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Peer reviewedGerber, Paul J.; Price, Lynda A. – Learning Disabilities: Research & Practice, 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…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Civil Rights Legislation, Employee Attitudes
Peer reviewedMadaus, Joseph W.; Foley, Teresa E.; McGuire, Joan M.; Ruban, Lilia M. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2002
College graduates (n=89) with learning disabilities (LD) were surveyed to determine if they had self-disclosed to their current employer. Although nearly 90% stated that their LD affected their work in some way, only 30.3% self-disclosed to their employer. Forty-six percent did not self-disclose due to fear of a negative impact. (Contains…
Descriptors: Adults, Employee Attitudes, Employer Employee Relationship, Incidence
Download full textCorley, Mary Ann; Tibbetts, John – 2002
This field-tested training packet, which was designed for adult literacy providers, contains preparation materials, facilitator's notes, handout masters, and transparency masters for two 3-hour sessions on learning disabilities (LD) in the workplace. (At the end of the first session supported by the packet, participants will be able to do the…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Adult Students, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Diagnostic Tests
Brown, Dale S. – 2000
This document is a guide to career planning and finding a job for high school and college students and graduates with learning disabilities, attention deficit disorder, and dyslexia. The guide, which is written from the perspective of an individual with firsthand experience with a learning disability, explains how individuals can find the best…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Education, Annotated Bibliographies
