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Title: Directory of State Vocational Rehabilitation Agencies
Key Words: General information; Webliography
Publication Date: 1999
URL: http://www.ssa.gov/work/ServiceProviders/rehabproviders.html
Abstract/Summary: This online directory of state vocational rehabilitation agencies provides addresses, telephone numbers, e-mail and Internet links to the agencies when available.
Title: Disability Employment 101
Audience: Employer
Key Words: Business best practices;
Publication Date: 2005
URL: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/products/employmentguide/index.html
Abstract/Summary: This document is an employment planning guide to help employers prepare to employ people with disabilities. It was jointly developed by the U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Center for Workforce Preparation. The guide includes sections on finding qualified workers with disabilities, cultivating the next generation of qualified workers, learning from other businesses, putting research into practice in the workplace, business tax credits and reduced labor costs, and reasonable accommodations and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). It also has a 6 page annotated webliography of general and federal resources.
Title: Disclosure
Audience: Learner with LD
Key Words: Disclosure; Accommodations
Publication Date: 2005
URL: http://www.ncld.org/content/view/356/427/
Abstract/Summary: Provides straight-forward advice about disclosing a Learning Disability to an employer.
Title: Disclosure & Confidentiality – Your Decisions
Audience: Learner with LD
Key Words: Disclosure; Webliography
Publication Date: 2004
URL: http://ldlink.coe.utk.edu/confidentiality.htm
Abstract/Summary: Resource provides help in thinking through the decision to disclose, including benefits and risks.
Title: Equipped for the Future: Work Readiness Credential:Profile
Audience: Learner with LD; Teacher
Key Words: Skills ID
Publication Date: 2003
URL: http://eff.cls.utk.edu/workreadiness/work_readiness.htm
Abstract/Summary: Profile enumerates skills needed by entry level workers in order to complete various tasks, also listed (and based on SCANS categories).
Title: Fact Sheet: Attention-Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder
Audience: Teacher; Employer
Key Words: Comprehensive; Webliography
Publication Date: 2002
URL: http://www.onestops.info/article.php?article_id=45
Abstract/Summary: This fact sheet provides information about attention-deficit / hyperactivity disorder, some characteristics to look for in an employee, and a resource list for additional information.
Title: Fact Sheet: Learning Disabilities
Audience: Teacher; Employer
Key Words: Comprehensive; Webliography
Publication Date: 2002
URL: http://www.onestops.info/article.php?article_id=47&subcat_id=15
Abstract/Summary: This fact sheet provides general information about learning disabilities, some characteristics to look for in an employee, and a resource list for additional info.
Title: Job Accommodation Network (JAN)
Audience: Teacher; Learner with LD; Employer
Key Words: Accommodations;
Publication Date: 1999-
Abstract/Summary: The Job Accommodation Network is a free consulting service of the US Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy that provides information about job accommodations, the
Title: Job Accommodation Network: Work-Site Accommodation Ideas for People with Learning Disabilities and/or Attention Deficit Disorder
Audience: Learner with LD; Employer
Key Words: Accommodations;
Publication Date: 2004
URL: http://www.jan.wvu.edu/media/LD.html
Abstract/Summary: This page on the Job Accommodation Network (JAN) provides information specific to accommodations for learning disabilities (LDs) and attention deficit disorders (AD/HD) in the workplace. Included are key terms used to describe specific LDs and AD/HD, questions to consider when determining accommodation solutions, sample accommodation solutions, and real-life accommodation examples.
Title: LD on the Job
Audience: Learner with LD
Key Words: Skills ID, match to occupations; Self-advocacy; Disclosure; Accommodations
Publication Date: 2001
URL: http://www.ncld.org/content/view/353/411/
Abstract/Summary: This resource guides the adult job seeker with learning disabilities through the considerations of assessing and understanding strengths and weaknesses in relation to career choices and work relationships; identifying and targeting the jobs that match the job seeker's strengths; gaining valuable work experience through volunteering, part-time jobs, and internships; the application process including resumes, cover letters, and application forms; the job interview; whether and when to disclose learning disabilities and request accommodations; and tips for success throughout the entire process.
Title: LD on the Job: Requesting Accommodations
Audience: Learner with LD
Key Words: Self-advocacy; Accommodations
Publication Date: 2001
URL: http://www.ncld.org/content/view/441/431/
Abstract/Summary: This article provides helpful hints on requesting job accommodations for workers with a learning disability.
