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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Learning Disabilities and Employment before and in the Americans with Disabilities Act Era: Progress or a Bridge Too Far?
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Gerber, Paul J.; Batalo, Cecilia G.; Achola, Edwin O. – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) and its amendments have been in existence for a little more than twenty years. Title One, which pertains to employment, has had a bearing on employment for persons with disabilities, particularly the high incidence category of learning disabilities, who for the most part work in competitive…
Descriptors: Employment, Learning Disabilities, Federal Legislation, Employees
Self-Disclosure and Adults with Learning Disabilities: Practical Ideas about a Complex Process
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Gerber, Paul J.; Price, Lynda A. – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2008
Self-disclosure for adults with learning disabilities is very complex after the beyond-school years. The issues of invisibility, risk/benefit, and the multiple contexts of adult functioning create many challenges in the process of disclosure. Moreover, self-disclosure, one element of the larger issue of self-determination, is viewed as an entry…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Self Advocacy, Self Disclosure (Individuals), Adults
Gender Bias and Learning Disabilities: School Age and Long Term Consequences for Females.
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Young, Glenn; Kim, H. Jessica; Gerber, Paul J. – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 1999
Discusses the failure to identify learning disabilities in female students and the long-term consequences, including dependency on welfare programs. Stresses the need to modify identification procedures to increase sensitivity to learning disabilities in females and to adjust special-education programs to meet the needs of females. (CR)
Descriptors: Disability Identification, Elementary Secondary Education, Females, Learning Disabilities
Learning Disabilities and Poverty: Moving towards a New Understanding of Learning Disabilities as a Public Health and Economic-Risk Issue.
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Young, Glenn; Gerber, Paul J. – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 1998
Focuses on environmental issues that affect learning disabilities and provides a rationale for learning disabilities as a public health and economic-risk issue. The link between learning disabilities and poverty and the impact of low birth weight and lead poisoning are discussed. Action steps are provided. (CR)
Descriptors: Adults, Birth Weight, Children, Economic Impact