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Download full textRoss-Gordon, Jovita M. – 1989
Learning disabilities among adults are more prevalent than was once believed, although estimates of numbers are difficult to make. Problems faced by adults with LD include difficulties with academic and information processing and adult life adjustment. Many adults with LD exhibit strengths that enable them to compensate for their disabilities and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adults, Cognitive Processes
Waterhouse, Peter; Virgona, Crina – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2005
It is well documented that individuals with poor verbal, reading and writing skills face disadvantages. However, many individuals with such difficulties lead successful lives. This project investigated the ways in which ten individuals have achieved success despite difficulties with literacy and learning. The life stories are presented in digital…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Literacy Education, Adults, Success
