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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: lifedevelopmentinstitute@gmail.comOpinions:http://blog.lifedevelopmentinstitute.org

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