Advocating for African American families with children who learn differently.
Organizations
The following is a list of organizations to contact for more information about learning disabilities and/or the education of African American children:
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association 10801 Rockville Pike Rockville, Maryland 20852 Telephone: (301) 897-5700 or (800) 638-8255 Fax: (301) 571-0457 Web Address: www.asha.org
Children & Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD) 8181 Professional Place, Suite 201 Landover, Maryland 20785 Telephone: (301) 306-7070 or (800) 233-4050 Fax: (301) 306-7090 Web Address: www.chadd.org
Council for Learning Disabilities P.O. Box 40303 Overland Park, Kansas 66204 Telephone: (913) 492-8755 Fax: (913) 492-2546 Web Address: www.cldinternational.org
Division for Learning Disabilities (DLD) The Council for Exceptional Children 1110 North Glebe Road, Suite 300 Arlington, Virginia 22201-5704 Telephone: (703) 610-3660 or (888) 232-7733 Fax: (703) 264-9494 Web Address: www.TeachingLD.org
International Dyslexia Association (IDA) 8600 LaSalle Road Chester Building #382 Baltimore, Maryland 21286-2044 Telephone: (410) 296-0232 or (800) ABCD123 Fax: (410) 321-5069 Web Address: www.interdys.org
Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDA) 4156 Library Road Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15234-1349 Telephone: (412) 341-1515 Fax: (412) 344-0224 Web Address: www.LDAAmerica.org
National Black Association for Speech-Language and Hearing (NBASLH) P.O. Box 50605 Washington, D.C. 20091-0605 Telephone: (202) 274-6162 Fax: (202) 274-6350 Web Address: www.nbaslh.org
National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD) 381 Park Avenue, South New York, New York 10016 Telephone: (212) 545-7510 Fax: (212) 545-9665 Web Address: www.LD.org and www.getreadytoread.org
National Commission for African-American Education 2141 Industrial Parkway, Suite 202 Silver Spring, Maryland 20904 Telephone: (301) 680-0148 Fax: (301) 680-9240
National Council on Educating Black Children 3737 N. Meridian Street, Suite 504 Indianapolis, Indiana 46208 Telephone: (317) 283-9081 Web Address: www.ncebc.org
National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities P.O. Box 1492 Washington, D.C. 20013-1492 Telephone: (800) 695-0285 Web Address: www.nichcy.org
Also, visit www.LDonline.org for more information about learning disabilities on the World Wide Web!
