Interviews with adults who have learning disabilities about employment

The following website features interviews where individuals reveal their experiences in life and on the job, the decisions they made and why they made them.

http://ld.org/newsltr/1002newsltr/1002real.cfm


Mentor Program through York University

This website features a mentor program offered by the Learning Disabilities Program at York University. This program gives students and employers an opportunity to work together to develop the career goals of university students with learning disabilities.

http://www.yorku.ca/cdc/ldp/careers/mentoring.htm


Preparing adults with learning disabilities for post-secondary education

This website provides some great information about summer transition programs that are available to individuals with learning disabilities who would like to enter post-secondary programs. These programs are offered in the summer and help prepare incoming students with training in self-advocacy, adaptive technology, learning strategies and other important information that will help them transition into their program.

http://www.ldrc.ca/projects/projects.php?id=51&