Resources

Resources

We hope you find our resource section helpful on your journey to learning more about the many opportunities for support services in our community. The LDA Fraser South Chapter does not support, endorse or recommend any method, treatment, product, remedial centre, program or person for people with learning disabilities. It does, however, provide information, in the belief that you have the right to know.

Because learning disabilities are a heterogeneous cluster of disorders with many different manifestations and causes, no one method, treatment, product, remedial centre, program or person can be expected to meet the needs of all persons with learning disabilities.

You will note that our resources are divided into sections:

  • Support and Consultation - page will provide you access to local non-profit or government funded services;
  • Quick Links - will take you to interesting and helpful sites throughout the world wide web;
  • Sponsored Links - is for vendors/companies who pay to have their service or product posted on our website. All proceeds are used to support the LDA Fraser South Chapter operations and programs. If you have a product or service that can be of benefit to children or adults with learning disabilities or ADHD, and would like advertising on our site, contact our resource coordinator for further information on this arrangement.
  • Book Recommendations Section - will be for books recommended by the public and for recommended books we have available to borrow in our LDAFS Resource Library. Many more books can be accessed through the public library system. You may email your suggested titles to info@ldafs.org with BOOK RECOMMENDATION in the subject line.

Additional Resources:

Our site can link you to many helpful resources, however, there are many other community databases that can further assist you in finding LD/ADHD products, services and support:

  • Outlook Online - will give you access to the BC Library Systems Catalogue. You will have access to book titles throughout the public and academic library systems in BC, which you may borrow via inter-library loan. You will need to have your own local library card to borrow from a library outside your region. Go to your local library to learn more about this service.
  • The Red Book Online - will provide immediate access to detailed descriptions of over 4,500 agency listings offering a variety of services, including:
    • -  counselling -  health -  financial
    -  housing -  employment -  educational
    -  recreational -  cultural -  legal
    -  political -  business -  transportation
  • The Vancouver Public Library - will provide a wide range of publicly available Electronic Books (ebooks). Browse and search a dynamic collection of audiobooks and download them to your computer, transfer to a portable device such as an MP3 player, or burn selected titles onto a CD to enjoy when you want, where you want. Containing thousands of digitized “best-in-class” reference books, research reports, documentation, and articles. Access to these databases can be accessed by borrowers outside the Vancouver district. If you already have a library card from one of the InterLINK public libraries, you can take your local library card and driver’s liscense into the Vancouver libary, to register for access to their online resources.
  • Literacy BC - anyone from British Columbia can use the collection at Literacy BC. Requests for materials or research assistance can be made via phone, fax, email, or through the catalogue. Generally, they mail resources to you for a five-week loan period. However you may also come in person to browse their collection.
  • The Surrey Public Library - similar to VPL, they provide publicly availabile Electronic Books (Ebooks). Browse and search a collection of audiobooks and download them to your computer, transfer to a protable devide such as an MP3 player or burn selected titles onto a CD to enjoy when you want, where you want. You will need a libary card to access any of their online databases.
  • Fraser Valley Regional Library - they serve many regions in the Greater Vancouver area, including Delta and Langley. Library databases will have some similar databases, but many are different. It is good to check various libary systems when doing research on LD or ADHD.