A specific learning disability, also known as a specific learning disorder, is a neurological condition that affects an individual’s ability to learn and process information in a specific area, like ...

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An estimated 1 in 5 children has a learning difference that makes it difficult to read, write and spell. Dyslexia, which makes reading and language-related tasks harder, is the most common learning ...

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 ...

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.

Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, some “otherwise qualified” individuals with disabilities are protected from discrimination and ...

Disclosing and requesting accommodations based on a disability is a personal decision. Boston College does not require a student to disclose the existence of a disability, but students who wish to ...

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

Different learning difficulties do not correspond to specific regions of the brain, as previously thought, say researchers. Instead poor connectivity between 'hubs' within the brain is much more ...

In its latest notification to recruit 1,100 assistant surgeons, the Medical Services Recruitment Board (MRB) has earmarked 18 vacancies for candidates with Specific Learning Disability (SLD), in ...

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 ...