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Title Accomodating adults with disabilities in adult education programs	Date 1998	Abstract This paper details six tips for effectively accomodating learners with disabilities in adult education programs.
Title Adult basic education and general educational development programs for disabled adults: a handbook for literacy tutors and instructors	Date 1988	Abstract The Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped successfully teaches ABE/GED classes for handicapped adults. This handb...
Title Adult ESL literacy student and learning disabilities	Date 1996	Abstract The publication provides an overview of learning disabilities and techniques that teachers in adult education have found to b...
Title Adult tests: selected assessment instruments appropriate for adults with disabilities	Date 1989	Abstract The document is a list of assessment instruments which may be used in assessing the learning needs of the disabled person, sp...
Title Adults with learning disabilities	Date 1998	Abstract This ERIC Digest looks at current definitions of learning disabilities, the experiences of adults with LD, factors influencin...
Title Adults with learning disabilities: definitions and issues	Date 1995	Abstract The intention of this fact sheet is to raise awareness about the nature of learning disabilities and their impact on the prov...
Title Americans with Disabilities Act and adult, career, and vocational education	Date 1994	Abstract This alert discusses the implications of the Americans for Disabilities Act for adult, career, and vocational education. Pri...
Title Americans with Disabilities Act requirements, fact sheet	Date 1990	Abstract This fact sheet briefly summarizes the main requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act related to employment, transp...
Title Assistive technology: meeting the needs of adults with learning disabilities	Date 1996	Abstract The publication provides an overview of assistive technology, which offers an adult with a learning disability compensatory t...
Title Building effective program linkages to establish a coordinated system of lifelong learning for adults with disabilities	Date [1991]	Abstract This is the proceedings from a joint conference of the Office of Vocational and Adult Education and the Office of Special Edu...
Title Building effective program linkages, first regional symposium	Date 1992	Abstract This is a report of a symposium on transitional services for youth with disabilities through the coordination of secondary an...
Title Deaf literacy program	Date 1992	Abstract This report describes the design and outcomes of a one year (1991-1992) program developed to address the educational needs of...
Title Disability & literacy: how disability issues are addressed in adult basic education programs	Date 1998	Abstract This document reports on a national focus group that in 1997 looked at the current state of services for persons with disabil...
Title How can practitioners develop self-esteem in adults with learning disabilities?	Date 1995	Abstract The newsletter contains a list of activities practitioners can use to develop self-esteem in adults with learning disabilitie...
Title Instructional strategies for adults with learning disabilities	Date 1990	Abstract Each year increasing numbers of adults with learning disabilities are entering and being instructed in both adult education a...
Title Job Accommodation Network	Date [1993]	Abstract This brief describes the Job Accommodation Network (JAN), an international information and consulting services which provides...
Title Learning and coping strategies used by learning disabled students participating in adult basic education and literacy programs: a final report	Date 1987	Abstract Report of a project intended to identify the learning and coping strategies used by learning disabled adults for reading, spe...
Title Learning differently: meeting the needs of adults with learning disabilities	Date 1989	Abstract This document is a summary of current literature regarding teaching reading to learning disabled adults. It includes working...
Title Learning disabilities and Spanish-speaking adult populations: the beginning of a process	Date 2000	Abstract This report is designed for policy makers and practitioners. It details the steps in the first two phases of a project to pro...
Title Learning disability definitions for literacy providers	Date 1996	Abstract The field of learning disabilities is dynamic and definitions are changing. This paper provides definitions and information ...
Title Learning enhancement for adults with disabilities	Date 1993	Abstract This document, the proceedings of the LEAD 2000 Congress, a group assembled to discuss LD problems of diagnosis, remediation,...
Title Learning to achieve: a professional's guide to educating adults with learning disabilities	Date October 2010	Abstract Learning to Achieve is a comprehensive project developed by the National Institute for Literacy to provide adult service prov...
Title Learning to achieve: a review of the research literature on serving adults with learning disabilities	Date June 2009	Abstract This meta-analysis covers literature on research findings useful to practitioners and others working with adults with learnin...
Title National resources for adults with learning disabilities	Date 1995	Abstract This publication is intended to provide information for adults who suspect or know they have a learning disability and their ...
Title Project Upgrade; Adult Learning Disabilities: An Update	Date 1988	Abstract This a report of a study done to help the educator develop a philosophy and understanding for working with the learning disab...
Title Screening for adults with learning disabilities: the role of the practitioner in the assessment process	Date 1995	Abstract This document provides information for the literacy practitioner regarding both an informal learner assessment which can be u...
Title Self-esteem: issues for the adult learner	Date 1994	Abstract The newsletter contains a series of articles on the topic of self esteem and the adult learner. Included are:"How Not to Fee...
Title Serving adults with learning disabilities: implications for effective practice	Date 1998	Abstract This item contains four monographs written for adult literacy practitioners who need to enhance the delivery of adult learner...
Title Social skills and adult with learning disabilities	Date 1995	Abstract The newsletter contains a series of articles on the topic of social skills issues and adults with learning disabilities. In...
Title Teaching adults with learning disabilities	Date 1990	Abstract Adult educators concur that youngsters with learning disabilities (LD) do not simply outgrow them. They become adults with L...
Title Testing accommodations for persons with disabilities: a guide for licensure, certification, and credentialing	Date 1992	Abstract This document provides general information to promote voluntary compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). I...
Title Tips on teaching adults with learning disabilities	Date 1992	Abstract This paper describes five specific teaching methods for adults with learning disabilities. Resources for additional informati...
Title Transitioning students with disabilities	Date 1991	Abstract Demographics project increasing numbers of Americans with disabilities as our population continues to age. Adult education is...
Title Who are adults with disabilities?	Date	Abstract The brief defines disability as it relates to American adults and cites statistics from the 1986 Survery of Disabled American...
Title Workplace literacy: employment issues for the adult learner with learning disabilities	Date 1995	Abstract The newsletter contains a series of articles on the topic of employment issues for the adult learner with learning disabiliti...