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11. Computers for Deaf Learners (2007)
Authors: Workplace Education Manitoba
Collection: Learning Materials
The experience of the deaf in a hearing-majority workplace is filled with frustration, secondhand information and the annoyance of always being "the last to know." In 2007, Workplace Education Manitoba published the curriculum developed through a workplace essential skills project conducted at partner Boeing Canada Technology Ltd. in Winnipeg. Using computer training coursework as the essential skills delivery vehicle, materials were specifically designed to help level the playing field and to make equality more of a reality for deaf workers.
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Added: 2009-05-22
12. Credibility and Disability (1996)
Women's Education des femmes, Summer 1996 - Vol. 12, No. 2
Series: Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women (CCLOW)
Authors: Jane Field
Collection: Research Materials
In this article, the author discusses prevalent misconceptions about people with disabilities; the stereotypes, the assumptions and the need for many people to make a serious change in attitude.
Added: 2004-03-26
13. Designing Our Future - Women's Learning, Education & Training in Canada, 2000 & Beyond (2000)
Congress Report, March 2 - 5, 2000
Series: Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women (CCLOW)
Collection: Research Materials
This is a report of a conference on women's learning, education and training in Canada which took place March 2-5, 2000 and was hosted by the Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women (CCLOW), in collaboration with the National Women's Reference Group on Labour Market Issues (NWRG). The conference brought together a diversity of women from across Ontario and the rest of Canada to discuss the status of women's learning, education and training in this country and to strategize for the future.
The aim of the conference was to examine the current status of women's learning, education and training in Canada, and the continued role of a national organization addressing these issues. Six overarching theme areas were identified: Learning, Work and Gender Equity; Technology and Women's Learning; Women's Literacy Education; Learning and Trauma; Older Women and Learning; Supporting Women's Learning
Added: 2003-10-07
14. Disabilities – Fact Sheet (2012)
Series: Literacy and Essential Skills Fact Sheets – CLLN
Authors: Canadian Literacy and Learning Network (CLLN)
Collection: Learning Materials
This fact sheet offers an overview of the impact of disabilities on literacy and suggests ways to help people with disabilities become fully integrated into society.
The authors note that one Canadian in seven over the age of 15 has a disability. About 50 percent of Canadians with disabilities experience barriers to literacy, and 20 percent of adults with disabilities have less than a Grade 9 education, more than double the rate for non-disabled adults.
They call for increased communication between disability organizations and literacy programs; the development of training about relevant issues for staff and volunteers; the creation of funding and policy initiatives at both the federal and provincial levels to promote disability and literacy programs; and continuing efforts to break down any lingering stereotypes about those affected by disabilities.
This document is part of a series developed by the Canadian Literacy and Learning Network (CLLN) to address a variety of literacy-related topics.
Added: 2012-12-05
15. Does placement matter? Comparing the academic performance of students with special needs in inclusive and separate settings (2009)
Lessons in Learning – March 18, 2009
Series: Lessons in Learning
Authors: Canadian Council on Learning (CCL)
Collection: Research Materials
There is ongoing debate about whether students with special needs are better served in inclusive classrooms or in separate settings with peers who share similar challenges. The authors of this discussion paper have reviewed 30 studies that compare inclusive and separate learning settings for students with learning disabilities, intellectual disabilities, language impairments, and mixed disabilities. The studies were carried out in the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada.
They conclude that all else being equal, inclusive settings appear not to academically disadvantage most students with special educational needs and, in many cases, appear to offer an advantage over separate settings.
However, these results are not homogenous and effects are generally small in magnitude, suggesting that while inclusive settings are generally preferable, factors other than classroom setting are probably more important determinants of academic success.
The authors point to the importance of teacher capacity building; the need for thoughtful implementation of inclusion; and the necessity of establishing realistic class sizes and ratios of students with special needs.
Added: 2012-03-12
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16. Education and Employment for the Next Millennium (1996)
Women's Education des femmes, Summer 1996 - Vol. 12, No. 2
Series: Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women (CCLOW)
Authors: Maria Barile
Collection: Research Materials
In this article, the author contends that for the majority women with disabilities, higher education may become even more difficult to attain in the future. This is due to the present down sliding and transforming economy, as well as the effects of combined and ongoing sexism and ableism. Women with disabilities who do reach graduate and post graduate degrees may find that their outcome is not on par with non-disabled women or men with disabilities. Without higher education and degrees, people with disabilities will likely be worse off.
Added: 2004-04-01
17. Educational Indignities: Claire and Cyrus Mehta (1994)
Women's Education des femmes, Fall 1994 - Vol. 11, No. 2
Series: Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women (CCLOW)
Authors: Lisa Bendall
Collection: Research Materials
Claire fought for equal education in the sixties despite discrimination because of her disabilities. As an adult, she still must face the same discrimination 30 years later, as her son, Cyrus, who also has disabilities, enters the school system.
Added: 2004-04-02
18. Effective Techniques and Tools for Immigrant Deaf and Hard of Hearing Adults in Bilingual and Bicultural Literacy Programs: A Practitioner Research Project for Practical Results (2008)
Phase 1
Series: Literacy for Deaf Immigrant Adults
Authors: Brent David Novodvorski
Collection: Research Materials
This report contains the findings and recommendations of a project aimed at identifying effective tools and approaches for teaching immigrant deaf and hard of hearing adults in bilingual, bicultural (American Sign Language (ASL) and English) literacy programs.
The projects included a literature review; selection of research design and procedure; development of interview and survey questions; data collection from practitioners and researchers through interviews and surveys; and identification and dissemination of results.
Researchers found an absence of strategies for deaf and non-deaf bicultural education; a lack of standardized ASL assessment tools; and gaps between literacy practitioners and researchers on strategies for ASL acquisition and ASL-English bilingual skills.
The project team recommended increasing communications between literacy practitioners and researchers to produce a deaf-centred, research-based body of evidence; increasing production of ASL-based tools; the implementation of a national deaf literacy consortium to provide opportunities for the development and standardization of ASL curricula and language assessments for deaf adult immigrants; and the development of systematic approaches for colleges and government to implement bilingual and bicultural education in deaf adult literacy programs.
For more information about the project’s funder, Calgary Learns, please click here: http://www.calgarylearns.com.
Added: 2009-07-15
19. The Effects of Disabilities on Literacy Skills (1999)
Authors: Costa Kapsalis
Collection: Research Materials
This study uses the International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS) to provide an initial exploration of the literacy skills of individuals with disabilities. One of the motivations of the study is to see if disabilities have a negative impact on literacy skills, thus introducing an additional barrier to employability.
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Added: 2004-04-02
20. Employment Access for Persons with Disabilities (1996)
Women's Education des femmes, Summer 1996 - Vol. 12, No. 2
Series: Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women (CCLOW)
Authors: Mala Naraine
Collection: Research Materials
Most recent figures from Statistics Canada reveal 52.2% of the Country's working-age disabled remains unemployed.''1 Although this figure is recent, the inequity it implies is not. Historically, persons with disabilities have been discriminated against through systemic practices and policies in employment. Employment Equity legislation has created some awareness of this inequity but an awareness that inequities exist is not sufficient to implement change.
Added: 2004-04-02
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