Learning disabilities are disorders that affect one's ability in the domains of spoken or written language, mathematical calculation, attention, or the coordination of movement. They can occur in ...

Groups that advocate on behalf of specific disabilities are proliferating, fueled by a medical establishment that can trace disorders down to their very genes and a communication system that can ...

This story features Beeline Reader for enhanced readability. Click to turn the feature on or off. Learn more about this technology here. “One of the greatest contributing factors to lower achievement ...

Caroline Richter, Ph.D., assistant professor in the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Department of Psychology, says learning disabilities are common, and there are many ways for parents to ...

In a crowded elementary school auditorium in October, two students approached the microphone to introduce the day’s guest speaker: an author who had come to read her book to the assembled students.

SDSC Disability Resources provides accommodations to Western Illinois University students with disabilities. Accommodations are determined by a combination of disability documentation which supports ...

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- Specific learning disabilities are among the most common reasons students in Wisconsin receive special education services, with more than 126,000 students statewide on ...

When Leah Rumbarger adds up the dollars her family has spent on education services for her dyslexic daughters, she wonders how most people could ever afford it. Her family spent $4,000 for two ...

Want to know another very underrepresented group in children’s books? People with learning disabilities and learning ...

Students with disabilities in the United States are guaranteed the right to a free and appropriate public education. What sets IEPs and 504 plans apart?