Media Releases

• LDAC Accommodation Policy

  August 27, 2007
  Ottawa, Ontario, August 27, 2007 – As students prepare to return to school with notebooks, pens and the latest school fashions, many students with learning disabilities, like dyslexia, dysgraphia, or auditory processing disabilities are struggling with anxiety and fear. Their "Bcak to School" experience is anything but exciting.

   

• 2007 Conference – The LD Challenge: Together We're Up For It

  August 1, 2007
  The Learning Disabilities Association of Alberta (LDAA) and the LDAA – Calgary Chapter are pleased to announce the 2007 Conference on Learning Disabilities (LD) scheduled for October 31 – November 2, 2007 at the Telus Convention Centre in Calgary. Keynote speakers at the Conference are Dr. Mel Levine, Dr. Bonnie Kaplan, and Mr. Henry Winkler.

   

• Victory in B.C. Court for Student with Learning Disability:
  Implication for all students with learning disabilities across the country

  December 22, 2005
  The Learning Disabilities Association of Canada, an intervener in this case, hails it as a significant, major victory for children with learning disabilities across Canada. In a decision arising from the particular circumstances concerning Jeffrey Moore, a young boy in the mid 90’s who was identified as having severe learning disabilities and did not receive the services he required, the tribunal ordered the ministry and the district to reimburse the Moore family for tuition fees and other out of pocket expenses they paid during the nine years Jeffrey attended a private school for children with learning disabilities.