Who are adults with learning disabilities and what do we do about them?
Westby, Carol E.
Westby, Carol E.
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2000-11
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Accommodations,Americans with Disabilities Act,Learning disabilities,Legal protections,Young adults
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Westby, Carol PhD. Who Are Adults with Learning Disabilities and What Do We Do About Them?. Topics in Language Disorders 21(1):p 1-14, November 2000.
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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 these issues.
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Wolters Kluwer Health
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Topics in Language Disorders
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02718294