Title: Learning Disabilities Adaptations & Accommodations Guide
Audience: Teacher
Key Words: Comprehensive, teacher best practices; Accommodations
Publication Date: 2001
URL: http://www.aelweb.vcu.edu/publications/LDGuide/index.htm
Abstract/Summary: After a brief introduction to understanding learning disabilities and accommodations, this guide lays out a framework to match adaptations to a variety of literacy skills.
Title: Learning Disabilities and Assistive Technologies
Audience: Teacher; Learner with LD; Employer
Key Words: Accommodations; LD success stories
Publication Date: 2002
URL: http://www.gatfl.org/ldguide/default.htm
Abstract/Summary: This online guide contains information about learning disabilities and what types of assistive technologies are currently available. A glossary of terms, a resource list, and individual success stories are included.
Title: Learning Disabilities and Career Development
Audience: Teacher
Key Words: Comprehensive, teacher best practices
Publication Date: 2002
URL: http://www.cete.org/acve/docgen.asp?tbl=pab&ID=110
Abstract/Summary: This Brief reviews research on the career development needs of persons with learning disabilities and describes practices to assist them with the process of gaining and maintaining employment.
Title: Learning Disabilities Association of America
Audience: Teacher; Learner with LD
Key Words: Comprehensive; Accommodations; Disclosure; Self-advocacy;
Publication Date: 2005
URL: http://www.ldaamerica.org/index.cfm
Abstract/Summary: This website provides support for adults with Learning Disabilities and their parents and teachers by providing information on understanding learning disabilities and negotiating the help the person needs to be successful.
Title: Learning Disabilities in the Workplace: A Professional Development Packet
Audience: Teacher
Key Words: Comprehensive, teacher best practices
Publication Date: 2002
URL: http://pro-net2000.org/CM/content_files/95.pdf
Abstract/Summary: Learning Disabilities in the Workplace was designed as a training module for adult literacy providers. It is divided into 2 three-hour sessions that have been field tested in a variety of different settings. If providers are new to adult education in the workplace or working with adults with disabilities they may need to spend more time on specific sections. The first three hour session is an awareness session that will help participants understand what learning disabilities are and recognize the consequences of those disabilities on performance in the workplace. The nature and characteristics of learning disabilities and their relationship to the SCANS competencies, skills, and personal qualities are discussed. An overview of screening and diagnostic testing for LD is presented. Self-determination, self-advocacy, and disclosure, as well as the importance of these issues to the full and independent functioning of adults in the workplace are also discussed.
Title: Life Stories of Adults with LD
Audience: Learner with LD
Key Words: LD success stories
Publication Date: 2005
URL: http://www.ldonline.org/firstperson/first_person_archives.html
Abstract/Summary: Offers many personal essays of first-hand experiences with the challenges of Learning Disabilities.
Title: Living with LD
Audience: Learner with LD
Key Words: Comprehensive
Publication Date: 2002-
URL: http://www.ncld.org/content/view/382/339/
Abstract/Summary: This
Title: Making Choices about Learning and Work
Audience: Learner with LD; Teacher
Key Words: Comprehensive; Self-advocacy; Skills ID
Publication Date: 2004
URL: http://ldlink.coe.utk.edu/making_choices.htm
Abstract/Summary: Curriculum options for an adult with LD would include basic skills, learning strategies, critical content, social skills, and self-advocacy. Each area is explained providing key curricular elements and resources for teaching.
Title: Meeting the Challenge of Conformity
Audience: Learner with LD
Key Words: LD success stories; Self-advocacy
Publication Date: 2002
URL: http://www.ldonline.org/article/6000
Abstract/Summary: This vignette of how a worker with attention deficit disorder adjusts to her work situation reveals the obvious and more subtle aspects of that adjustment -- self knowledge, self advocacy, personal commitment, and social skills -- needed to succeed in a new work situation. It should be helpful to others anticipating and/or finding themselves in similar situations.
Title: National Center for Learning Disabilities: LD InfoZone
Audience: Learner with LD; Teacher
Key Words: Disclosure; Self-advocacy
Publication Date: 2005
URL: http://www.ncld.org/content/view/445/389/
Abstract/Summary: InfoZone provides an extensive collection of LD information across the nation including fact sheets and research reports on many topics. There are links to sections on Living with LD, LD on the Job, and Legal Rights.
