Tributes to Meg Carroll
Meg Carroll was a pillar of LDA of Illinois. Meg’s contributions to LDA and to the field of Special Education
January 9, 2025
Recent News from LDA of Illinois:
[8/21/2024] State of Illinois Legislative Update
Summary of Recent Bills Pending in the Illinois General Assembly Pertaining to Education Prepared by Bev Johns, August 21, 2024
March 30, 2024
LDA of Illinois Position Statement Regarding Interpreters for Meetings about Children with Disabilities and Parent Participation
Given the consideration of the concerns and arguments provided in this document, the Learning Disabilities Association of Illinois take this
August 7, 2023
Learning Disabilities Association of Illinois Position on the Need for Appropriate Special Education Services for Students in Need of Them
The Learning Disabilities Association is very committed to ensuring that students with disabilities receive the services they need. Articles have
March 13, 2023
News from the LDA National Organization:
Full Inclusion and IDEA
Volume 1, Number 3 Douglas Fuchs, Ph.D. American Institutes for Research, Vanderbilt University Hilary Mirowitz, Jenny Gilbert, and I recently published a scientific paper (“Exploring
January 21, 2025
A Timeline of Learning Disability History
1877 A Professor of Medicine at Strassburg, Adolph Kussmal, is credited with creating the term “word-blindness” to describe individuals who struggled with reading despite being
November 13, 2024
The Three Methods of Learning Disability Identification
When IDEA was last reauthorized in 2024, additional methods of specific learning disability (SLD) identification were added. For decades, SLD identification was determined by a
November 8, 2024
LD Month Week Four: Mental Health and Learning Disabilities: Understanding the Connection
As part of Learning Disabilities Awareness Month, we’re sharing webinars from our Members-Only Webinar Archive for free each week. This week, enjoy “Mental Health and
October 28, 2024
News from LDA’s Healthy Children Project:
Teaching Lead Poisoning Prevention with Elementary Students
Ecology Center’s Free Lead Curriculum Unit This webinar is an introduction to original lessons and materials – all free – developed to raise awareness about
October 18, 2024
Accidental PFAS Firefighting Foam in Maine
In the next town over from our LDA Healthy Children Project Director, Tracy Gregoire, there was an accidental discharge of 1600 gallons of PFAS firefighting
August 30, 2024
General Resources
LDA’s Healthy Children Project works to protect children from chemicals that can harm their brain health. In addition to our policy and market pressure work, we
October 25, 2023
Is Your Child at Risk of Lead Poisoning?
Many people know that children can be exposed to lead from paint in older houses, in drinking water, and even in our food. But did
October 20, 2023