ERIC Number: ED461189
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1997-Mar
Pages: 124
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Symposium on Accommodating Adults with Disabilities in Adult Education Programs. Proceedings of the NAASLN [National Association for Adults with Special Learning Needs] Conference (6th, New Orleans, LA, September 26-28, 1996).
Mellard, Daryl, Ed.
This conference proceedings document includes an introduction, papers from all the presenters and respondents, and masters of the overheads used in the presentations. Three videotapes (with a total running time of approximately 4.5 hours) of all the symposium presentations are also included. Presentations include: "The Ecology of Human Performance Framework: A Model for Identifying and Designing Appropriate Accommodations for Adults Learners" (Winnie Dunn and others); "The Americans with Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Their Application to Educational Issues" (Wendy Wilkinson and Cynthia Dresden), which addresses the definition of disability, documenting disability, testing issues, eligibility criteria, and communication issues; "Intervention Issues" (Richard Cooper), which discusses different disability types, degrees of intervention, and new accommodations; "From Discrimination to Acceptance: Serving People with Psychiatric Disabilities in Adult Education" (Karen V. Unger); and "Is Adult Secondary Education and Adult Basic Education for All?" (Sandra Delgado). With the exception of the last presentation, all presentations include two responses. (Most papers contain references.) (CR)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Communication Aids (for Disabled), Disabilities, Disability Identification, Eligibility, Federal Legislation, Intervention, Media Adaptation, Mental Disorders, Testing Problems
Center for Research on Learning, University of Kansas, 3061 Dole Center, Lawrence, KS 66045 ($12). Tel: 913-864-0617; Fax: 913-864-5728.
Publication Type: Collected Works - Proceedings
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Inst. on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (ED/OSERS), Washington, DC.
Authoring Institution: Kansas Univ., Lawrence. Center for Research on Learning.
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Americans with Disabilities Act 1990; Rehabilitation Act 1973
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