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WELCOME BACK.
TIME FOR FOR THE HOT SAUCE.
SINCE OCTOBER IS LEARNING
DISABILITIES MONTH, WE WANT TO
BRING IN A GROUP AT THE
FOREFRONT TO HELP NEW YORKERS
WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES.
WELCOME.
WELCOME.
STARTING OFF WITH YOU, MIKE,
WHAT DOES YOUR ORGANIZATION DO?
WE PROVIDE A WHOLE RANGE OF
SUPPORT SERVICES AND INFORMATION
LEARNING DISABILITIES.
WE WORK WITH THE SCHOOL
DISTRICTS IN WESTERN NEW YORK,
DO PARENT TRAINING AND
EDUCATIONAL ADVOCACY, AND A
WHOLE RANGE OF ADULT SERVICES.
SOME.
I THINK THE EXTREME, BUT HOW DO
DISABILITY?
WAYS.
THEY CAN BE ISSUES OF AUDITORY
PROCESSING, READING, WRITING,
SKILLS THAT SOME OF US TAKE FOR
GRANTED ARE THINGS THAT PEOPLE
CAN STRUGGLE WITH IN EVERYDAY
LIFE.
AND WHAT DO YOU THINK SINCE
IT IS LEARNING DISABILITY MONTH,
THE MOST IMPORTANT THING YOU
WANT PEOPLE TO LEARN THIS MONTH
WHEN WE FOCUS ON LEARNING
DISABILITIES?
ABOUT ONE OUT OF EVERY 20
CHILDREN HAVE A LEARNING
DISABILITY.
WITH PROPER INTERVENTION AND
EARLY INTER VEDGES, THEY CAN
SUCCESSFUL.
WELL?
ABSOLUTELY.
MUCH OF THE PROGRAMMING IS
GEARED TOWARDS ASSISTING ADULTS
COMMUNITY.
HOMES.
WE HAVE PICTURES.
WE TRY TO GET PEOPLE INTEGRATE
INTO THE COMMUNITY, WHICH IS
IMPORTANT TO THEM BECOMING APART
OF THE COMMUNITY, WHICH IS OUR
GOAL.
REALLY HELPING PEOPLE GET THE
TOOLS THAT THEY NEED TO JUST DO
SIMPLE THINGS THAT WE MIGHT TAKE
FOR GRANTS IN OUR DAILY LIVES.
HERE YOU SEE A PICTURE OF AN
ART PROGRAM THAT IS RUN BY
ARTISTS, KIND OF DEVELOPING THE
ART INSIDE OF PEOPLE.
WE HAVE A STUDIO AND A GALLERY
ON 340 DELAWARE AVENUE WHERE WE
SELL THE WORK.
SOME OF IT IS QUITE SPECTACULAR.
MIKE; IT DIFFICULT FOR PEOPLE
TO COME FORWARD SOMETIMES WHO
KNOWS SOMEBODY BHO MIGHT HAVE A
LEARNING DISABILITY?
DO YOU RUN INTO STRUGGLES LIKE
THAT?
HOW WOULD YOU RECOMMEND PEOPLE
GOING ABOUT TO CONTACT YOUR
ORGANIZATION?
A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH LEARNING
DISABILITIES TEND NOT TO -- IT'S
INVISIBLE, UNLIKE OTHER
DISABILITIES THAT WE DEAL WITH,
THIS IS TOTALLY INVISIBLE AND
PEOPLE TEND NOT TO ACCEPT IT TO
START WITH.
THEY CAN GO TO WWW.LDAOFWNY.ORG
OR CALL US.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING
HERE WITH US ON "WINGING IT".
IT'S AN IMPORTANT ISSUE.
IT IS OCTOBER, LEARNING
DISABILITIES AWARENESS MONTH.
READ UP ON IT.