The Learning Disabilities Association of
Ontario
The LDAO serves the one in 10
Ontario residents who have a learning disability.
Guided by a volunteer Board of Directors, the
LDAO's Toronto-based staff co-ordinates volunteer chapters in 50
communities.
The LDAO believes the learning disabled CAN learn.
Therefore, our activities help them to develop coping skills to realize
their full potential.
L.D.A.O.
365
Bloor St. East Box 39, Suite 1004 Toronto, Ontario M4W 3L4
Phone:
(416)929-4311 Fax: (416)929-3905
www.ldao.ca
What Does the LDAO Do?
The LDAO acts at the provincial level.
Across the province, the Association helps create a
public awareness and acceptance of persons with learning disabilities.
- An annual public
awareness campaign in March focuses on a particular aspect of learning
disabilities.
- An annual
conference in March encourages research into all aspects of learning
disabilities.
- Legislative
assistance helps create an understanding of learning disabilities in the
judicial system. For example, the Young Offenders' Act (Canada 1984)
encourages the court to take learning disabilities into account in
determining rehabilitation.
- A quarterly
publication, Communique, informs members and contributors of
Association activities and related matters.
At the local level, the LDAO trains volunteers.
More
than 3,000 volunteers across the province offer support.
Resource and advocacy support is available to the
learning disabled and their families free upon request.
Local
chapters work directly with more than 82 school boards to detect and treat
learning disabilities at the earliest possible stage.
Many
chapters, as well as the Toronto-based head office, have resource centres
with libraries, videos for rent, and publications for sale.
A
different way of learning can lead to success!
