Our Resource Locator will help you find one-on-one learning disabilities advice and national, state, or local LD resources — including chapters of organizations like the Learning Disabilities Association of America, International Dyslexia Association, or your regional Parent Training and Information Center. You can also find specific resources and support related to dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, and dyspraxia.
By: Ellyn Levy, Parent Contributor|Published Date: April 04, 2013
In her last post, Parent Contributor Ellyn Levy discussed the experience of getting an initial Individualized Education Plan (IEP) for her teenage daughter. Now, Ellyn’s daughter is a successful college graduate, and Ellyn is back to share the lessons she has learned in advocating for her daughter throughout her learning disability (LD) journey.Read More >
By: Adam Ninyo, Intern|Published Date: April 02, 2013
Film can be a wonderful medium for raising awareness about various issues ranging from racism to genocide to drug addiction. Movies can portray characters in a way that books cannot – truly making the viewer sympathize with characters as though they are real people. With all the limitless possibilities of film, it is extremely frustrating to see a consistent failure to properly represent characters with learning disabilities (LD). Read More >
By: Lyn Pollard, Parent Contributor|Published Date: March 27, 2013
Throughout the Out-of-the-Box Advocacy series, I’ve shared my top tips for how parents can put their advocacy efforts to work outside of their child’s IEP and 504 Plan meetings. Today, I’ll wrap up the series (for now!) by focusing on how to make a difference for LD at your child’s school.
If you’ve been following the series, you’ve hopefully tried at least a few of the suggested out-of-the-box advocacy methods. Maybe you’ve been tweeting, writing emails, or talking to your friends and neighbors about LD. Once you get started, it gets easier and easier to make LD part of your day-to-day interactions and online conversations. As long as you’re sporting your advocate hat, let’s keep going by focusing on how to advocate for change on your child’s own school campus. Read More >
By: Laura Kaloi, NCLD Public Policy Director |Published Date: March 26, 2013
A few weeks ago I had the fantastic experience of traveling to Wyoming to be part of a weekend of parent training. Over 100 parents, teachers, state leaders, and trained advocates traveled to Casper to meet and learn from experts and each other about:
best practices for teaching and supporting students with disabilities,
problem-solving techniques to build better parent-school teams, and
how to advocate for children to your full potential.
By: Darla Hatton, Parent Contributor|Published Date: March 21, 2013
I had the pleasure of attending a pre-conference session at the 2013 Assistive Technology Industry Association (ATIA) Conference. I have been visiting the exhibit hall at this conference for many years now. Every year, the ATIA provides a free pass, registration required, to visit the exhibit hall floor on Friday and Saturday. It is a chance to interact with vendors and learn about the latest advances in assistive technology. I would strongly recommend parents take advantage of the reduced or free admission to visit the exhibit hall, often available at technology conferences. It gives you a hands-on feel for specific assistive technology (AT) products. Most years, my daughter attends with me. Together, we are able to test drive the latest and greatest AT currently available or coming to market soon. Read More >
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Film can be a wonderful medium for raising awareness about various issues ranging from racism to genocide to drug addiction. Movies can portray characters in a way that books cannot – truly making the viewer sympathize with characters as though they are real people. With all the limitless possibilities of film, it is extremely frustrating to see a consistent failure to properly represent characters with learning disabilities (LD). 
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A few weeks ago I had the fantastic experience of traveling to Wyoming to be part of a weekend of parent training. Over 100 parents, teachers, state leaders, and trained advocates traveled to Casper to meet and learn from experts and each other about: 
I had the pleasure of attending a pre-conference session at the 
