by LaNelle Gallagher, LDA Past President Dr. Rosa Hagin passed away on February 7, 2014, at her home in Hardyston Township, New Jersey, at the age of ninety two years. …
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Locate Free Assistive Technology in Five Easy Steps: A Guide for Parents
John Newman, Assistive Technology Specialist, PACER From groceries to gadgets, just about anything can be found on the Internet including free assistive technology and learning resources for your child. The…
Managing Social-Emotional Issues: For Adults with Learning Disabilities
Some guidelines for adults with learning disabilities: Managing (and perhaps mastering) the social-emotional aspects of living with a learning disability. It’s important to start out with the reminder that although…
LDA Public Policy Priorities
LDA advocates to ensure that each individual with learning disabilities is identified, supported, and protected. We support policies and practices that ensure every person with a learning disability will have…
Types of Learning Disabilities
Learning disabilities are due to genetic and/or neurobiological factors that alter brain functioning in a manner which affects one or more cognitive processes related to learning. These processing problems can…
Learning Disabilities in the Workplace
Learning disabilities may make it difficult for an individual to learn, work, or behave in the manner that ordinarily would be expected. A learning disability is an impairment of neurological…
Dyspraxia
A disorder which causes problems with movement and coordination, language and speech.
Response to Intervention (RTI)
The Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDA) is a not for profit organization chartered in 1964, to advance the education and general welfare of individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD).…
What Are Learning Disabilities?
Learning disabilities may be defined in practical, medical and legal terms. The common theme in all three definitions is that a learning disability is a disorder in one or more…
Partnerships
LDA engages in an array of ongoing collaborative partnerships that support the organization’s work on behalf of individuals with learning disabilities. These partnerships include: Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD)…
