Learning Disabilities
EFFECT ON CAREER SUCCESS
Although there are no good reports, there is a general consensus the results for adults with a learning disability who do not attend college are not bright. These individuals are usually not paid as well and are more likely to be unemployed. Since there is a direct link between job satisfaction and overall life satisfaction, it is important for individuals to be as highly-educated as possible, and in a field they enjoy. From the research and studies conducted within the United States, persons with learning disabilities need a college education to gain the employment necessary to lead an independent life, however, that alone will not help them become independent. It is important to note one of the most interesting pieces of information is the lack of employment data for individuals with learning disabilities. With a large number of people with learning disabilities joining the …show more content…
of Tech., N. N. (1995). Career Placement for Learning Disabled Students. Final Performance Report.
Cortiella, Candace and Horowitz, Sheldon H. The State of Learning Disabilities: Facts, Trends and Emerging Issues. New York: National Center for Learning Disabilities, 2014.
Madaus, J. W. (2006). EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES OF UNIVERSITY GRADUATES WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES. Learning Disability Quarterly, 29(1), 19-31.
Skellern, J., & Astbury, G. (2014). Gaining employment: the experience of students at a further education college for individuals with learning disabilities. British Journal Of Learning Disabilities, 42(1), 58-65. doi:10.1111/bld.12012
Stonier, K. A. (2013, December). Learning for progression and employability or learning for learning's sake?. British Journal of Learning Disabilities. pp. 249-255. doi:10.1111/bld.12049.
Zarifa, D., Walters, D., & Seward, B. (2015). The Earnings and Employment Outcomes of the 2005 Cohort of Canadian Postsecondary Graduates with Disabilities. Canadian Review Of Sociology, 52(4),
Although there are no good reports, there is a general consensus the results for adults with a learning disability who do not attend college are not bright. These individuals are usually not paid as well and are more likely to be unemployed. Since there is a direct link between job satisfaction and overall life satisfaction, it is important for individuals to be as highly-educated as possible, and in a field they enjoy. From the research and studies conducted within the United States, persons with learning disabilities need a college education to gain the employment necessary to lead an independent life, however, that alone will not help them become independent. It is important to note one of the most interesting pieces of information is the lack of employment data for individuals with learning disabilities. With a large number of people with learning disabilities joining the …show more content…
of Tech., N. N. (1995). Career Placement for Learning Disabled Students. Final Performance Report.
Cortiella, Candace and Horowitz, Sheldon H. The State of Learning Disabilities: Facts, Trends and Emerging Issues. New York: National Center for Learning Disabilities, 2014.
Madaus, J. W. (2006). EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES OF UNIVERSITY GRADUATES WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES. Learning Disability Quarterly, 29(1), 19-31.
Skellern, J., & Astbury, G. (2014). Gaining employment: the experience of students at a further education college for individuals with learning disabilities. British Journal Of Learning Disabilities, 42(1), 58-65. doi:10.1111/bld.12012
Stonier, K. A. (2013, December). Learning for progression and employability or learning for learning's sake?. British Journal of Learning Disabilities. pp. 249-255. doi:10.1111/bld.12049.
Zarifa, D., Walters, D., & Seward, B. (2015). The Earnings and Employment Outcomes of the 2005 Cohort of Canadian Postsecondary Graduates with Disabilities. Canadian Review Of Sociology, 52(4),