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Adults With Learning Disabilities and the Underutilization of the Americans with Disabilities Act
Lynda A. Price
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.
References
- Note. Selected transition materials are identified by *.
- Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, P.L. 101-336, 42 U.S.C.
 12101 et seq. - *Brown, D. (2000). Learning a living: A guide to planning your career and finding a job for people with learning disabilities, attention deficit disorder, and dyslexia. Bethesda, MD: Woodbine House.
- *Clark, G.M., & Patton, J.R. (1997). TPI: The transition planning inventory. Austin, TX: PRO-ED.
- *Field, S., & Hoffman, A. (1996). Steps to self-determination: A curriculum to help adolescents learn to achieve their goals. Austin, TX: PRO-ED.
- *Gajar, A., Goodman, L., & McAfee, J. (1993). Secondary schools and beyond: Transition of individuals with mild disabilities. New York: Merrill.
- Gerber, P.J. (1992). At first glance: Employment for people with learning disabilities in the Americans with Disabilities Act era. Learning Disability Quarterly, 15, 330—332.[CrossRef]
- Gerber, P.J., Price, L.A., Mulligan, R., & Shessel, I. (2004). Beyond transition: A comparison of the employment experiences of American and Canadian adults with learning disabilities. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 37, 283—291.[Abstract/Free Full Text]
- Gerber, P.J., Price, L.A., Mulligan, R., & Williams, P. (2005). To be or not to be learning disabled: A preliminary report on self-disclosure and adults with learning disabilities. Thalamus, 23, 18—29.
- Gerber, P.J., & Price, L.A. (in press). Self-disclosure and adults with learning disabilities: Practical ideas about a complex process. LD Research and Practice.
- *New Jersey State Department of Education. ( 1995). What is transition from school to adult life? Trenton: Department of Education, Office of Publication and Distribution Service.
- *New Jersey State Department of Education. ( 1996). It's your life—Live it to the max! Trenton: Department of Education, Office of Publication and Distribution Service.
- Price, L.A., & Gerber, P.J. (2001). At second glance: How adults with learning disabilities are faring in the Americans with Disabilities Act era. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 34, 202—210, 248.
- Price, L.A., Gerber, P.J., & Mulligan, R. (2003). The Americans with Disabilities Act and adults with learning disabilities: The realities of the workplace. Remedial and Special Education, 24, 350—358.[Abstract/Free Full Text]
- Price, L.A., Gerber, P.J., & Shessel, I. (2003). Adults with learning disabilities and employment: A Canadian perspective. Thalamus, 20, 29—39.
- *Sabornie, E.J., & deBettencourt, L.U. (1997). Teaching students with mild disabilities at the secondary level. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
- *West, L.L., Corbey, S., Boyer, A., Stephens, B., Jones, R., Miller, P., et al. (1999). Integrating transition planning into the IEP process (2nd ed.). Reston, VA: Council for Exceptional Children.
Remedial and Special Education, Vol. 28, No. 6,
340-344 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/07419325070280060301
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