Learning Disabilities/Resources

Articles

 * Spatial Reasoning
 * Having a Learning Disability Can Be A Career Asset, Jayne Greene-Black, York University
 * Learning Disabilities and E-Learning (PDF)
 * Neuroplasticity - Wikipedia
 * Google Search - Companies that support people with a Disability Canada
 * Career Specialist in Disabilities Ottawa - Google Search
 * 60% of School Age Students in Ghana Have Learning Disabilities
 * Teaching Aboriginal Students with Disabilities (Alberta), Chapter 7

Books

 * Coaching Students with Executive Skills Deficits - Book
 * Temple Grandin Book
 * WCIYP
 * Read - What Should I Do With My Life (by Po Bronson)
 * Drawing with the Right Side of the Brain
 * Beyond Reason, Roger Fisher
 * A Different Kind of Brain, Nancy Russelberger
 * Journal of Best Practices, Robert Flinch
 * “Social Thinking at Work: Why Should I Care?”(co-authored with Pam Crooke). Michelle Garcia Winner is a speech therapist in San Jose, California who has devoted much of her career to helping clients with the nonverbal aspects of communication.

Toolkits

 * Disability Toolkit for Employers and Placement Advisors, UK
 * Ministry of Ontario - Customer Service Toolkit (for Disabilities)

Programs

 * Enabling Change Program


 * TAG Report - Transitioning from Higher Education to the Workplace

Psychologists
(Note: these people are NOT endorsed by this site - use at your own risk)
 * Aileen Davelaar, Adults – 613 792 3280
 * Lewis Laikan – 613 729 1080
 * Penny Kowalski – 613 851 9169

LD Superstars, Heroes
See: Famous People
 * IKEA, CEO
 * Charles Schwab
 * Tom Cruise
 * Orlando Bloom
 * Richard Branson
 * Albert Einstein
 * Lots of CEOs, creative thinkers

Websites

 * Ask JAN
 * http://askjan.org/media/LD.html
 * SOAR Database
 * SOAR Query


 * Career Development Resources
 * Career Mentorship for Learning Disabilities
 * Disability Education Resource Library, TAG, UK
 * Transition to Work for Students with Disabilities, (PDF)


 * BrainPage.net (Erin McLeod) - http://www.brainpages.net/


 * Canadian Association for Supported Employment http://www.supportedemployment.ca
 * Canadian Council on Rehabilitation and Work (CCRW) http://www.ccrw.org
 * Partners for Workplace Inclusion Program (PWIP) http://www.workink.com
 * Canadian Mental Health Association (Provincial) http://www.cmhask.com
 * Canadian National Institute for the Blind http://www.cnib.ca
 * Canadian Paraplegic Association http://www.canparaplegic.org
 * Cosmopolitan Industries http://www.members.shaw.ca/cosmoind/cosmo.htm
 * Learning Disabilities Association of Saskatchewan http://www.ldas.org
 * National Institute of Disability Management and Research (NIDMR) http://http://www.nidmar.ca/index.asp
 * North Saskatchewan Independent Living Centre Navigating the Waters http://www.nsilc.com
 * Partners in Employment Career and Employment Centre http://www.abilitiescouncil.sk.ca
 * Saskatoon Open Door Society http://www.sods.sk.ca
 * Saskatchewan Abilities Council http://www.abilitiescouncil.sk.ca
 * Saskatchewan Association for Community Living (SACL) http://www.sacl.org
 * Saskatchewan Association of Rehabilitation Centres (SARC) http://www.sarcsarcan.ca
 * Saskatchewan Brain Injury Association http://www.sbia.ca
 * Saskatchewan Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services sdhhs.com
 * Saskatchewan Disability Income Support Coalition (SaskDISC) http://www.saskdisc.ca
 * STC Urban First Nations Services http://www.sktc.sk.ca
 * Supported Employment Network of Saskatchewan (SENS) http://www.mysens.ca The “Resources for Employers” section of this site includes many practical reports and brochures as well as descriptions of supported employment programs throughout the province.
 * Stewart Resources Centre: A Bibliography of Resources