Children's Hospital
Pediatric-Related Web Links
Learning Disabilities
We are providing these links to related resources as a service to our users.
We are not responsible for the information at the linked sites and do not endorse
any products or services found there.
- All Kinds of Minds:
All Kinds of Minds helps students who struggle with learning measurably
improve their success in school and life by providing programs that integrate
educational, scientific, and clinical expertise.
- American Federation of Teachers:
The American Federation of Teachers was founded in 1916 to represent the economic,
social and professional interests of classroom teachers. It is an affiliated
international union of the AFL-CIO.
- Center for Applied Special Technology
:
Founded in 1984, CAST has earned international recognition for its development
of innovative, technology-based educational resources and strategies based
on the principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL).
- Council for Learning Disabilities
:
The Council for Learning Disabilities (CLD) is an international organization
that promotes effective teaching and research.
- Council for Exceptional Children
(CEC):
The CEC is the largest international professional organization dedicated
to improving educational outcomes for individuals with exceptionalities,
students with disabilities, and/or the gifted.
- Family Center on Technology and Disability
:
The Family Center is a resource designed to support organizations and programs
that work with families of children and youth with disabilities.
- First Signs:
A national non-profit organization dedicated to educating parents and pediatric
professionals about the early warning signs of autism and other developmental
disorders.
- Hello Friend:
The Foundation was formed in early 1997 as a public, non-profit organization.
It is dedicated to being a friend to all people with dyslexia and language-based
learning differences.
- LD Online:
A national educational service of public television station WETA in Washington,
D.C.
- National Association for the Education
of African American Children with Learning Disabilities:
The National Association for the Education of African American Children with
Learning Disabilities (NAEAACLD) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization founded
in 2000 for the purpose of increasing awareness in minority communities about
learning differences and promoting parent advocacy. The mission of the NAEAACLD
is to link information and resources provided by an established network of
individuals and organizations experienced in minority research and special
education with parents, educators, and others responsible for providing a
quality education for all children.
- National Attention Disorder Association
(ADDA):
ADDA provides information, resources and networking opportunities to help
adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD) lead better lives.
- National Center for Learning Disabilities
(NCLD):
LD.org is the official Web site of the NCLD. LD.org strives to be an effective,
easy-to-use resource for people seeking authoritative information on learning
disabilities (LD).
- National Center on Education, Disability,
and Juvenile Justice:
EDJJ is a collaborative project involving partners from the University of
Maryland, Arizona State University, the American Institutes for Research in
Washington, DC, and the PACER parent advocacy center in Minneapolis.
- National PTA:
National PTA is the largest volunteer child advocacy organization in the United
States. A not-for-profit association of parents, educators, students, and
other citizens active in their schools and communities, PTA is a leader in
reminding our nation of its obligations to children.
- Optometrists Network:
The Optometrists Network began in 1996 when its flagship web site vision3d.com
was published on the Web.
- Smart Kids With Learning
Disabilities:
SmartKidswithLD.org is the website of Smart Kids with Learning Disabilities,
Inc., a non-profit organization dedicated to providing support to parents
of children with learning disabilities and/or attention deficit disorders.
- Teaching LD:
TeachingLD is a service of the Division for Learning Disabilities (DLD)
of the Council for Exceptional Children.
This page was last updated on: May 10, 2011.
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