Learning Disabilities Association of Canada (LDAC)
250 City Centre, Suite 616
Ottawa, ON K1R 6K7
Phone: (613) 238-5721
Fax: (613) 235-5391
Email: info@ldac-acta.ca
Web: www.ldac-acta.ca
Website for youth: www.youth2youth.ca, www.pacfold.ca
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About Us:

The Learning Disabilities Association of Canada (LDAC) is a national, non-profit voluntary organization which was founded in 1963 and incorporated in 1971. The organization's mission is to be the national voice for persons with learning disabilities and those who support them. LDAC is dedicated to a level playing field for individuals with learning disabilities to enable them to function as citizens with equitable opportunities and to develop to their chosen potential. LDAC accomplishes these goals through public awareness about the nature and impact of learning disabilities, advocacy, research, health, education and collaborative efforts.

The volunteer Board of Directors is composed of fifteen members appointed by each of the ten provincial and two territorial Learning Disabilities Associations.

The approximate membership is 10,000. Although the majority are parents, members also include physicians, psychologists, lawyers, language experts, optometrists, psychiatrists, public health and physical education personnel, educators, and members of school boards and administrators.

There is a Learning Disabilities Association in each province and two territories of Canada and from these extend a network of chapters in more than 75 communities across the country. These Associations are affiliated with the LDAC and share the same aims and objectives.

The LDAC activities include the collection and dissemination of information on learning disabilities in the areas of prevention, early identification, assessment, education, intervention, social interaction, health, coping skills, family support, advocacy, transitions, employment, and justice to consumers, parents, professionals, various levels of government, and other agencies.