Disabled Populations

35 records
Title	Date	Abstract
Who are adults with disabilities?		The brief defines disability as it relates to American adults and cites statistics from the 1986 Survery of Disabled American...
Building effective program linkages to establish a coordinated system of lifelong learning for adults with disabilities	[1991]	This is the proceedings from a joint conference of the Office of Vocational and Adult Education and the Office of Special Edu...
Job Accommodation Network	[1993]	This brief describes the Job Accommodation Network (JAN), an international information and consulting services which provides...
Learning and coping strategies used by learning disabled students participating in adult basic education and literacy programs: a final report	1987	Report of a project intended to identify the learning and coping strategies used by learning disabled adults for reading, spe...
Adult basic education and general educational development programs for disabled adults: a handbook for literacy tutors and instructors	1988	The Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped successfully teaches ABE/GED classes for handicapped adults. This handb...
Project Upgrade; Adult Learning Disabilities: An Update	1988	This a report of a study done to help the educator develop a philosophy and understanding for working with the learning disab...
Learning differently: meeting the needs of adults with learning disabilities	1989	This document is a summary of current literature regarding teaching reading to learning disabled adults. It includes working...
Adult tests: selected assessment instruments appropriate for adults with disabilities	1989	The document is a list of assessment instruments which may be used in assessing the learning needs of the disabled person, sp...
Instructional strategies for adults with learning disabilities	1990	Each year increasing numbers of adults with learning disabilities are entering and being instructed in both adult education a...
Teaching adults with learning disabilities	1990	Adult educators concur that youngsters with learning disabilities (LD) do not simply outgrow them. They become adults with L...
Americans with Disabilities Act requirements, fact sheet	1990	This fact sheet briefly summarizes the main requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act related to employment, transp...
Transitioning students with disabilities	1991	Demographics project increasing numbers of Americans with disabilities as our population continues to age. Adult education is...
Testing accommodations for persons with disabilities: a guide for licensure, certification, and credentialing	1992	This document provides general information to promote voluntary compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). I...
Tips on teaching adults with learning disabilities	1992	This paper describes five specific teaching methods for adults with learning disabilities. Resources for additional informati...
Building effective program linkages, first regional symposium	1992	This is a report of a symposium on transitional services for youth with disabilities through the coordination of secondary an...
Deaf literacy program	1992	This report describes the design and outcomes of a one year (1991-1992) program developed to address the educational needs of...
Learning enhancement for adults with disabilities	1993	This document, the proceedings of the LEAD 2000 Congress, a group assembled to discuss LD problems of diagnosis, remediation,...
Americans with Disabilities Act and adult, career, and vocational education	1994	This alert discusses the implications of the Americans for Disabilities Act for adult, career, and vocational education. Pri...
Self-esteem: issues for the adult learner	1994	The newsletter contains a series of articles on the topic of self esteem and the adult learner. Included are:"How Not to Fee...
Workplace literacy: employment issues for the adult learner with learning disabilities	1995	The newsletter contains a series of articles on the topic of employment issues for the adult learner with learning disabiliti...
Social skills and adult with learning disabilities	1995	The newsletter contains a series of articles on the topic of social skills issues and adults with learning disabilities. In...
Adults with learning disabilities: definitions and issues	1995	The intention of this fact sheet is to raise awareness about the nature of learning disabilities and their impact on the prov...
National resources for adults with learning disabilities	1995	This publication is intended to provide information for adults who suspect or know they have a learning disability and their ...
Screening for adults with learning disabilities: the role of the practitioner in the assessment process	1995	This document provides information for the literacy practitioner regarding both an informal learner assessment which can be u...
How can practitioners develop self-esteem in adults with learning disabilities?	1995	The newsletter contains a list of activities practitioners can use to develop self-esteem in adults with learning disabilitie...
Adult ESL literacy student and learning disabilities	1996	The publication provides an overview of learning disabilities and techniques that teachers in adult education have found to b...
Assistive technology: meeting the needs of adults with learning disabilities	1996	The publication provides an overview of assistive technology, which offers an adult with a learning disability compensatory t...
Learning disability definitions for literacy providers	1996	The field of learning disabilities is dynamic and definitions are changing. This paper provides definitions and information ...
Serving adults with learning disabilities: implications for effective practice	1998	This item contains four monographs written for adult literacy practitioners who need to enhance the delivery of adult learner...
Adults with learning disabilities	1998	This ERIC Digest looks at current definitions of learning disabilities, the experiences of adults with LD, factors influencin...
Accomodating adults with disabilities in adult education programs	1998	This paper details six tips for effectively accomodating learners with disabilities in adult education programs.
Disability & literacy: how disability issues are addressed in adult basic education programs	1998	This document reports on a national focus group that in 1997 looked at the current state of services for persons with disabil...
Learning disabilities and Spanish-speaking adult populations: the beginning of a process	2000	This report is designed for policy makers and practitioners. It details the steps in the first two phases of a project to pro...
Learning to achieve: a review of the research literature on serving adults with learning disabilities	June 2009	This meta-analysis covers literature on research findings useful to practitioners and others working with adults with learnin...
Learning to achieve: a professional's guide to educating adults with learning disabilities	October 2010	Learning to Achieve is a comprehensive project developed by the National Institute for Literacy to provide adult service prov...