You’re not in this alone.

We’ve been helping people just like you in the five boroughs of NYC since 1989, providing resources, empowerment and ongoing support. Our free Helpline has helped thousands of people find information about learning disabilities, their legal rights and, even more importantly, how to use those rights to secure instructional and other services. In addition, the Helpline staff make referrals to agencies that provide independent evaluations, tutoring, counseling, recreational programs, vocational training, and free or low-cost legal assistance.

There is so much information out there these days that finding the right information can be an enormous undertaking and can often leave you more confused than when you started out. Even when you find the information, how do you know it is accurate or up to date? That’s where LDANYC comes in. We do the difficult task of sorting through and verifying the information for you.

 

We’re available right now to help you.

Our trained specialists can help you find the service you need or send you the information that you’re looking for. We make it easy for people to find the right resources to meet their individual needs. We can help you with information and referrals about:

• Evaluations Learning Disabilities
• ADD/ADHD Dyslexia
• Camps Advocacy Services
• Tutoring Therapy
• Legal Rights School Programs

Call the Helpline: (212) 645-6730.

The Helpline is open Monday through Friday from 9am to 5pm.

Learning Disabilities Statistics

• 4.6 million people in the United States have learning disabilities. (National Institute of Mental Health)
• 44% of females and 57% of males with learning disabilities drop out of high school. (National Adult Literacy Survey)
• Only 13% of students with learning disabilities attend any post-secondary school program. (National Longitudinal Transition Study)
• 50% of juvenile delinquents tested were found to have undetected learning disabilities. (National Center for State Courts and the Educational Testing Service)
• 60% of adolescents in treatment for substance abuse have learning disabilities. (Hazelden Foundation)
• 31% of adolescents with learning disabilities will be arrested 3-5 years out of high school. (National Longitudinal Transition Study)
• Up to 40 percent of all adults on welfare have learning disabilities. (Learning Disability Institute).
• The leading variable accounting for suicides among youths under the age of 14 is learning disabilities. (Director of the Los Angeles Suicide Prevention Center)