Learning Disabilities Association of America - LDA
Organization URL(s)
info@ldaamerica.orgwww.ldaamerica.org
Other Contact Information
4156 Library Road
Pittsburgh,
PA 15234-1349
412-341-1515 (Voice)
412-344-0224 (FAX)
Description
The Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDA), formerly the Association for Children and Adults with Learning Disabilities (ACLD), was founded in 1964 as a national, nonprofit organization of parents and professionals serving the needs of individuals with learning disabilities. The Association seeks to increase public awareness about the learning disabled and promotes research, treatment, education, and employment. LDA monitors legislative developments. It refers people to sources of information and assistance, serves as an advocacy group, provides various publications, sponsors an annual international conference, and operates a library resource center; the resource library has over 500 publications available for mail order. The Association has more than 500 state and local chapters.
Online Resources
- One in Seven: Learning about Learning Disabilities
http://www.ldaamerica.org/new_to_ld/index.asp - Understanding Learning Disabilities: For Adults
http://www.ldaamerica.org/aboutld/adults/index.asp - Understanding Learning Disabilities: For Parents
http://www.ldaamerica.org/aboutld/parents/index.asp
Print Resources
The LDA literature inventory includes educational brochures, research reports, technical and general purpose books, and teaching handbooks. Serial publication: LDA Newsbriefs (newsletter), bimonthly--announcements of meetings and conventions, legislative updates, human interest stories, and research investigations; and Learning Disabilities Multidisciplinary Journal, a quarterly publication, which has research-based articles.