Learning Difficulties Organizations
US Resources
The International Dyslexia Association (IDA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping individuals with dyslexia, their families and the communities that support them.
LD OnLine is the leading website on learning disabilities, learning disorders and differences. Parents and teachers of learning disabled children will find authoritative guidance on attention deficit disorder, ADD, ADHD, dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, dysnomia, reading difficulties, speech and related disorders. LD OnLine works in association with Learning Disabilities Association of America, International Dyslexia Association, Council for Exceptional Children, Schwab Foundation for Learning, and the Coordinated Campaign for Learning Disabilities.
Since 1963, LDA has provided support to people with learning disabilities, their parents, teachers and other professionals. At the national, state and local levels, LDA provides cutting edge information on learning disabilities, practical solutions, and a comprehensive network of resources. These services make the Learning Disabilities Association of America the leading resource for information on learning disabilities.
The National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD) works to ensure that the nation's 15 million children, adolescents and adults with learning disabilities have every opportunity to succeed in school, work and life.
The Council for Learning Disabilities (CLD) is an international organization concerned about issues related to students with learning disabilities. Working to build a better future for students with LD has been the primary goal of CLD for more than 20 years. Involvement in CLD helps members stay abreast of current issues that are shaping the field, affecting the lives of students, and influencing professional careers.
UK Resources
The BDA is the voice of dyslexic people. We aim to influence government and other institutions to promote a dyslexia friendly society. We promote early identification and support in schools to ensure opportunity to learn for dyslexic learners. We want to represent the needs of dyslexic people on leaving school, in higher education and work.
The AchieveAbility National Network developed from the Aimhigher HEFCE funded Project. The Network strives to inform inclusive policy and practice for learners with SpLD. The approach of the Network is to look at whole organisational change in line with the social model of disability.
The Helen Arkell Dyslexia Centre (HADC), a registered charity, employs a group of educational professionals who help those with dyslexia and other Specific Learning Difficulties, and who train those who wish to study the subject.
Dyslexia Action is a national charity and the UK's leading provider of services and support for people with dyslexia and literacy difficulties.
The organisation is a registered charity. The legal and education systems in Scotland have been different from those in England and Wales for hundreds of years and thus Dyslexia Scotland has always been an independent Scottish based organisation.