Please visit us at our new web
address: www.ldat.org
About LDAT
LDAT is affiliated with the Learning Disabilities Association
of America, 4156 Library Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15234. LDAT does
not support, endorse, or recommend any particular method, treatment,
evaluation or remedial program for learning disabilities. It does,
however, endeavor to inform in the belief that you have the right
to know.
LDAT provides the following services:
- Fosters public awareness of learning disabilities through
newsletters, films and videotapes.
- Provides a source of reference literature on learning disbilities.
- Assists in the establishment of local LDA councils which
can more directly serve the specific needs of individual communities.
- Presents annual state conferences where professionals and
parents share knowledge and information.
- Assists parents and professionals in reaching an understanding
about the best way to provide an appropriate education for students
whose academic achievements are significantly less than their
intellectual ability.
- Works to inform public officials of the unique needs of persons
with learning disabilities and to advocate for improved school
policy, laws and justice practice on their behalf.
- Coordinates efforts and information transfer between national,
state and local levels of LDA.
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