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The stories of nine adults who tell what it is like to live with a learning disability.
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Explores issues related to learning disabilities in youth and adults, in school and workplace settings. Contains sections on employment of people with learning disabilities, training for employment, workplace issues, and experiences in the workplace. Specific topics include legal rights of adults with learning disabilities, the roles of four- year and community colleges in developing employment skills, students with learning disabilities in graduate and professional programs, and technology in the workplace for those with learning disabilities. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
This book is an in-depth look at 12 incredible people with LD and dyslexia whose lives are characterized by major accomplishments and contributions that they have made in their respective fields as well as on the contemporary American scene. These men and women are from a variety of fields - arts and literature, science, politics and sports. Included are individuals such as Gavin Newsom, Lieutenant Governor of California; Gaston Caperton, former governor of West Virginia and President of the College Board; MacArthur Fellowship "Genius Award"-winning paleontologist, Jack Horner; one of America's pre-eminent visual artists, Chuck Close; actor Henry Winkler and financier Charles Schwab. The boo...
Highlights abilities rather than deficits of people with learning disabilities, based on open-ended interviews with 71 successful adults with learning disabilities. Explores the developmental perspective of being learning disabled, the issues related to successful employment outcomes, the model for employment success that the authors constructed as a result of the study, and practical suggestions to improve the life of as of yet not so successful adults with learning disabilities. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR