Learning Disabilities Association of America

The Learning Disabilities Association of America is a 501(c)(3) non-profit volunteer organization of parents, professionals, and adults with learning disabilities. Its purpose is to promote and support the education and general welfare of children and adults of potentially normal intelligence who manifest learning, perceptual, and/or behavioral handicaps The goals of the Learning Disabilities Association of America are to:

• Advance parents’ understanding and responsibility for the education of their children
• Increase community awareness and acceptance of the unique problems of persons with learning disabilities and their families
• Expand communication with regular and special educators at all levels
• Respond to unmet needs of individuals with learning disabilities and promote or create services to meet those needs
• Develop social and educational opportunities for individuals with learning disabilities
• Promote vocational and career education opportunities
• Encourage research in all aspects of learning disabilities
• Stimulate development of early detection programs;
• Serve as a consultant and/or liaison with other parents and professional organizations