Title: National Center
Audience: Employer
Key Words: Business best practices;
Publication Date: 2002-
URL: http://www.onestops.info/
Abstract/Summary: The
Americans with Disabilities Act & Other Legal Information
Employer Tips on Interviewing Applicants with Disabilities
Basic Etiquette: People With Mental Retardation/Cognitive Disabilities
Checklist: Finding Jobs for Customers with Disabilities
Job Development for People with Disabilities: Overview
Simple Screening Tool for a Learning Disability
Americans with Disabilities Act - Focus on Employment
Developmental Disabilities Resources
Dispelling Myths about the Americans with Disabilities Act
Fact Sheet: Learning Disabilities
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) P.L. 101-336 Overview
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Title 1: Employment
One-Stop Centers: A Guide for Job Seekers with Disabilities
Financial Incentives for Hiring People with Disabilities
The Americans with Disabilities Act: Employment Rights of Individuals with Disabilities
Why Employers Hire People with Disabilities
One-Stop Career Centers: Serving People with Disabilities
Basic Facts: People with Disabilities
One-Stop System: Legal Guidelines & Requirements for Serving People with Disabilities
NCWD/A News 2(1): Job-Seeking Materials for Customers with Disabilities
Myths and Facts About People with Disabilities
The Americans with Disabilities Act: Employer Responsibilities
Basic Etiquette: People with Disabilities
Learning Disabilities Resources
Resources on the Americans with Disabilities Act
Transportation for People with Disabilities
Youth Services and Individuals with Disabilities
Four Strategies to Find a Good Job: Advice from Job Seekers with Disabilities
Evaluating Your Agency and Its Services: A Checklist for Job Seekers with Disabilities
Diagnosing Learning Disabilities and Empowering Individuals in School and in the Workplace
Title: National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth
Audience: Learner with LD
Key Words: LD success stories; Webliography
Publication Date: 2002
URL: http://www.ncwd-youth.info/
Abstract/Summary: NCWD/Youth assists state and local workforce development systems to better serve youth with disabilities. NCWD/Youth strives to ensure that youth with disabilities are provided full access to high quality services in integrated settings in order to maximize their opportunities for employment and independent living. Site includes resources and publications, links, promising practices.
Title: Nonverbal Learning Disabilities
Audience: Teacher
Key Words: Webliography
Publication Date: 2005
URL: http://www.ldonline.org/ld2/test/article.php?max=20&id=0&loc=77
Abstract/Summary: Resource contains abstracts and links to information about nonverbal Learning Disabilities.
Title: O*NET OnLine
Audience: Learner with LD
Key Words: Skills ID, match to occupations
Publication Date: 2003
URL: http://online.onetcenter.org/
Abstract/Summary: O*Net OnLine provides user-friendly access to O*NET occupational information including information on skills, abilities, knowledge, work activities, and interests associated with a variety of occupations. This information can be used to find careers to explore, search for occupations that use your skills, and use other classification systems (DOT, SOC, MOC, and RAIS) to find matching O*NET-SOC occupations. If your search identifies occupations that require skills or abilities that may be difficult to use because of a disability or health problem, a link is provided to the Job Accommodation Network (JAN) and SOAR (Searchable Online Accommodation Resource) of the U.S. DOL Office of Disability Employment Policy. Information in O*NET is updated twice a year. Each occupational title and code is based on the most current version of the Standard Occupational Classification system.
Title: Preparing for a Job While in College
Audience: Learner with LD
Key Words: Self-advocacy
Publication Date: 2000
URL: http://www.ldonline.org/article/6004
Abstract/Summary: This resource suggests ways the college student with a learning disability can position him/herself for employment possibilities through gaining applicable work experience through tailoring class assignments, volunteer work, part-time jobs, and extracurricular activities while in college.
Title: Real World LD: Adults Speak Out About Living and Working with LD
Audience: Learner with LD
Key Words: LD success stories, real life experiences
Publication Date: 2002
URL: http://www.ld.org/newsltr/1002newsltr/1002real.cfm
Abstract/Summary: In this article, LD News spoke with adults with diagnosed learning disabilities about the effects of those disabilities on their lives and on-the-job experiences, the decisions they made, and why they made them.
Title: Searchable Online Accommodation Resource (SOAR)
Audience: Learner with LD; Employer
Key Words: Accommodations
Publication Date: 2002
URL: http://www.jan.wvu.edu/soar/index.html
Abstract/Summary: The Searchable Online Accommodation Resource (SOAR) provides an opportunity to explore accommodation options by selecting from a list of disabilities.
