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Go to Navigation Go to Content NYC.gov Home | Residents | Business | Visitors | Government | Office of Mayor MOPD Home About MOPD Commissioner's Message Resources for the Disabled Community Advocacy / Independent Living Education Employment Housing Transportation Recreation Disability-Specific Resources Blind and Low Vision Deaf and Hard of Hearing Learning Disabilities Mental Retardation / Developmental Disabilities Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva (FOP) City Programs Benefits Disability Mentoring Day (DMD) About DMD DMD Committee Members Become a Mentor Become a Mentee DMD Workshops Laws Federal State Local Photo Gallery Forms News Contact Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities - Learning Disabilities Learning Disabilities (LD) are manifested by significant problems in listening, understanding, speaking, reading, writing, reasoning, or mathematical ability. The LD may be mild or severe. Some people with LD have trouble performing tasks when instructions are too rapid to process; this is sometimes mistaken for carelessness or lower intelligence. While children may have LD detected at school, many adults struggle without receiving the proper diagnosis and help. Due to the many forms of LD, it is important that an individual receive proper testing and treatment. The following links will take you to resources for evaluation and other appropriate services. National Adult Literacy And Learning Disabilities Center National Adult Literacy and Learning Disabilities Center Learning Disabilities Association of New York City National Center for Learning Disabilities Mayor’s Office of Adult Literacy Learning Center at Postgraduate Center for Mental Health Jewish Board of Guardians Mount Sinai Medical Center Manhattan Reading Institute Albert Einstein College of Medicine Ackerman Institute for the Family LaGuardia Community College–CUNY The Churchill Center for Learning Disabilities New York University The A.D.D. Resource Center, Inc. SUNY State College of Optometry International Center for the Disabled Go to Navigation Go to Content Copyright 2007 The City of New York |