The Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy supports the development of family literacy programs. The Foundation awards grants to help establish successful family literacy efforts, provides seed money for community planning of interagency family literacy programs, supports training and professional development for teachers, and publishes and distributes materials on effective working programs. Callers to the GED hotline can receive information about how to prepare for and take the GED tests. Callers who specify that they have a disability can receive a GED information brochure. The GED tests are available in large print, audiocassette and Braille formats.
Accommodations are available for adults with specific learning disabilities.
The world s oldest and largest literacy organization, Laubach Literacy specializes in providing services and materials enabling volunteers to work with adults in attaining the level of reading, writing and mathematical skills needed to solve the problems encountered in daily life. These services are provided by a national network of consultants or by Laubach staff. LDA is a membership organization for professionals, adults with learning disabilities and parents of children with learning disabilities. One of LDA s primary functions is the advocacy of educational and rehabilitative legislation effecting persons with learning disabilities. Information on publications and membership is available upon request.