Title: Self Advocacy: Practical Advice to the Adult with LD
Audience: Learner with LD
Key Words: Self-advocacy
Publication Date: 1997
URL: http://www.ldonline.org/article/5997
Abstract/Summary: Essay urges self-advocacy and includes “strategies that work.”
Title: The Skills Profiler
Audience: Learner with LD
Key Words: Skills ID, match to occupations
Publication Date: 2003
URL: http://www.acinet.org/acinet/skills/default.aspx
Abstract/Summary: The Skills Profiler contains three tools: the Skills Identifier, Skills Explorer, and Skills Gap Analyzer. After completion of the Skills Identifier, the skill set is used to identify and explore specific occupational opportunities.
Title: Social Skills and Adults with Learning Disabilities
Audience: Teacher; Employer
Key Words: Comprehensive
Publication Date: 2005
URL: http://www.ldonline.org/article/6010
Abstract/Summary: This is a narrative of how Learning Disabilities can affect social skills.
Title: Succeeding in the Workplace: Attention Deficit Disorder and Learning
Audience: Teacher; Learner with LD
Key Words: Comprehensive
Publication Date: 1994
Abstract/Summary: This book discusses coping with learning disabilities and attention deficit disorder in the workplace. It is designed to assist individuals with ADD and learning disabilities and their advocates. It is a collaborative effort of physicians, psychologists, and lawyers who combine their expertise with personal experiences. The sections included are: attention deficit disorder and learning disabilities in adults, strategies, accommodations, how to find the right job, how to get the right job, how to advance and handle trouble if it arises, related issues, and legal rights. The information contained in this book is comprehensive and a practical guide for those with ADD or Learning Disabilities in or entering into the workplace.
Title: Tips for Self-Advocacy in the Workplace
Audience: Learner with LD
Key Words: Self-advocacy; Disclosure; Accommodations
Publication Date: 1997
URL: http://www.ldonline.org/articles/6011
Abstract/Summary: This article outlines and describes steps that adults with learning disabilities can take to become self-advocates and to request accommodations or services in the workplace.
Title: Tips for Workplace Success for the Adult Learner
Audience: Learner with LD
Key Words: Skills ID, match to occupations; Disclosure; Accommodations
Publication Date: 1995
URL: http://www.ldonline.org/article/6009
Abstract/Summary: This short article provides suggestions for adults with learning disabilities to successfully apply for and keep a job, including matching personal strengths to job descriptions, and how to go about disclosing the disability in order to request accommodations.
Title: To Tell or Not to Tell: Self-identification, Self-advocacy, and Civil Rights in Employment and Postsecondary Education
Audience: Learner with LD
Key Words: Disclosure;
Publication Date: 1996
URL: http://www.ldaamerica.org/aboutld/adults/workplace/tell.asp
Abstract/Summary: This resource aims to make adults with learning disabilities aware of the legal and relational issues involved in disclosing a disability to an employer or potential employer. One must self-disclose in order to take advantage of the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 or IDEA, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
Title: Transitions: Issues for the Adult Learner with Learning Disabilities
Audience: Teacher; Administrator
Key Words: Comprehensive, teacher best practices
Publication Date: 1997
URL: http://www.nifl.gov/nifl/ld/archive/linkv4n1.htm
Abstract/Summary: This newsletter should be helpful to program administrators and teachers in considering the special needs of adults with learning disabilities and in planning services that are both effective and responsive to this population.
Title: Understanding Processing Deficits
Audience: Teacher
Key Words: Comprehensive
Publication Date: 2005
URL: http://www.ldonline.org/article/6376
Abstract/Summary: This information is presented in the form of a table listing 14 different processing deficits, their manifestations, and strategies to facilitate success.
Title: Who Do You Tell About Your Disability?
Audience: Learner with LD
Key Words: Disclosure
Publication Date: 2000
URL: http://www.ldonline.org/article/6091
Abstract/Summary: In this brief article, Dr. Hallowell discusses issues involved when adults disclose that they have a learning disability to those around them, and suggests that one should anticipate misunderstandings, have information ready with which to correct the misconceptions, and be sympathetic with the other person's point of view.
Title: WorkSupport.com
Audience: Employer
Key Words: Business best practices
Publication Date: 2000
URL: http://www.worksupport.com
Abstract/Summary: The purpose of this center is to identify factors that enhance or inhibit businesses from tapping into a pool of potential employees. It serves as a gateway to information, resources, and services regarding the employment of people with disabilities.
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