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Doing It Better – Learning Disabilities Forum

A Working Forum on Learning Disabilities in Education and Employment

A working forum Doing it Better – Learning Disabilities in Education and employment, is sponsored by Deakin University, LaTrobe University, RMIT University and Freedom Scientific. Gavin Reid from the University of Edinburgh is the keynote speaker. Check out the website and book in early as participation will be limited to 200 registrants. This interactive forum will address the issues around learning disabilities as it affects students in the latter years of their secondary schooling, their transition into and experiences within the postsecondary education sector and then in the workplace.

The Forum aims to meet some of the ground swell of concern that is currently evident in the wider community about the unmet educational and learning requirements of students who are assessed as having a learning disability.

The forum aims to address:

• increasing understanding of the human impact of having a learning disability
• psychometric assessment issues
•  issues that are presented in the education sectors including curriculum, teaching strategies and support
• access to information
• assistive technology solutions
• preparation for and transition into employment.

Date: 24-27 September 2006
Location: Rydges Hotel, Exhibition St, Melbourne
Further Information and the registration form can be found at www.deakin.edu.au/events/ldc2006 .