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This 3-page sample essay supports the argument that community services are needed to help older students with learning disabilities make the transition into mainstream society. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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the community. In this essay, well be exploring the need for transitional programs for older students (i.e., high school and college) who have learning disabilities (LD) and, as a result,
cannot as easily be integrated into the general community. The contention of this essay is that, with a community based plan, young adults with learning disabilities can be easier integrated
into the mainstream of the community, to become better citizens, more productive workers, and good taxpayers. Although learning disabilities have been present
in schools for many years, the community resources needed to help young adults with these problems has been somewhat lacking and for many reasons. First, there continues to be a
"stigma" attached to any kind of LD. Take, for example, the student with Attention Deficit/Hyperactive Disorder (AD/HD) - these students tend to be categorized and dismissed as overly hyper and
unable to pay attention. Given that, many would throw up their hands and decide these young adults are hopeless cases. Second, learning disorders are just now being fully recognized as
bonafide disabilities. Until they are accepted as such, obtaining community resources to assist adults in transitioning is likely to be difficult. That
there is a need for such programs should not be ignored. Although the 1997 amendments to the Americans with Disabilities Act, which promoted development of links between school personnel and
community agencies, many researchers point to the fact that students with learning disabilities tend to experience a less positive post-school outcome than those students without such disabilities (Mellard and Lancaster
359). Furthermore, one database that compared attainment of individuals with and without LD two years after high school graduation revealed lower graduation rates, more moderate or low-prestige occupation and less
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