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PERSON LEARNING DISABILITIES [1 record]

Record 1 1996-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sociology of persons with a disability
  • Federal Administration
  • Labour and Employment
CONT

It is important to understand the distinction between persons with developmental disabilities and those with psychiatric or learning disabilities. A person with a learning disability may not have any intellectual impairment, but may still have trouble assimilating certain types of information or may have difficulty in some learning environments.

OBS

Employment equity.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sociologie des personnes handicapées
  • Administration fédérale
  • Travail et emploi
CONT

Il importe de saisir la distinction entre les personnes ayant des troubles du développement et les personnes ayant des [déficiences psychiques] ou des difficultés d'apprentissage. Les difficultés d'apprentissage ne s'accompagnent pas nécessairement d'un affaiblissement intellectuel, mais les personnes avec ce genre de difficultés peuvent avoir du mal à assimiler certains genres d'information ou à évoluer dans certains milieux d'apprentissage.

OBS

Équité en emploi.

Spanish

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