Welcome to LDANYS
LDA of New York State is a nationally affiliated non-profit parent/professional organization chartered by the New York State Board of Regents in 1958 to promote the education and general welfare of individuals with learning disabilities. LDA of New York State membership includes parents, educators, adults with learning disabilities and professionals from a variety of related fields.
Join Stephen on Facebook!
Highlights
NEW! Supreme Court Rules IDEA Authorizes Reimbursement for Private Special Education Services Regardless of Whether Public School Services Were Previously Provided or Not. Click here to read the decision.
LDANYS Testimony to the Schenectady County Legislature in Support of a Bill to Ban Bisphenol-A in Children's Products. Click here.
LDANYS Testimony to the Suffolk County Legislature in Support of a Bill to Ban Bisphenol-A in Children's Products. Click here.
LDANYS Letter to the Editor of the Schenectady Daily Gazette on Bisphenol-A Ban. Click here.
LDANYS Current Bill Memos. Click here.
S.5209 Huntley/A.8248 Rivera, introduced by Senator Shirley Huntley and Member of Assembly Peter M. Rivera in the New York State Legislature to establish a program of tiered eligibility for services offered by the New York State Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities for persons with learning disabilities and other complex neurological impairments. To read the bill, click here.
LDANYS' Memo in Support of S.5209/ A.8248. To download memo, click here.
LDANYS Position Statement on Individualized Education Plan (IEP) Diplomas in New York State. To download statement, click here.
LDANYS 2009 Legislative Program
Upcoming Events
July 07, 2009
Summer Adventures in Learning
SAIL Summer Adventures in Learning
Tuesday, July 07th, 2009 09:00 AM
Ends Thursday, August 13th, 2009 03:00 PM
Sponsored by the Learning Disabilities Association of Central New York
visit www.ldacny.org for more information
August 21, 2009
Urban Safari and Adventure Challenge
LDA of the Mohawk Valley Presents
Summer Urban Safari and Adventure Challenge
For students with learning disabilities and neurological impairments.
Three separate sessions for youth ages 8-18. Program begins June 29.
For more information, click here.
October 14, 2009
Unseen Mis-wiring and Mis-firing: Commonly Missed Childhood Dysfunctions with Serious Consequences
LDA of Central New York Presents their 2009 Annual Fall Conference Featuring Dr. Mel Levine, Author of: All Kinds of Minds, Ready or Not Here Comes Life, A Mind at a Time, and The Myth of Laziness.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Holiday Inn, Liverpool, NY
Download Registration Brochure (PDF)