Thought some of you might find the following information useful.
Ian.
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From: Prof Norm Coombs
To: ADAPT-L
Subject: Significant LD resource Guide Available on Web With EASI
Date: 07 February 1997 13:51
EASI (Equal Access to Software and Information) is proud to
announce that we have been given permission by the University of
Georgia's Learning Disabilities Research Training Center to post
asignifican resource guide on the world wide web. The NATIONAL
INFORMATIONAL RESOURCE GUIDE For and About Adolescents and Adults
with Learning Disabilities and Attention Deficit Disorders has
been developed with support by the National Institute on
Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR). It contains a
wealth of resource information invaluable to anyone working in
this field. Below is a short quote from the beginning of the
resource guide:
The guide is on the EASI web http://www.rit.edu/~easi linked from
the publications page under other publications and linked from
the science and math page under LD. Its specific url is:
http://www.rit.edu/~easi/easisem/ldnoelbw.html
It is also the EASI Pick of the Week from the top menu.
I want specifically to thank Dr. Noel Gregg for sharing this with
us.
Norman Coombs [log in to unmask]
The LDR&TC focuses upon four comprehensive research strands by
integrating the resources of six major institutions: the
University of Georgia, Roosevelt Warm Springs Institute for
Rehabilitation, Georgia University Affiliated Program, Auburn
University, James Madison University and the Center for
Learning Potential. These four strands follow the conceptual,
regulatory, and consumer frameworks surrounding needs of
adults with Specific Learning Disabilities.
Research strand 1, Policy and Funding, reviews state and local
policies and rules which guide programs for adults with
Specific Learning Disabilities. Identification and eligibility
criteria, and program funding sources are also reviewed.
Research strand 2, Functional Assessment, developed
empirically-based Functional Assessment Profiles which
describe subgroups of adults with similar approaches and
functioning. These common patterns assist consumers and
program providers to develop a better match between an adult
and needed modifications and accommodations in a variety of
settings (employment, post-secondary).
Research strand 3, Employment and Transition, investigates
factors contributing to successful transition into adulthood
and employment. Various transition programs are reviewed along
with the ability of systems to operate such programs.
Research strand 4, Consumer Empowerment, identifies strategies
related to goals of consumer empowerment and independence for
adults with Specific Learning Disabilities through learning
coping skills, social skills and self-advocacy.
Accompanying the research strands is a consumer-driven
Training and Dissemination program. Activities include
distance learning programs on accommodation/modification,
assistive technology, success in the workplace, diversity, and
adult issues and management of attention disorders. In
addition there are field-based internships for job-trainers, a
"train-the-trainer" course, technical assistance to transition
personnel and employers, specially designed training for the
consumer, and a national symposium for consensus building and
information-sharing. A newsletter, L.D.Link , and topical
monographs are available on a number of topics pertinent to
adults with Learning Disabilities.
Introduction to the Guide
This informational Guide was developed for and about
adolescents in transition and adults with learning
disabilities and attention disorders. This Guide may be used
by consumers, their families, the professionals who work with
them, and those who write policy that include and affect all
people with learning disabilities.
Resources included in this Guide reflect organizations,
centers, and sources of information. In using the Guide,
organizations include those that serve and guide professionals
such as the Association on Higher Education and Disability
(AHEAD), as well as organizations that provide direct services
such as Recordings for the Blind. Centers accomplish one or
more of the following activities: research, training,
information dissemination or the direct provision of services.
Informational sources provide access to information that
covers a wide range of topic areas related to learning
disabilities and attention disorders. Resources are listed
alphabetically within each category. Wherever possible we have
included on-line addresses for Internet access. The last page
of the Guide is a summary of available toll-free numbers for
organizations, centers, and informational sources listed in
the Guide. Information in the Guide is accurate as of Summer
1996.
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