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=Adults with Special Needs=

Adults with Special Needs Adult Literacy

Also see Adult Education Basics, Adults in Higher Education, Adults with Learning Disabilities and ADHD, Memory as We Age in Memory,

ADULTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
Life After Special Ed Has Challenges []

Freedom to Learn: Basic Skills for Learners with Learning Difficulties and/or Disabilities [] “Freedom to Learn is the report of the working group looking into the basic skills needs of adults with learning difficulties and disabilities. It sets out ways in which access to good basic skills teaching and learning could be improved for adults with learning difficulties and/or disabilities.”

Aging and Intellectual Disabilities []

Guide for Aging Computer Users [] “Discover How to Make the Computer Easier to See, Hear, and Use”

Aging Workforce and Accessible Technology—Introduction []

Keys to Successful Independent Living, Employment and a Good Social Life for Individuals with Autism and Asperger's http://www.autism.com/ind_independent_living.asp

Transition Planning Self-Assesment Inventory http://www.p12.nysed.gov/specialed/transition/t4trans.htm

Self Help Brochures http://www.counselingcenter.illinois.edu/?page_id=7 This is a great source of a wide range of information, geared toward college students, but useful to many others.

ADULT LITERACY
Ohio Proposal Would Offer College Credit for Courses in Adult Literacy and Work Skills []

Why Johnny (Still) Can't Read: Schools Meet the Challenge of Producing Teen Readers by Carol Guensburg []

Improving Adolescent Literacy: Effective Classroom and Intervention Practices (PDF) []