Learning Disabilities
Helpful Links & Disability Related Information/Resource Sites
ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY SYNDROME
- Children and Adults with ADD (CHADD)
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- National Attention Deficit Disorder Association
- ETS: Documenting ADHD
GENERAL SUPPORT INFORMATION
- Association of Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD)
- American Council on Education — National Clearinghouse on Postsecondary Education for Individuals with Disabilities
- Eric Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education
- Schwab Learning: A Parent's Guide to Helping Kids with Learning Differences
- Disabilities and Education Laws
LEARNING DISABILITIES
- National Center for Learning Disabilities
- LD Online
- Learning Disability Resources
- Center for Learning Differences
- National Institute of neurological disorders and stroke
- International Dyslexia Association
- MedicineNet.com
- ETS: Documenting ADHD
The National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY)
P.O. Box 1492
Washington DC 20013-1492
(800) 695-0285 v/TTY
(202) 884-8441 fax
nichcy@aed.org
http://www.nichcy.org
CHADD - Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
8181 Professional Place
Suite 150.Landover, MD 20785
http://www.chadd.org
Tel: 301-306-7070/800-233-4050
Fax: 301-306-7090
International Dyslexia Association
40 York Road, 4th Floor
Baltimore, MD 21204
info@interdys.org
http://www.interdys.org
Tel: 410-296-0232/800-ABCD123
Fax: 410-321-5069
Learning Disabilities Association of America
4156 Library Road, Suite 1
Pittsburgh, PA 15234-1349
info@ldaamerica.org
http://www.ldaamerica.org
Tel: 412-341-1515
Fax: 412-344-0224
National Center for Learning Disabilities
381 Park Avenue South
Suite 1401
New York, NY 10016
ncld@ncld.org
http://www.ld.org
Tel: 212-545-7510/888-575-7373
Fax: 212-545-9665
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
National Institutes of Health, DHHS
31 Center Drive, Rm. 2A32 MSC 2425
Bethesda, MD 20892-2425
http://www.nichd.nih.gov
Tel: 301-496-5133
Fax: 301-496-7101
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
National Institutes of Health, DHHS
6001 Executive Blvd. Rm. 8184, MSC 9663
Bethesda, MD 20892-9663
nimhinfo@nih.gov
http://www.nimh.nih.gov
Tel: 301-443-4513/866-415-8051/301-443-8431 (TTY)
Fax: 301-443-4279
In This Section
- Learning Disabilities
- What is a Learning Disability?
- Facts About Learning Disabilities
- Common Types of Learning Disabilities
- Characteristics of Learning Disabilities
- Evaluation Process
- Professionals Who Assist with Evaluation
- Students with Documented Disabilities
- Documentation Process
- Documentation Requirements
- Key Points to Remember
- Disability Related Information/Resource Sites
