TACCLD was founded as a non-profit organization in 1987 by a group of professionals who were concerned about the transition needs of students with learning disabilities who were planning to go to college. These professionals
hoped to increase communication between secondary educators and postsecondary service providers so that students with learning disabilities who choose to attend college are better prepared to meet the challenges of the
transition process.


The annual state-wide conference, typically held in late winter, brings together high school special education administrators, supervisors and intervention specialists; high school guidance counselors and psychologists; college admissions personnel and disability services staff; other service providers; parents and students to hear speakers on a wide variety of topics and issues impacting the transitioning high school student, as well as exchange ideas and network with professionals in the field. Additionally, TACCLD annually awards several scholarships to qualifying high school seniors with learning disabilities to help underwrite their first year in college.


TACCLD began as a group of professionals with little knowledge of what each other did. Secondary school personnel wondered what happened to their students with learning disabilities who went on to college, and post-secondary service providers wondered how those same students were being prepared for college. Since TACCLD's inception, the members have been able to consult with and learn from each other through the years. Because of these interactions, students with learning disabilities who choose to attend college are better prepared to meet the challenges of postsecondary education.