Suggested Learning Disability Resources

Pat Hatt’s Publications:

Published by the: Toronto District School Board 155 College Street Toronto, ON, M5T 1P6

• Supporting and Sharing: Best Practices in Learning Disabilities Practitioner Training, 2002
• Best Practices in Exit Assessment and Transition Planning
• Working with Learning Outcomes for Adults with Developmental Disabilities, 1999
• Literacy Preparation Project for Adults with Developmental Disabilities, Training Manual, 1998
• Special Needs Assessment Procedures
• Literacy Demonstration Accommodations for Adults with Learning Disabilities: Balancing Accommodation With Skills Integrity. This resource contains much of the information given to us by Pat Hatt for this guide. The resource is available on the Learning Disabilities Association of Canada’s website:http://ldao.ca

Resources Available On-line

The Learning Disabilities Association of Canada (LDAC)

323 Chapel St.
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 7Z2
Tel:(613) 238-5721
Fax: (613) 235-5391
www.ldac-taac.ca

LDAC is the national support organization for all provincial and territorial Learning Disability Associations (LDAs). Nunavut does not currently have a territorial learning disability association.

Two of the resources available from the Learning Disabilities Association of Canada:

• Destination Literacy: Identifying and Teaching Adults with Learning Disabilities, published by LDAC, 1999. ISBN: 0-919053-62-9
• For You, Adults With Learning Disabilities, by Cathy Smith, published by LDAC, 1991,
  ISBN: 0-919053-21-1

The Learning Disabilities Association of Ontario (LDAO)

LDAO’s website is an excellent source for learning disability information. Much of the information given to us by Pat Hatt for this guide is now available on this site. From the menu on the left hand side of the home page click on the “Resources” tab, click “read more” under the sub title “Literacy and LD”. Click on the title of Pat’s resource: “Literacy Demonstration Accommodations for Adults with Learning Disabilities: Balancing Accommodation With Skills Integrity”

365 Bloor Street East, Suite 1004
Toronto, Ontario,
M4W 3L4
Tel: 416-929-4311
Fax: 416-929-3905