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ABOUT
LIL
• Introduction • Independent
Living Philosophy • Tips
for Literacy Practitioners • Tips
for Disability Organizations • How
to Make Your Literacy Program Wheelchair Accessible • Tips
for Communicating with People who are Hard of Hearing • Tips
for Communicating with People with a Visual Impairment • Profiles
of Learners • Narrowing
the Gaps • Acknowledgements
• Tips for Literacy Practitioners
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We
have created some useful tips for someone who is new to the area of working
with an adult learner with a disability:
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Each person with a disability is
unique. Look at the person first and what that person can do before considering
what the individual cannot do.
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People with disabilities, like
other learners, vary in what they know about their own needs in a learning
situation.
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It
is useful and respectful to ask the person with a disability what that person
may need to make your program accessible to him or her. Many people with
disabilities can tell you about their needs in a straightforward
way.
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People with disabilities can be
accommodated in many situations, including learning, in a simple,
cost-effective and/or low tech way.
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If you
need further information on disability issues or would like
support in working with a learner with a disability contact
your nearest Independent Living Resource Centre (ILRC). The
ILRC Centre
Locator lists Canadian ILRCs.
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If
there is no ILRC in your immediate vicinity, contact the next closest Centre or
CAILC. We will be happy to provide
information, support and/or referrals to other community
organizations.
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There are many gaps in services
for adult learners with disabilities. If your organization can work with more
adult learners with disabilities, then you will have made a valuable
contribution toward narrowing these gaps.
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