FDDC 2022 Annual Report - Flipbook - Page 10
BROAD SYSTEMS CHANGE/
EMERGING NEEDS CONT.
Elementary through Postsecondary Education
• The number of students who identified as Hispanic/Latino
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in the Florida College System
grew to 475 in 2020-21, an increase of 91%. Program completers
increased from 64 in 2017 to 92 in 2021.
• The Council’s Improving Postsecondary Outcomes – Targeted
Disparity project produced webinars, resources, and systemic
changes that will help students, families, and secondary and
postsecondary educators who wish to improve access and
completion for students who identify as ASD and Hispanic/
Latino. The University of Central Florida Center for Autism and
Related Disorders (UCF CARD) will maintain a website housing
these resources.
• The Council’s Postsecondary Models initiative, with the work of
Think College and support of the Florida Center for Students with
Unique Abilities (FCSUA) at UCF, produced two comprehensive
training modules for secondary educators and postsecondary
instructors that will be maintained by FCSUA.
• FCSUA awarded over $1.2 million in scholarships to 212 students
enrolled in the 19 approved Florida Postsecondary
Comprehensive Training Programs (FPCTPs) across 25
campuses. FPCTPs include 6 at universities, 6 at state colleges,
and 7 at career and technical colleges, serving 216 students.
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