Specific Learning Disability [Education] Law and Legal Definition
Pursuant to 20 USCS § 1401 (30) [Title 20. Education; Chapter 33. Education of Individuals with Disabilities; General Provisions], the term specific learning disability means:
“(A) A disorder in one or more of the basic psychological processes involved in understanding or in using language, spoken or written, which disorder may manifest itself in the imperfect ability to listen, think, speak, read, write, spell, or do mathematical calculations.
(B) Disorders included. Such term includes such conditions as perceptual disabilities, brain injury, minimal brain dysfunction, dyslexia, and developmental aphasia.
(C) Disorders not included. Such term does not include a learning problem that is primarily the result of visual, hearing, or motor disabilities, of mental retardation, of emotional disturbance, or of environmental, cultural, or economic disadvantage.”
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