Return-Path: <nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id gB4GVTX16171; Wed, 4 Dec 2002 11:31:30 -0500 (EST) Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2002 11:31:30 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <a05010401ba13d8774967@[10.3.3.130]> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: Anne Murr <anne.murr@DRAKE.EDU> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-LD:4054] Re: News about Vocational Rehabilitation X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=us-ascii Status: O Content-Length: 756 Lines: 23 The Voc Rehab numbers are good. However, is there data on how many of the persons served have learning disabilities? My observation has been that disabilities services are much more available for persons with physical disabilities or mental retardation but not for persons with learning disabilities. In today's information society, low literacy skills are a more disabling condition than most physical disabilities - and persons with low literacy skills do not receive the necessary supports and adaptations to support them in employment and education. > -- Anne Murr, Coordinator Adult Literacy Center School of Education Drake University 3206 University Ave. Des Moines, IA 50311 anne.murr@drake.edu Tel 515-271-3982 Fax 515-271-4544
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