Self-Advocacy: Empowerment for Adult Learners with Learning Disabilities.

Sonst. Personen	Bates, Belinda (Hrsg.)
Institution	National Adult Literacy and Learning Disabilities Center, Washington, DC.
Titel	Self-Advocacy: Empowerment for Adult Learners with Learning Disabilities.
Quelle	4 (1997) 2, (21 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Leitfaden; Academic Accommodations (Disabilities); Access to Education; Adult Learning; Adult Literacy; Adult Students; Learning Disabilities; Postsecondary Education; Self Advocacy; Self Disclosure (Individuals); Student Empowerment; Student Rights; Work Environment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Adulte education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Adult; Adults; Student; Students; Erwachsenenalter; Studentin; Schüler; Schülerin; Learning handicap; Lernbehinderung; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Selbstbehauptung; Studienberechtigung; Arbeitsmilieu
Abstract	This issue of "Linkages" addresses skills that literacy programs can include in their curriculum to teach self-advocacy to adult learners with learning disabilities. Articles include: "Consumers Empowering Consumers" (Noel Gregg and Cheri Hoy); "Self-Advocacy: Practical Advice to the Adult with LD" (Pat Boyd); "Disclosure: It's a Matter of Choice" (Winnelle D. Carpenter); "Accommodations: Just What Is Reasonable?" (Linda Andreson); "Support, Care, and Accommodations: David Cameron's Story" (Kathy Martin); "Tips for Self-Advocacy in the Workplace" (Dale S. Brown); and "Learning through Accommodations" (Cindy Knight). The final article, "Self-Advocacy in Educational Settings" (Lydia Block), discusses the need to document a disability and identify the office that serves students with disabilities. Tips are provided to help students negotiate with professionals to get the academic support and accommodations they need, including: understanding your learning disability well enough to describe it; being able to explain how a specific accommodation will help you; explaining that an accommodation helps you accomplish the same tasks as your peers; and talking to learning disabilities or special education professional if you are working with someone who is reluctant to provide you with what you need. The newsletter includes a list of resources for individuals with learning disabilities. (CR)
Anmerkungen	Academy for Educational Development, National ALLD Center, 1875 Connecticut Ave., N.W., 9th Floor, Washington, DC 20009-1202; telephone: 202-8848185; toll-free telephone: 800-953-2553; fax: 202-884-8422.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01