Right to Learn
Education gives every student the tools they need to reach their dreams- and achieve their full potential. But not every student gets that chance. 1 in 10 Canadians has a learning disability. This means they need access to the proven supports that are critical to their success.
RightToLearn.ca allows supporters to lend their voice and take a stand against issues affecting the rights of Canadians with LD.
Currently across Canada restructuring efforts have several provincial/territorial governments adopting the Inclusive Classroom approach.
Inclusion, done properly, where differentiated instruction and brain based learning are the focus within the classroom, can be very effective. However, inclusion should not mean removing supports for students at the sake of saving money.
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Canadians are urged to sign our petition above to guarantee that students diagnosed with learning disabilities can access an appropriate education with full access to supports, differentiated instruction and appropriate accommodations in the inclusive classroom.
Learning Disabilities Association of Canada (LDAC) calls on all governments of Canada to support LDAC’s Policy on Educational Inclusion ( English | French ). The Policy supports the availability of a continuum of education services as prescribed in an individual educational plan for each student with learning disabilities to ensure success, and must be flexible enough to meet the changing needs of students with LDs. The result is an inclusive classroom environment where barriers are removed and students are enabled, including previously excluded groups, to learn and participate effectively within general school systems.
LDAC does not support an inclusive model that mandates the same placement, instruction, or treatment of all students, or the idea that all students with LDs must be served only in regular education classrooms at the exclusion of all other special education instruction, programs or options.
LDAC believes that full inclusion, when defined this way, violates the rights of parents and students with disabilities guaranteed by the Charter of Rights and Freedom and Human Rights Codes, which guarantee education equality and freedom from discrimination and rejects the arbitrary placement of all students in any one setting.
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Every individual has “the right to learn, the power to achieve!” We need to embrace learning disabilities and the creative possibilities they offer.
To learn more, please visit Learning Disabilities Association of Canada.