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What is LDANS?

The Learning Disabilities Association of Nova Scotia, established in 1989, has initiated and developed programs across Nova Scotia for persons with learning disabilities or those who are at risk.

Mission Statement: To provide leadership in learning disabilities education, programs, research, and advocacy to advance the full participation of children, youth, and adults with learning disabilities in Nova Scotia.

What is a Learning Disability?

Learning disabilities (or LDs) affect one or more of the ways that a person takes in, stores, or uses information. LDs come in many forms and affect people with varying levels of severity.

Approximately 93,440 Nova Scotians live with a learning disability. That’s equivalent to about 1 in 10 Nova Scotians.

LDs are a life-long condition - they do not go away - but can be coped with successfully by using areas of strength to compensate and by utilizing accommodations.

"When people hear 'disability' they want something that they can qualify, quantify, touch and see - something they can believe in. With a LD you don't get any of that."

For more information, please visit www.ldans.ca

LDANS is a charitable not-for-profit organization whose mission is to advance the full participation of children, youth and adults with learning disabilities in Nova Scotia by providing leadership in education, programs, research and advocacy.