There are many organizations that will assist you in the Alberta area, here is a brief list. However, in your area there may be a school or support organization. Please contact the local Learning Disability Association or School Board for assistance.
Schools, Colleges, and Universities
Ambrose University College
c/o 150 Ambrose Close, Calgary, AB T3H 0L5
Phone 403 410 2000 ext 5912
Fax: 403 571 2556
www.ambrose.ca
Ambrose has submitted a proposal for a Bachelor of Education in Elementary and Middle School Education. The degree is designed to prepare teachers to work in classrooms made up of diverse learners, inclusive of special needs and learning disabilities.
Bow Valley College
332 6th Ave. SW Calgary AB T2G 4S6
Phone: 403 410 1645
Email:
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Exam Accommodations, e.g. extra time, reader, scribe, isolations etc.
Education supports, such as Academic Strategists, tutors, workshops etc.
Calgary Academy
9400 - 17th Ave SW, Calgary, Alberta T3H 4A6
Phone: 403-686 - 6444
Fax: 403-686-3588
Email:
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Web: www.calgaryacademy.com
Independent school Grades 2 to 12 including children with Learning Disabilities.
Calgary Board of Education
Special Education Department – Learning Disabilities Specialist/Psychologist
728 32 Street N.W., Calgary, Alberta T2N 2V9
Phone: 403-777-7240
Fax : 403-777-6016
Email: Please phone (see above) to ask for email for the appropriate person to answer your inquiry.
Web address: www.cbe.ab.ca
Calgary Board of Education is the largest public board of education in Alberta serving nearly 100,000 students in K-12 education. We provide educational programming, supports and services to students with learning disabilities who are formally identified as having special education needs. In CBE, programming for students with learning disabilities is guided by the Standards for Special Education set by Alberta Education and detailed in our Administrative Regulation – Special Education Programming.
Calgary Catholic School District
Contact your local school principal or Central Office (403) 298-1411
Address: Local schools across Calgary
Phone: See local school listings
Web: www.cssd.ab.ca
CCSD offers a spectrum of supports based on learner needs. These include individualized programming, resource support, special needs coordinating teachers and assistive technology. Intensive support in congregated settings for grade 4-9 is considered for students with the most severe learning disabilities. High school students may participate in Learning Strategies Courses.
Edmonton Board of Education
Special Education Department – Learning Disabilities Specialist/Psychologist
Address: One Kingsway, Edmonton, Alberta T5H 4G9
Phone: 780.429.8000
Fax: 780.429.8318
Email:
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Edmonton Catholic School Board
9807-106 Street, Edmonton, Alberta T5K 1C2
Phone: 780.441.6010
Fax: 780.425.8759
Email:
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Foothills Academy Society
745-37th Street NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4T1
Phone: 403.270.9400
Fax: 403.270.9438
Web: www.foothillsacademy.org
Established in 1979, Foothills Academy was the first school for learning disabled children in Alberta and one of the first in Canada. Foothills Academy has a dual purpose: 1. To offer a fulltime School Program for students with learning disabilities, and 2. To provide to the greater community, a Community Services component consisting of assistance to professionals and parents as well as research, tutoring inservice, lectures and the publishing of materials relevant to the learning disabled child.
University of Calgary
Web address: www.ucalgary.ca/drc
St. Mary’s University and College
Web address: www.stmu.ab.ca
Mount Royal College
Web address: www.mtroyal.ca/learningskills
University of Alberta
Web address: www.uofaweb.ualberta.ca
There is a Learning Disabilities Association located in ten provinces and two territories across Canada and from these extend a network of chapters in more than 75 communities across the country. To find the LDA chapter that supports your area you can go to The Learning Disabilities Association of Canada Web site and choose from a list your Province or territory. Alternatively, you can also search the internet for each individually by entering the key words “learning disability association of (province or territory)”.
Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon.
Learning Disabilities Association Addresses
Associations
Calgary
Learning Disabilities Association of Alberta-Calgary Chapter340 1202 Centre Street S.E. Calgary, AB T2G 5A5
Phone: 403-283-6606
Fax: 403-270-4043
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Web: www.LDAA.net
We offer: *social skills development programs and summer camp programs for children aged 8 to 17; *high school career guidance program, *lending library and information and resource call centre, *parent, employer and educator workshops and seminars, *mentoring for parents of LD/ADHD children, *conferences and special events
The Calgary Learning Centre
3930 20 Street SW
Telephone: 403.686.9300
Fax: 403.686.0627
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Web: www.calgarylearningcentre.com
The Calgary Learning Centre provides expertise and specialized services for individuals with learning, literacy and attention difficulties. Our unique library, the LearningLinks Resource Centre, is western Canada’s largest collection of resources that focus on literacy, learning difficulties and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD).
Edmonton
Learning Disabilities Association of AlbertaP.O. Box 29011, Lendrum
Edmonton, AB T6H 5Z6
Phone (780) 448-0360
Fax (780) 438-0665
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The Learning Disabilities Association of Alberta (LDAA) is a registered charity that provides information and support for people with learning disabilities. A voluntary, not-for-profit organization of parents, professionals and other concerned people, the LDAA works locally through its chapters and provincially to promote understanding and improved services for children and adults with learning disabilities.
Learning Disabilities Association of Edmonton
Bsmt-5540 106 Avenue NW
Edmonton, AB T6A 1G3, Canada
(780) 466-1011
Web: ldaa-ec.ca
The Learning Disabilities Association of Canada (National Office)
250 City Centre Avenue, Suite 616, Ottawa, Ontario, K1R 6K7
Telephone: (613) 238-5721
Fax: (613) 235-5391
Toll-Free: 1-877-238-5322
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Post Secondary Education
Post secondary institutions have support services for students with Learning Disabilities.
Contact the university, college, or trade school of your choice and inquire with their support services department. Generally, if you search the web and put in the organization with learning disability support you will find the contact information.
CADSPPE
Canadian Association of Disability Service Providers in Postsecondary Education
https://www.cacuss.ca/en/divisions/CADSPPE/overview.htm
National Educational Association of Disabled Students
NEADS
Rm 426, Unicentre
1125 Colonel By Drive
Carleton Universtiy
Ottawa, Ontario K1S 5B6
Tel: 613.380.8065
Fax: 613.369.4391
Email:
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Additional Information:
Since this resource is mainly for Albertans and Canadians, we have not listed all the available resources outside of Canada. However, you can certainly find a wealth of information on the internet.