As heard on the LDA Podcast. Elina Csapo is a rising high school senior with apraxia who created Young Able Voices, a peer-to-peer support group for children and teens with…
The LDA Podcast
I Went Ahead and Proved Them Wrong: A Talk with Katie Selby
Heard on The LDA Podcast Because of her language impairment and learning disabilities, Katie Selby was often told that she wasn’t ‘college material.’ After learning how to advocate for herself…
Beyond Books: Resources and Community at Your Local Library
Heard on The LDA Podcast We talk to Carrie Banks, a supervising librarian at the Brooklyn Public Library, about the Inclusive Services Program, community-building opportunities at the library, and their…
The Power of Kindness: A Talk with Artist Mark Stoddart
Heard on The LDA Podcast Mark Stoddart, a renowned Scottish sculptor with dyslexia, has dedicated 30 years to creating captivating bronze sculptures. Many of these pieces serve a dual purpose…
Learning Disabilities and Mental Health with Learning & Behavior Consultant Bev Johns
Mental health issues can frequently co-occur with learning disabilities. In this episode of The LDA Podcast, we dive into it with learning and behavior consultant Bev Johns.
Celebrating Young Advocates: Meet Jordan Greene!
Heard on The LDA Podcast Jordan Greene is a college freshman with ADHD, an author, motivational speaker, and an advocate for individuals with LD and ADHD. In middle school, Jordan saw…
Celebrating Young Advocates: Meet Aashna Shah!
Heard on The LDA Podcast Aashna Shah is a junior in high school, Miss Florida’s Outstanding Teen, an author of three books, a motivational speaker, and a passionate learning disability advocate.…
Dyslexia, Literacy, & Race
Heard on The LDA Podcast In this episode, LDA President Monica McHale-Small sits with special educator Dr. Lauren McClenney-Rosenstein to discuss the misidentification of learning disabilities in students of color, the…
Advocacy in Special Education: A Talk With an IEP Coach
Heard on The LDA Podcast “I had an IEP through high school and I really know the power of the special education system…And I feel like I’m living out the purpose…
Handwriting Instruction in the Digital Age
Heard on The LDA Podcast Dr. Nancy Cushen White, a clinical professor at UCSF and a certified instructor of teaching for the Slingerland Multisensory (Multimodal) Structured Language Approach, sits down to…
