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The Design and Implementation of a Disability Services Office Serving Students with ADHD at a Public and a Private Institution
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Krauser, Tamara Lane – ProQuest LLC, 2017
As the college student population continues to grow, students are bringing various backgrounds to the higher education classroom. Students with learning disabilities are increasing in rapid numbers. In 2008, the U.S. House Committee on Education and Labor approved, by a vote of 43 to 1, a bill that would update the Americans with Disabilities Act…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Private Colleges, Public Colleges, College Students
Learning Disabilities and Employment before and in the Americans with Disabilities Act Era: Progress or a Bridge Too Far?
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Gerber, Paul J.; Batalo, Cecilia G.; Achola, Edwin O. – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) and its amendments have been in existence for a little more than twenty years. Title One, which pertains to employment, has had a bearing on employment for persons with disabilities, particularly the high incidence category of learning disabilities, who for the most part work in competitive…
Descriptors: Employment, Learning Disabilities, Federal Legislation, Employees
A Comparison of the Educational Supports Needed and Provided for Undergraduate and Graduate Students with Learning Disabilities in Higher Education
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Montoya, Aile – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Disability laws such as the American with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 mandate equal access to academic programs, activities, and services for students with disabilities. Therefore, disability laws require that institutions of higher education offer students with learning disabilities (LD)…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students, Learning Disabilities, Correlation
Information Needed by Postsecondary Education: Can We Provide It as Part of the Transition Assessment Process?
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Sitlington, Patricia L.; Payne, Erin M. – Learning Disabilities: A Contemporary Journal, 2004
One of the challenges to the transition to postsecondary education for students with learning disabilities is the ever-increasing gap between the assessment information that is collected at the secondary level and the demands for documentation prevalent at the postsecondary level. This article discusses the: (a) differences between secondary and…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Learning Disabilities, Special Education, Evaluation Methods