Here’s another in our line of examples of the mis-use of the term “Learning Disabilities. This one is from Ian Urquhart of the Toronto (ON, CA) Star: “Special education is the catch-all label for some $2 billion in school programs for children with various degrees of learning disabilities.” Link to Mr. Urquhart’s article.
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