Provincial Government Recognizes October as Learning Disabilities Awareness Month

The Honourable Tom Osborne, Minister of Education, virtually joined the Learning Disabilities Association of Newfoundland and Labrador to proclaim October as Learning Disabilities Awareness Month. The slogan this year is ‘Don’t Diss My Abilities’.

The goal of Learning Disabilities Awareness Month is to raise awareness, reduce stigma, and promote services and accommodations which improve the achievements of people with a learning disability.

The Learning Disability Association of Canada estimates that one in 10 Canadians has a learning disability.

Each year, the Provincial Government provides $25,000 to the Learning Disabilities Association of Newfoundland and Labrador, a non-profit, charitable organization dedicated to the advancement of education, employment and social development of people with learning disabilities.

The Department of Education provides school-based services to support students with a learning disability including alternate format materials, assistive technology, and other accommodations and individualized programming.

Quotes
“Early identification of a learning disability helps educators and families to provide appropriate and ongoing support and accommodations to enable academic and personal success. I thank families and our educators for providing essential support to people with learning disabilities. By working together, we are supporting children, youth and adults with learning disabilities to succeed in today’s world.”
Honourable Tom Osborne
Minister of Education

“The Learning Disabilities Association of Newfoundland and Labrador, alongside the Department of Education, is very pleased to draw attention to not only the challenges faced by individuals with learning disabilities, but their many strengths and abilities. We celebrate the many creative, entrepreneurial, academic and other contributions these individuals make in classrooms and in society.”
Edie Dunphy
Executive Director, Learning Disabilities Association of Newfoundland and Labrador

Learn more
Learning Disabilities Association of Newfoundland and Labrador

The Honourable Tom Osborne, Minister of Education, signing the proclamation declaring October as Learning Disabilities Awareness Month in Newfoundland and Labrador.

Lynn Green, Chair of the Board of Directors, Learning Disabilities Association of Newfoundland and Labrador, signing the proclamation declaring October as Learning Disabilities Awareness Month in the province.

Media contacts
Tina Coffey
Education
709-729-1906, 687-9903
tcoffey@gov.nl.ca

Edie Dunphy
Executive Director
Learning Disability Association of Newfoundland and Labrador
709-753-1445
edie@ldanl.ca

2020 10 13 10:55 am