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Dyslexia and Learning Disabilities in Canada and the UK: The Impact of its Disability Employment Laws
Author(s) -
Gerber Paul J.,
Batalo Cecilia G.,
Achola Edwin O.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
dyslexia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.694
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1099-0909
pISSN - 1076-9242
DOI - 10.1002/dys.1441
Subject(s) - dyslexia , legislation , learning disability , extant taxon , psychology , population , law , political science , developmental psychology , sociology , demography , reading (process) , evolutionary biology , biology
The impact of employment laws pertaining to individuals with learning disabilities in Canada and dyslexia in the UK were investigated via the extant research literature. Currently, there is very little research in this area despite Canada and the UK having laws in effect for decades. Surprisingly, their laws have been revamped despite an absence of data that measures impact and effectiveness. This finding is not unlike the Americans with Disabilities Act, reauthorized as the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments in 2008, without substantive research to guide legal policies and practices going forward. Investigation in this area is needed to seek the positive and negative effects of legislation on those with learning disabilities in Canada and dyslexia in the UK, a high incidence population that finds most employment opportunities in competitive employment. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.