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   Are We Making the Connection?
"Although it is now generally understood that learning disabilities persist into adulthood and may affect an individual in social, employment and academic settings, very few states have adopted a definition of learning disabilities pertinent to adults and adult service providers."
Cohen, et. al., 1994

Is There Anything I Can Do to Change the System?

Although there are many laws that deal with the disabled, laws cannot make all of the changes that are truly needed. You, in your classroom, make some of the changes that are needed to help the learning disabled population, but what is everyone else doing?

It is never enough to merely make changes in an isolated setting - that is what you do in the classroom to assist your students. How many times have you seen students who succeed with a teacher, only to fail in another classroom or on a test or in the community or workplace? Change at the highest level is required in order to effectively serve students with disabilities.

As an educator, it is part of your role to promote not only programmatic change, but also systemic change that includes the necessary services for students, both in the workplace and the community.

Systemic change is basically a two-prong approach:

  • Everyone in the system must go through training
  • The system must change to ensure comprehensive services - identification, casework, education, assistance, etc.

To develop a comprehensive program that is appropriate to the needs of all disabled adults, leaders from all areas must self-examine the services available and those that are needed.


This program was developed by Dr. Rochelle Kenyon, Project Director, Florida Bridges to Practice, through an Adult Education State Leadership Grant from the Florida Department of Education, Division of Community Colleges and Workforce Education. 

Content development by Dr. Rochelle Kenyon, Susan Pittman and Bonnie Vondracek. Web design and development by Dr. Debra L. Hargrove.

Disclaimer:  While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this web-based training component, it is not an official publication of the Florida Department of Education.