Benchmarking : a guide to hiring and managing persons with learning disabilities

Hammett, Carter. (Added Author). Greene-Black, Jayne. (Added Author). Salmon Jr., Dr. J. Douglas (Added Author). Mascarenhas, Glenda. (Added Author). Adult Learning Disabilities Employment Resource. (Added Author).

Summary: This resource looks at different types of learning disabilities, their accommodations, recruitment and retention strategies, workplace literacy and a host of other contemporary workplace issues that will offer solutions to all your employment needs.

Record details

ISBN: 09737264 (pbk)
Physical Description: print
136 p. ; 23 cm.
Publisher: Toronto : ALDER, c2005.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Cover title.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	What are learning disabilities / Carter Hammett -- The best practices of accommodations / Carter Hammett -- The role of cognitive assessments in the workplace / Dr. J. Douglas Salmon Jr. -- Introduction to disclosure issues / Patricia Hatt -- Recruiting persons with learning disabilities / Glenda Mascarenhas -- Rules of engagement: mentoring employees with LD / Carter Hammett -- Legislation that affects employers and persons with learning disabilities / Jayne Greene-Black -- Pacing body, racing mind: the employee with ADHD / Carter Hammett -- Dual diversity: cultural perceptions of learning disabilities and employment / Gladys Wong -- The ABCs of workplace literacy / Carter Hammett -- About ALDER.