Mr. Speaker, March is learning disabilities awareness month and it is our responsibility as members of the House to do everything in our power to increase awareness of this issue and to acknowledge the contributions of those dedicated to this task.
As a member of the Learning Disabilities Association of Kitchener, I would like to thank it for the good work it does, the Saturday morning clubs it runs and the summer camps my son went to which foster self-confidence through skills development, the parenting courses, the annual conference which arms parents with coping strategies and teach both them and their children with learning disabilities how to be effective advocates for themselves within the school system.
Universities are beginning to adjust to accommodate the different learning styles of students with learning disabilities. The 1998 budget acknowledged the needs of Canadians with learning disabilities.
Society needs to continue to address these barriers to this invisible disability. Learning disabled children do not have limits on their abilities. Simply, they learn in a different way.