About LDAO
- Mission Statement
- What Does LDAO Do?
- Contact Information
- Staff Listing
- Board Members Listing
- Local Chapters Listing
The Learning Disabilities Association of Ontario (LDAO) is a charitable non-profit organisation dedicated to improving the lives of children, youth and adults with learning disabilities. LDAO offers many resources, services, information, venues and products designed to help people with LDs and ADHD, as well as parents, teachers, and other professionals.
Mission Statement
LDAO’s mission is to provide leadership in learning disabilities advocacy, research, education and services and to advance the full participation of children, youth and adults with learning disabilities in today’s society.
We value promoting positive change through:
- Innovation
- Strategic partnerships
- Credible advocacy
- Informed public policy and
- Quality products and services
What does LDAO do?
Assists people with learning disabilities and their families in meeting their expressed needs by:
- providing support, guidance and up-to-date resource information
- providing the opportunity for the sharing of information and common concerns
- encouraging research in the field of learning disabilities
- supporting and generating legislative initiatives.
Furthers the educational, social, recreational, legal, medical, vocational and employment opportunities for people with learning disabilities in Ontario.
Acquaints professionals working in the above listed fields -- education, recreation, legislation and justice, health, vocational training and employment - with the current literature and research in the field of learning disabilities.
Creates public awareness of learning disabilities by informing the public of the issues and challenges faced by people with learning disabilities. Check out some of our public awareness events.
In addition, we sell some books, literature and videos related to learning disabilities. We also have videos for rent. Feel free to contact us about our library at info@LDAO.ca.
National and Other Provincial Organisations
The national branch of the Learning Disabilities Association is LDA Canada (LDAC). Find their fully bilingual website at www.ldac-taac.ca.
There are also LDA's across Canada. Like the LDAO, the other provincial organisations have local chapters. Follow this link for a full listing of all of these organisations.
Local LDAO Chapters
For a full description and listing of all of our Ontario Local Chapters, please follow this link.
Scholarship and Bursary
LDAO offers two awards - a bursary and a scholarship :
Gloria Landis Memorial Bursary : The Gloria Landis Memorial Bursary was established in memory of Gloria Landis for her significant contributions to LDAO and her community on behalf of individuals with learning disabilities.
One bursary will be awarded annually in the amount of $1,000 to a mature individual with learning disabilities, enrolled in a postsecondary program or accredited vocational institute, who has been absent from full-time education for a period of three years.
For more information about applying for this bursary, please select this link .
Roy Cooper Scholarship: The LDAO offers an annual $1,000 scholarship award in the name of a long serving LDAO Board Member, Roy Cooper, to a high school student who has a documented Learning Disability and will be attending a University or College, majoring in an engineering and/or physical sciences discipline. Mr. Cooper spent his working life in the engineering/ physical sciences field and, as a parent of an adult with learning disabilities, has spent over 30 years volunteering at the local, provincial and national levels of the Learning Disabilities Association. He will take an active role in the awarding process.
To apply for the Roy Cooper Scholarship, please contact any of the LDAO's local chapters.
LDAO Contact Information
LDAO's provincial office is located in downtown Toronto at Sherbourne subway station.
LDAO Mailing Address:
365 Bloor Street East,
Suite 1004, Box 39,
Toronto, Ontario
M4W 3L4
phone: (416) 929-4311(for individual extensions, see the staff listing)
Toll free: 1-877-238-5322
fax: (416) 929-3905
LDAO Staff Listing
To view the staff listing, please follow this link.
LDAO Board Members
To view the listing of our Board Members, please follow this link.
