The National Academy of Sciences estimates that environmental factors, including toxic chemicals, cause or contribute to at least a quarter of learning and developmental disabilities in American children. Learning Disabilities Association …
As a member of the Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities Education Task Force, LDA of America has agreed to sign onto a statement of principles for reopening schools. These principles …
For more than twenty years, the Learning Disabilities Association of Iowa has awarded scholarships to Iowa seniors with learning disabilities who enroll in a post-secondary educational program. We are pleased …
The coronavirus pandemic impacts everyone. But it creates added challenges for some people. That includes kids and adults with learning differences or disabilities. Understood has created this COVID-19 resource to …
Support excellence in services for students eligible for special education with your leadership and skills. Announcing a new cohort for a Master’s in Special Education – Consultation Emphasis beginning in …
Long-time LDA-IA supporter Marvin “Marv” Van Sickle passed away on May 4, 2017. Services were held May 9th in Indianola. He is survived by his wife, Barb, four children and …
School districts must give students with disabilities the chance to make meaningful, “appropriately ambitious” progress, the Supreme Court said Wednesday in an 8-0 ruling…The decision in Endrew F. v. Douglas …
Summer is all about having FUN, and ASK Resource Center wants to make it easier for Iowa kids with disabilities to access all the summer fun their hearts desire! Whether …
In a press conference on Thursday, March 9th, officials from the Iowa Department of Education released new information on Iowa’s statewide “early warning” literacy system, drawing attention to the improved …
ADDitude magazine online has just publicized its annual guide to camps and schools for children with learning differences. Several topics are highlighted, including how to pick the best program for …
