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Disability Specific Resources: Learning Disabilities


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Information: Learning Disability
[Updated January 31, 2009] © Copyright 2008, 2009 New Horizons Un-Limited Inc.

This information guide is written by New Horizons Un-Limited. The guide provides information about this disability including Definition, Types, Causes, Characteristics, and Statistics. We envision a world with the inclusion and participation of individuals with disabilities in our communities, our workplaces and our lives so we also include information on Awareness, Viewpoint, Needs and Solutions, Therapy and Rehabilitation, On-line Discussion Forum, and where to go on the Internet to Learn More about this disability.

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Links to Publications by Others
New Sign Learning Disabilities

This article on Medical-Central is by Amy Holder and discusses Learning Disabilities, how there is no definitive cause, discusses the symptoms and some information on learning to live with learning disabilities.

New Sign Developing Recreation Skills in Persons with Learning Disabilities has excerpts of an article by Lorraine C. Peniston, foreword by Regina Cicci, Ph.D. and discusses the case how persons with learning disabilities can benefit from recreational activities.

New Sign Life Success For Students With Learning Disabilities: A Parent Guide

This guide is by the researchers at the Frostig Center in Pasadena, California and is the result of 20 years of research of the lives of children and adults with learning disability and identifying factors that can lead to success.

New Sign When children have trouble playing the game - learning disabilities in children - includes list of references is an article by Lorraine C. Peniston about how learning disabilities can affect how people are able to play games and sports and what recreation programs can do to accommodate people with disabilities.

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