the US
It would be the largest in the country with 56 million residents
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Item: If disability were a political party
With an estimated 37.5 million eligible voters, disability rights is an emerging brand of identity politics.
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So… Red or Blue, They are pretty much nationwide…
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Higher education and postsecondary participation
rates are increasing
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Adult students with disabilities demographics changing
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Additional References:Participation rates, assistive
technology & Federal data setsfor students with disabilities
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However, it is a minority group with unacceptably high levels
of unemployment
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Employment rate: adults with a work limitation employed in the United States from 1981-2008
Employment has dropped to half of what it was 20 years ago during a recession!
Year 1981
Percent (%)
24.6
Year 1982
Percent (%)
23.9
Year 1983
Percent (%)
23.7
Year 1984
Percent (%)
24.9
Year 1985
Percent (%)
25.2
Year 1986
Percent (%)
25.2
Year 1987
Percent (%)
26.3
Year 1988
Percent (%) 28
Year 1989
Percent (%)
28.8
Year 1990
Percent (%)
28.7
Year 1991
Percent (%)
26.6
Year 1992
Percent (%)
26.6
Year 1993
Percent (%)
27.1
Year 1994
Percent (%) 24
Year 1995
Percent (%)
24.7
Year 1996
Percent (%)
24.7
Year 1997
Percent (%)
25.5
Year 1998
Percent (%)
23.4
Year 1999
Percent (%)
22.4
Year 2000
Percent (%)
24.4
Year 2001
Percent (%)
22.3
Year 2002
Percent (%)
20.9
Year 2003
Percent (%)
19.3
Year 2004
Percent (%)
19.3
Year 2005
Percent (%)
18.5
Year 2006
Percent (%)
18.9
Year 2007
Percent (%)
18.8
Year 2008
Percent (%)
17.6
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Each year, over 200 billion dollars
is spent in entitlements rather than on training/employment
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What it feels like to live with a hidden disability
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• Full accreditation through NCA CASI, private school /program approval with AZ DOE, VA VR&E &RSA
• LDI curriculum addresses specific developmental, academic & career needs of under-prepared or inexperienced young adults
• Core program emphasizes major life demands of adult functioning requiring independence & personal competency in adult, workplace & academic proficiencies.
• 3 post-secondary options into community-based higher education, occupational training programs, or competitive employment
• General education outcomes /course competencies assessed with performance-based rubrics, learning matrices & other assessment tools
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What adults with hidden disabilities look like
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ADULTS WITH DISABILITIESEDUCATION & PROGRAM
OPPORTUNITIES
5 TRENDS TO WATCH
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DSM V CHANGES
substantial enrollment increases for autism & intellectual disabilities
New HEOA provisionsfocus on colleges developing programsfor these populations
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VETERAN’S AFFAIRS VR&E PROGRAM
45/450 Proposition
45 Billion in funding for 450,000 veterans
with disability
Photo credit: Media DisnDat
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FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT OF PWD
GOVERNMENT SETSTHE EXAMPLE
Obama administration to create 100,000 new Federal jobs for PwD
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RACE TO THE TOP:
COLLEGE & CAREER OUTCOMES FOCUS
Educational achievement is not a predictor
of a well-prepared employee
Educational achievement is not a predictor of a well-prepared employee
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Extensive training in “soft skills” increases cost of doing business
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PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
leveraging state funding& building community collaborations
Creating new & sustaining existing programs to increase access, recruitment, retention &completion rates for students with disabilities
Workplace skill demands raises bar to employment for people with disabilities
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These are not embedded skills in the current educational system
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Uncharted Territory Value PropositionRisk vs. Reward
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CONTACT INFORMATION
Rob Crawford(623)773-2774, ext. 217
Email: [email protected]:http://blog.lifedevelopmentinstitute.org
Personal and Microsoft clipart photos except where noted