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Article: Vocational Rehabilitation Outcomes of Adults with Co-Morbid Borderline IQ and Specific Learning Disabilities.(Statistical Data Included)
- Article from:
- The Journal of Rehabilitation
- Article date:
- October 1, 2000
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The passage of Public Law 94-142 in 1975 signaled an increase in the recognition of the educational, socio-emotional, and vocational needs of children with disabilities. Consequently, special education programs were implemented to provide interventions to accommodate students with identified special needs. Among the 13 disabilities currently addressed by these programs, specific learning disabilities (SLD) constitute the largest and fastest growing population of exceptional learners in the public schools (U.S. Department of Education, 1994). Although several definitions of SLD exist, it is generally viewed as a psychological processing disorder involving the use or ...