Workplace Discussion List Participants:
The NAASLN pre-conference #1. (below) 9s titled, "Special Needs in the 
Workforce - What are the issues and innovative programs?"
Also note that proposals for presenting will be accepted until July 
15.  Contact information for the conference is below. (Don't contact 
me!  I'm just passing along this information!)
Donna Brian, Workforce Discussion List Moderator

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**** Please forward this e-mail to adult education and literacy, employment 
and training, vocational rehabilitation, English as Second Language, human 
service and TANF constituencies ****

**** Conference Session Proposals Will be accepted through July 15th. *****

NEWS RELEASE

21 Questions You Need to Answer!

Join NAASLN's November 12-15, 2005 International Conference to Find Out the 
Answers!

~Offer Quality Services, Achieve Your Outcomes, Maintain and Expand Your 
Resources!

~What are my state's policies and procedures for serving individuals with 
special learning needs?

~What do I need to do to be both legally accountable and ensure that my 
clients needs are being met?

~How do I accommodate adults with specific learning needs in my education, 
vocational training, or employment setting?

~What cutting-edge information do I need to know to serve ESOL learners 
with special needs?

~How can I get individuals with specific learning needs to better advocate 
for their own needs and come together as a self-help group?

~What about 'at risk youth' and youth in transition? What are the best 
practices to serve these young adults so that they can get the education 
and job skills they need?

~What are the issues of offenders? Are there researched-based models for 
identifying special needs and addressing these needs in prison programs?

~How are the emotional issues of my clients interfering with learning and 
success on the job -- and what can I do about them?

~How are programs becoming entrepreneurial and using their special need 
services to expand program budgets and broaden out to serve more clients?

~What are the best products and resources to maximize outcomes in services 
for adults with disabilities?

~Are there technologies I can use to support the specific learning needs of 
my clients in education and on the job?

~How do I read a psychological evaluation? What should I be looking for?

~What do I need to screen for special learning needs and provide 
appropriate instructional or workplace accommodations?

~Can I accommodate clients on standardized testing?

~Brain? What is new about how the brain operates and what do I need to know 
about the brain to better serve my clients in all types of settings?

~Legal issues? Law suits? What are my clients' rights and my program 
responsibilities?

~What are there best-practices for teaching reading, math, writing skills 
to individuals with special learning needs?

~I am getting lots of requests to serve TANF and VR clients and partner 
other county organizations - - what do I need to know about TANF and VR to 
best meet everyone's expectations?

~What is 'Bridges to Practice' and how can I move my program beyond an 
awareness level into specific ways to help my learners with specific 
learning difficulties?

~Who can I contact when I have questions on accommodations or resources?

~What legislative issues are critical to support to adults with specific 
learning needs and how can I advocate within my own state or have impact in DC?


NAASLN, the National Association for Adults with Special Learning Needs, is 
a unique organization devoted to supporting service providers working with 
persons with disabilities (learning disabilities, visual and hearing 
impairments, developmental disabilities, long-term mental health and 
addiction disabilities, and physical disabilities) in all types of 
educational and vocational settings.

NAASLN provides opportunities for networking, advocacy, links to resources, 
professional development, and opportunities for leadership.

NAASLN is presenting a four-day international conference:

Minding your Ps and Qs:
Positioning Your Program to Expand Resources Through Quality Services to 
Persons with Special Learning Needs

November 12 - 15, 2005
Grand Hyatt Hotel, Denver CO

The conference will offer over 50 sessions for service providers, 
administrators, state administrators, and employers. Presentations will 
include research, cutting-edge models, and practical ways to better serve 
adults with specific learning needs. The conference will also host an array 
of quality exhibits targeting products and services for adults with 
specific learning needs. Conference sessions will offer up-to-date 
information on state and national initiatives.

On Saturday, November 12th, NAASLN will co-host with NAEPDC (The National 
Adult Education Professional Development Consortium) a comprehensive 
pre-conference session on creating state policies and procedures to meet 
national and legal guidelines for services to adults with special learning 
needs. This highly
interactive session will look at successful models and offer ways to 
promote quality collaborations between key stakeholders.

In addition, several Pre-Conference half-day sessions will be held. The 
Pre-Conference Sessions include:
1. Special Needs in the Workforce - What are the issues and innovative 
programs?
2. Transitioning Teens with Disabilities to the World of Work
3. Identifying and Addressing Special Needs with ESOL Learners
4. Getting on Board with our Customers -- Ways to Engage and Empower!

Conference Session Proposals are still open!
Come and share your valued professional experiences!
Conference session proposals will be accepted through July 15th.
Session proposal and exhibitor information is available on the NAASLN 
website: www.naasln.org

For updates on conference sessions along with additional conference and 
membership information visit our website at www.NAASLN.org or contact
NAASLN
C/O CEA
4380 Forbes Boulevard
Lanham, MD 20706
800.496.9222