Learning Disabilities & Language Disorders
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The National Organisation for Specific Learning Difficulties.
98 London Road
READING, UK RG1 5AU
voice: 0118 966 2677
fax: 0118 935 1927
web: British Dyslexia Association
Dyslexia Research Center
4745 Centerville Road
Tallahassee, Florida 32308
voice: (904) 893-2216
fax: (904) 893-2440
The International Dyslexia Association, International Office
Formerly the Orton Dyslexia Society
8600 LaSalle Road, Chester Building, Suite 382
Baltimore, MD 21286-2044 USA
toll free: (800) ABCD123
voice: (410) 296-0232
fax: (410) 321-5069
e-mail: info@interdys.org
web: IDA
The International Dyslexia Association (IDA) (formerly The Orton Dyslexia Society) is an international, 501(c)(3) non-profit, scientific and educational organization dedicated to the study and treatment of dyslexia. The IDA was established over 50 years ago to continue the pioneering work of Dr. Samuel T. Orton, who was one of the first to identify dyslexia and its remediation. The site features a kids-only site with an art gallery, games, info, questions and answers, and a pen-pals section.
Learning Disabilities Association of America
4156 Library Road
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15234
voice: (412) 341-1515
fax: (412) 344-0224
e-mail: ldanatl@usaor.net
web: LDA Web Site
LDA (formerly ACLD, the Association for Children and Adults with Learning Disabilities) was formed in 1964 by a group of concerned parents on behalf of children with learning disabilities. The Learning Disabilities Association of America is a national, non-profit organization. Their purpose is to advance the education and general welfare of children and adults of normal or potentially normal intelligence who manifest handicaps of a perceptual, conceptual, or coordinative nature.
National Center for Learning Disabilities
381 Park Avenue S, Suite 1420
New York, New York 10016
voice: (212) 545-7510
fax: (212) 545-9665
web: National Center for Learning Disabilities
National Organization for Apraxia and Dyspraxia
7675 Charter Oaks Drive
Pensacola, Florida 32514
voice/fax: (904) 478-7895
TTY: (904) 494-1444
e-mail: dyspraxia@aol.com
Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic
20 Roszel Road
Princeton, New Jersey 08540
voice: (609) 452-0606
fax: (609) 520-7990
e-mail: webmaster@rfbd.org
web: Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic
Providing services for nearly half a century, Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic (RFB&D) is a national nonprofit organization that serves people who cannot read standard print because of a visual, perceptual or other physical disability. RFB&D is recognized as the nation's leading educational lending library of academic and professional textbooks on audio tape from elementary through post-graduate and professional levels.
TALK: Taking Action Against Language Disorders for Kids
22980 Donna Lane
Bend, Oregon 97701
(503) 389-0004