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The LEAD (Learning and Educating About Disabilities) Foundation was organized in 2002
by a handful of parents familiar with the frustrations and difficulties of putting
students with learning disabilities and/or AD/HD through the public school system.
The Foundation supports and educates the entire Colorado Springs community on issues
relating to learning disabilities and AD/HD by hosting free Community Forums
to the public, often featuring nationally known speakers and experts on learning disabilities,
sponsoring a Parent Support Group to parents in the junior high
and elementary schools, funding scholarships to students
with learning disabilities and providing a community Resource
Center of materials on Learning Disabilities and AD/HD.
In addition, the Foundation
supports the unique LEAD program in the Cheyenne Mountain School District in fulfilling
their mission to educate others about learning disabilities. Started in 1997, The LEAD
program has built a reputation throughout the nation, as an exemplary curriculum for
"Learning and Educating about Disabilities".
Replication of programs similar to LEAD in other high schools, which teach students with
learning disabilities the importance of self-knowledge and self-advocacy skills, is one
of the primary goals of the LEAD Foundation.
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