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One in five individuals has a learning disability - 80 percent of which are language-based.
Source: NICHD

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Join IDA

Help us to reach even more individuals struggling to read and their families, as well as those that educate and serve those with dyslexia and related language-based learning disabilities.

Annual Membership Benefits

Perspectives on Language & Literacy (4 issues)
IDA’s quarterly, full-color publication discusses educational best practices, curriculum methods, case studies and first-person application of Multisensory Structured Language techniques.

Annals of Dyslexia (2 volumes annually - print & online)
IDA’s semi-annual scientific journal of the latest, peer-reviewed dyslexia research. ANNALS OF DYSLEXIA is available online or as optional printed editions (2 vol/yr). Unlimited online access, including a digital library of archived back issues.

Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal
All IDA Members have free online access to Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal.

Group Savings Plus Liberty Mutual Personal Insurance Company
Access to low group rates for IDA Members on Liberty Mutual auto, home and selected other personal insurance products.

Avis Car Rental Discounts
Special savings and services including discounted IDA Member rates on business and leisure vehicle rentals through Avis.

Local Branch Affiliation
Membership to The International Dyslexia Association, Upper Midwest Branch, or any one of 47 IDA Local Branches in the U.S. or Canada.

Publication discounts
Member-only pricing discounts on LD-related publications purchased through the IDA Online Bookstore.

Discounts to local conferences, speakers events and workshops as well as the IDA National Conference
Discounted, member-only registration rates

Branch newsletter
Latest information, workshops and community-based information from your local Branch.

IDA National Service Provider Database (professional referral database)
IDA headquarters in Baltimore, MD, receives hundreds of calls and emails each month from individuals and parents requesting LD resources in their local communities. As a service provider (tutor, specialist, school, etc.) your contact information can be included in this global referral database. Your contact information will remain active in the referral database during the time your membership in IDA remains active.

Join IDA today! Online Membership Application