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Our 5th annual Learning and Leadership Corporate Breakfast
from LDAO
(2012/2/3 15:27)
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Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel, 123 Queen Street West, Toronto, Ontario. March 28, 2012 - 7:30am ? 9:30am
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We have moved
from LDAO
(2012/2/2 11:51)
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Please update our new address in your records.
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Technology As Part of the Everyday Classroom Experience
from SNOW - Education, Access and You!
(2012/1/23 17:13)
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by Christian David Borges The pace at which technology evolves in our modern information-driven world can seem nothing short of overwhelming. The way we communicate, interact and understand the world around us seems to change moment to moment. Very often it is young people?our students, who are the first to understand, adopt and fully exploit the vast potential that comes with new technology. As educators, we are placed in a unique position where we must try to appreciate how our students are transformed by this constant evolution, at times regulate the extent to which students engage with these tools and at least in a very rudimentary way connect with them through the use of the technology. Yet as educators, we are oftenhesitant or even unsure of how to integrate this ever-evolving transformative technology into the classroom. More over, we are often at a loss as to where to begin. As teachers we cannot miss this opportunity to engage our students and adopt new appr ...
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The US National Institutes of Health announces new funding for learning disabilities research center
from LDAO
(2012/1/18 12:04)
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January 17, 2012
Funding for four centers to conduct research on the causes and treatment of learning disabilities in children and adolescents has been provided by the National Institutes of Health.
The centers were established in 1989 by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD). The NICHD Learning Disabilities Research Centers [...]
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Ontario loses dedicated advocate for students with special education needs
from LDAO
(2012/1/18 12:03)
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Lindsay Moir
LDAO was sad to learn that Lindsay Moir passed away suddenly in his 66th year on Tuesday, January 10, 2012.
Lindsay retired from the Ministry of Education in 1997 and has been assisting agencies, associations and parents in obtaining appropriate special education services for ?exceptional pupils?, including those with learning disabilities, ever since.
He will be [...]
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LDAO supports increased access to special education for students with ADHD
from LDAO
(2012/1/18 11:54)
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News Release
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LDAO supports increased access to special education for students with ADHD
from LDAO
(2012/1/18 11:53)
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Toronto, ON, January 10, 2012
The Learning Disabilities Association of Ontario (LDAO) congratulates the Ministry of Education on the release of its December 19, 2011 Memorandum on Categories of Exceptionalities (http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/general/elemsec/speced/2011CategoryException.pdf). The implementation of this memorandum within school boards around Ontario should result in increased access to special education services [...]
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Human Rights Review wants to hear about your experiences with the new Human Rights process
from LDAO
(2012/1/17 15:40)
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On June 30, 2008, the human rights system in the Province of Ontario fundamentally changed with the full coming into force of the Human Rights Code Amendment Act, 2006. The Act, formerly called Bill 107, became law on December 6, 2006 and, once fully in force, altered the system of human rights enforcement in the [...]
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CADDAC Welcomes Revised Guidelines for the Application of Special Education Categories from Ontario
from LDAO
(2012/1/11 13:11)
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Students with ADHD and/or other neurological disorders in Ontario should now have greater accessibility to equitable education opportunities
TORONTO, Jan. 10, 2012 /CNW/ – Ontario children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) should now have easier access to special education services following a memorandum recently sent to school boards by the Ontario [...]
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Making Ontario Accessible
from LDAO
(2012/1/4 16:30)
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Starting January 1, 2012, the Customer Service Standard will come into effect for all businesses and organizations with one or more employees.
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