The Learning Disabilities Association of America believes that every person with learning disabilities can succeed in school, at work, in relationships, and within the community when provided the right supports and the right opportunities.
Committed to the study of learning disabilities through all stages of life, this journal provides the most current information on research, practice, theory, issues, and trends to broaden understanding and improve quality of life.
That’s right – we’re heading back to Orlando and looking for amazing speakers for the 57th Annual International Conference. Click the link to get your submission in before the May 1, 2019 deadline! We’ll see you in Orlando!
Learning Disabilities Association of America created the Healthy Children Project to raise awareness, promote policies and practices, and to build a nationwide network of LDA members to protect children’s health and reduce toxic exposures.
Sen. Udall, Senate Leaders Introduce Bill to Ban Chlorpyrifos Nationwide
MEDIA CONTACT: Maureen Swanson, Healthy Children Project Director, Learning Disabilities Association of America, 724.813.9684 Sen. Udall, Senate Leaders Introduce Bill to Ban Chlorpyrifos Nationwide Legislation endorsed by Learning Disabilities Association of America, one of the plaintiffs fighting Chlorpyrifos in the courts Washington, DC (March 28, 2019) – A day after President Trump’s EPA once again argued for delaying its own ban of chlorpyrifos in court, Senator Tom Udall (D-NM) introduced the Protect Children, Families and Farmworkers from Nerve Agent Pesticides Act, legislation that would ban the dangerous chemical. The Learning Disabilities Association of America calls on Congress to act swiftly to pass… Read More »
LDA Applauds Bipartisan Bills to fully fund IDEA
For decades a LDA legislative priority has been the full funding of IDEA. LDA wants to recognize and applaud Senators Van Hollen (D-MD) and Roberts (R-KS) and Representative Huffman (D-CA), Senate and House bill sponsors, as well as their co-sponsors, who have just introduced bipartisan bills to fully fund the IDEA (S. 866 and H.R. 1878). Call or email your Senators and your Representative. Tell them you are a constituent and a member of the Learning Disabilities Association of America, and that you support these bills! If your senators and representative have not yet signed on as co-sponsors, ask them… Read More »
LDA Condemns Fraud in College Admissions Testing Accommodations
Pittsburgh, PA, March 12, 2019. Today the FBI announced an investigation, code-named Operation Varsity Blues, that uncovered a network of wealthy parents who paid thousands of dollars to a college-admissions private counselor to boost their children’s chances of gaining entrance into elite colleges. The U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts Andrew Lelling stating, “There can be no separate college admission for wealthy, and I will add there will not be a separate criminal justice system either.” The investigation also revealed that the counselor facilitated the cheating by instructing parents “to seek extended time for their children on college entrance exams, which included having the… Read More »
JoAnna Barnes, LDA of America Board Member and parent of two children with learning disabilities, responds in the The New York Times regarding the college admissions scandal and college admissions testing. buff.ly/2GBLQBL
Opinion | College Admission Tests and Disability
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A mother writes that accommodation levels the playing field.Roughly 40% of U.S. residents live within 3 miles of high-risk chemical facilities. This #EarthDay, we're telling the stories of these #fenceline communities with @NRDC, @iamrashidajones and @mollycrabapple, and demanding action to protect them: buff.ly/2Vi8TJP
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Watch Rashida Jones's powerful video and speak out to protect communities living closest to high-risk, hazardous chemical facilities.www.facebook.com/162655360427157/posts/3119082294784434?sfns=cl
Tourette Syndrome Camping Organization
A summer for option for children with Tourette Syndrome and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.
Tourette Syndrome Camp USA 26th season will run from Sunday, June 23 till Saturday June 29, 2019 at YMCA Camp Duncan Near Fox Lake Illinois.(35 miles north of Chicago, Illinois). The cost is $670, Financial aid is available.
We are the longest running Tourette Syndrome/OCD in the world .We have never turned a family away due to financial need. Most of our staff are former campers
For more details and registration is on our website at www.tourettecamp.com. For more stories about camp checkout our Facebook page under Tourette Syndrome Camp USA.
