Research Paper
Learning Disorders
John Doe
Advanced English

Introduction

Learning disabilities have a large impact on how society relates to those with those disabilities. It affects society in the person’s ability to interact within a community not just inside the educational area. Even though a child with learning disabilities can be challenged through evaluations, trained specialists, therapy and drug treatments they are able to live an independent life.
The people with learning disabilities should be able to live an independent life as long as they are properly diagnosed. In order to be diagnosed with a learning disability they must meet certain criteria. This is because not all people who have trouble reading or writing may have a learning disability. They might have vision problems or auditory problems. The evaluation they must undergo will eliminate certain factors that mimic a learning disability.
Once, the evaluation is complete the person is given information regarding how they can be treated. This will help them learn to overcome their learning disability and give them an opportunity to become independent. They would be able to go to college and work without being discriminated. Certain laws that protect people with learning disability come into place once they are properly diagnosed.
Furthermore, with certain treatments, support and rehabilitation people with learning disabilities will be able to live independent lives. This is as long as they don’t have motor problems preventing them to engage themselves into the working society. This may be cause by brain damages that are incurred during birth even during risky surgery.
Annotated Bibliography
Kupper, L. (1995). National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities, W., & Academy for Educational Development, W. Reading and Learning Disabilities. NICHCY Briefing Paper. Update. Retrieved from ERIC database.
This article gives information that will help parents and educators distinguish the symptoms that may affect a child from learning. It also teaches how a child with a learning disability can perceive things differently from a child who does not suffer from learning disabilities. It guides parents and educators to look for the symptoms that mimic learning disabilities but the child does not have a learning disability. The article also talks about the different types of learning disabilities and how they occur. (Kupper, 1995)

Smith, C. P. (1997). Learning Disabilities: A TO Z. New York, NY, USA: Simon & Schuster Inc.
This book gives an insight of understanding learning disabilities in a way to guide parents. Also, it emphasizes the causes of learning disabilities as well as the types of learning disabilities. This book informs the parent, how to handle a learning disability as well as learning about it. There are different organizations one can get help for certain learning disabilities. Lastly, it guides the parent to learn how to properly educate the child with the learning disability they face. The parent will learn to teach the child to have a life full of possibilities instead of keeping them isolated. (Smith, 1997)

Neuwirth, S. a. (1993). National Inst. of Mental Health (DHHS). Learning Disabilities. ERIC, EBSCOhost (accessed April 4, 2010). , 44.
This article provides different cases of people with learning disabilities. It also states information about the criteria that is needed for a person to be diagnosed with a learning disability. It also shows how people with learning disabilities are affected in different situations as well as how they affect others. According to this article a learning disability is not diagnosed like a disease would because the learning disability is hidden until it is noticeable enough for someone to realize it. (Neuwirth, 1993)
Higbee, Jeanne L., and Others And. "Serving Learning Disabled Students Within and Outside the Classroom." (March 1, 1989): ERIC, EBSCOhost (accessed April 4, 2010).
This article provides information on different aspects of how a student has been able to adapt to educational ways in order to get into college. However, once they have gotten into college they face more learning disability obstacles they have not encountered before. They soon learn ways the government aids them into getting the proper help they need. This article backs up what my view of people with learning disabilities, adapt to the world. There are learning disabilities that prevent people from living a normal life but with the proper aid they can become independent in certain areas. Lastly, it explains what laws are out there to protect people with certain learning disabilities. This ensures they are treated equally and not discriminated against.
Hartlage, Lawrence C., and Cathy Fultz Telzrow. "Rehabilitation of Persons with Learning Disabilities." Journal of Rehabilitation 50, no. 1 (January 1984): Academic Search Premier, EBSCOhost (accessed April 4, 2010). In this article it helps identify the ways a person with learning disabilities can rehabilitate. Also, it gave examples of certain cases of how different learning disabilities can affect a person. This article does put some controversy with my argument because it does state that some people with learning disabilities cannot be rehabilitated due to other circumstances. People with impaired motor skills cannot function independently on their own because they would still need some assistance maneuvering around places. Even though, most public places provide ramps and other sorts of help for people with learning disabilities and other impairments other special needs would be required.