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Recreation and Sports: Disability Specific: Learning Disabilities

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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 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.

National

New Sign Learning Disabilities Reading List

New Sign Sports and Recreational Activities for Children with Physical Disabilities from The Cure Our Children Foundation, is a website with many articles and links concerning certain sports and recreational activities for children including those with learning disabilities.

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