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Adults With Learning Disabilities and the Underutilization of the Americans with Disabilities Act

Temple University, lprice01{at}temple.edu

Paul J. Gerber

Virginia Commonwealth University

Robert Mulligan

Point Pleasant Beach (New Jersey) Public Schools

A B S T R A C T This article explored the use of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by individuals with learning disabilities (LD) in the workplace. A review of the extant literature revealed that people with LD were not likely to use the ADA as employees. Moreover, an analysis of selected, commonly used materials regarding transition indicated a lack of substantive information about the ADA for students with LD and professionals. In essence, the ADA is being underused during the beyond-school years by individuals with LD. Thus, the ADA has not realized its anticipated impact because people with LD largely have not benefited from the ADA legislation.

Remedial and Special Education, Vol. 28, No. 6, 340-344 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/07419325070280060301


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