Dear Postsecondary Completion and Health Literacy Colleagues:
I want to alert you to an upcoming discussion taking place in the Disabilities in Adult Education group. If you do not belong to the group, simply go to the Groups tab above and select the Disabilities in Adult Education. Remember to subscribe to Immediate, 12 Hour or 24 Hour Digest to follow the discussion via your email. The discussion will be periodically summarized during the week in both the PS Completion and Health Literacy groups.
August 10th - 13th, 2015
Beginning on Monday, August 10th, our LINCS colleague, Dr. Margaret Patterson, will be leading a special event on adult learners’ awareness of, and attitudes towards disabilities and accommodations.
She will share research findings from the Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) study, Adult Transitions to Learning, and the National Alliance on Mental Illness' survey, College Students Speak: A Survey Report on Mental Health, to support a better understanding of the current state of research in adult education.
Dr. Patterson will facilitate discussion on how adults with disabilities' perceptions of their disability may shift as they gain more education, and ask questions about our awareness of adult learners’ knowledge of accommodations, and whether it differs when adults are English language learners.
What are your experiences in working with adult learners around issues of awareness and access to accommodations in your programs?
Mark your calendars and bring your questions for what will be an informative learning opportunity.
Mike Cruse
Disabilities in Adult Education Moderator