Learning Disabilities Association Chapters
Ability OnLine
www.ablelink.org
Ability OnLine is an electronic mail system connecting young people with disabilities or chronic illness to disabled and non-disabled peers and mentors. It also provides disabled youngsters and their families with current information on medical treatments, educational strategies and employment opportunities.
Integra
www.integra.on.ca
Integra is an Children's Mental Health Centre in Toronto. Its focus is on helping children and adolescents with LD-related social, emotional, and behavioural problems.
Learning Disabilities Association of Canada
www.ldac-taac.ca
The LDAC site has information about LDAs across Canada, including provincial contact information.
Learning Disabilities Resource Community
www.ldrc.ca
A clearinghouse of information about learning disabilities.
LD Pride Online
www.ldpride.net
This great site is an online community for folks with learning disabilities.
Ontario Ministry of Education
www.edu.gov.on.ca
Government site; you can access the site in English or French from here.
Ontario Parent Council
www.ontarioparentcouncil.org
National Educational Association of Disabled Students
www.neads.ca
Online home of Canada's only nationwide, cross-disability consumer organization of students with disabilities in postsecondary education. NEADS advocates for full access to education and employment opportunities.
Ontario Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists
www.osla.on.ca
This association, with more than 1500 professional members, tries to provide as much information and as many resources as possible. They also do consumer awareness and promotion around the early detection of communication disorders in children.
The Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP)
Ontario Disability SupportProgram
ODSP is intended to meet the unique needs of people with disabilities and help them to become more independent. The ODSP has two parts: Employment Supports provides the supports people with disabilities need to get and keep jobs, and Income Support provides financial assistance to people with disabilities. For more information visit the ODSP web page at:
Psychology Foundation of Canada
www.psychologyfoundation.org
A not-for-profit registered charity dedicated to developing parenting materials and resources.
SNOW: Special Needs Opportunities Windows
snow.utoronto.ca
An excellent Canadian resource on special education needs and technologies. Extensive online resource lists.
York University Learning Disabilities Program Webpage
www.yorku.ca/cdc/ldp
