Persons with Learning Disabilities in the Workplace: What We Know So Far in the Americans with Disabilities Act Era.

Gerber, Paul J.; Price, Lynda A.

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ERIC Number: EJ669604

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Publication Date: 2003

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Persons with Learning Disabilities in the Workplace: What We Know So Far in the Americans with Disabilities Act Era.

Gerber, Paul J.; Price, Lynda A.

Learning Disabilities: Research & Practice, v18 n2 p132-36 May 2003

This paper synthesizes empirical studies from the past 12 years concerning the realities of the workplace for adults with learning disabilities (LD). Employer perspectives address awareness and knowledge, productivity, training, self-advocacy, and reasonable accommodations. Employee perspectives cover advocacy, disclosure, self-knowledge, and reasonable accommodations. (Contains references.) (DB)

Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Civil Rights Legislation, Employee Attitudes, Employer Attitudes, Employer Employee Relationship, Federal Legislation, Learning Disabilities, Work Environment

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Americans with Disabilities Act 1990

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