Florida

Prior to the activation of the Practitioners' Task Force on Adults with Learning Disabilities, there was an earlier effort during 2004-2005 that underscored Florida's commitment to serve adults with LD. The Division of Community Colleges and Workforce Education funded a project to Daytona Beach Community College and appointed a diverse group to tackle an important task. The charge of the Interagency Team was to work toward a single goal that would benefit our shared population of adult students/clients/customers/consumers with learning disabilities in Florida. The team’s responsibility was to make recommendations to the Florida Department of Education on serving these adults with learning disabilities.

The “Plan” that has been created involved development of a statewide delivery service for adults with LD. The process included determining what system elements were essential for adults with learning disabilities to become successful. During this process, critical elements representing systemic change were identified. Barriers were identified and discussed but did not stand in the way of creating a model delivery system. A successful end result of developing this framework would be that all agencies that serve this population would work together as part of a continuum of services meant to support adults with learning disabilities as they become literate, earn their high school diploma, receive technical training, register for community college, receive support services, become employed, and develop the success attributes necessary to lead a happy, productive, and fulfilled life. The final list of Recommendations to the Department of Education reflects the Interagency Team’s consensus.

The statewide plan developed by the Interagency Writing and Planning Group is available for your review (see links below) both as a full document and as a shorter, Executive Summary.

As a result of this Interagency Writing and Planning Group, the Practitioners' Task Force on Adults with Learning Disabilities was formed in 2005 to continue working on aspects of systems change involved in the statewide model.

2004-2005 Interagency Writing Team | Creating a Statewide Delivery System for Adults with Learning Disabilities in Florida | Executive Summary |

A comprehensive delivery system for the State of Florida that supports adults with learning disabilities and those suspected of having learning disabilities, in achieving their self-determined goals.

Develop a service delivery system that maximizes access and resources for adults with learning disabilities and that enhances services and accommodations necessary for success.

The Task Force's work will be guided by the recommendations presented by the Interagency Development Team on Adults with Learning Disabilities in the 2005 Report to the Florida Department of Education.