Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ616357
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2000
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Who Are Adults with Learning Disabilities and What Do We Do about Them?
Westby, Carol
Topics in Language Disorders, v21 n1 p1-14 Nov 2000
This article addresses the definition of learning disabilities (LD), issues in identifying learning disability in young adults, the legal rights/protections for adults with LD in the workplace or higher education, and what are reasonable accommodations. Case vignettes provide examples of the issues. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Access to Education, Accessibility (for Disabled), Adults, Case Studies, Civil Rights Legislation, Higher Education, Individual Characteristics, Learning Disabilities, Legal Responsibility, Postsecondary Education, Student Rights, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Work Environment, Young Adults
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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