Approximately 11% of school-age students have a disability, and reports of the percentages of
students with impairments in higher education are similar. The United States Department of Education
(1994) Digest of Educational Statistics reports that 11.77% of all students in 1991–1992
had a disabling condition reflecting a population of 4,949,000 individuals receiving special services
in schools. At the postsecondary level, the percentage of disabled students enrolled is reported at
10.5% deriving a population of 1,319,229 students