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- College and Disabilities
- Software for Internet Text-to-Speech and More
- Special Education (General)
Discussions
- Learning Disabilities Resources (University of Washington - Do-It) 8-00
Lists
- Organizations Providing Case Management Services (Center for Healthcare Information)
Provides a list of agencies by state, county, area code, keyword, and zip code. Try specifying state alone first. 11-99
Materials
- Awesome Talking Library (Awesome Library)
 Converts online text into spoken words through the Awesome Talkster program. Awesome Talkster has one of the clearest synthesized voices on the Web.
Converting online text into speech has many uses. For example, Talkster can speak online stories or books to children while an adult supervises. The voice can be put in "Boy" or "Girl" mode to add a character with a bubble over his or her head. The bubble will show each word as it is spoken and the voice can be put on "slow" for your child to follow. Talkster can thereby assist your child in learning how to pronounce words while reading.
Talkster is also useful for adults. It can speak news articles to you in one open browser while you are searching for information in another browser window.
For persons with visual impairments or poor coordination, Talkster can be navigated with keystrokes.
The Web can be navigated using a version of Awesome Library in a different language, such as Spanish, while using a voice for that language that is available through the Awesome Talkster. Links to different language versions of the Awesome Library are available at the bottom of most Awesome Library pages. Links to free voices for different languages can be found on the Awesome Talking Library's help page. 9-02
- Speed Reading Test Online (AceReader.com)
Provides an online test of your reading speed. AceReader also provides software to improve reading speed and comprehension. Awesome Library does not endorse this software, but provides it as an example.
News
- Learning Disabilities News and Articles (National Center for Learning Disabilities)
Provides news, a screening to for young children, facts, and more. 7-02
Papers
- Association - International Dyslexia Association
Provides listings of articles, support groups, conferences, laws, services and other information related to dyslexia and other learning disabilities.
- Bellefonds Training for Learning Disabilities (InteliHealth.com)
"Therapists call it 'aerobics for the brain' - repetitive auditory, visual or tactile exercises designed to help restructure and reconnect various brain pathways to knowledge. The goal is to create a permanent fix for many learning disabilities." 6-02
- Co-Existing Conditions and ADD (CHADD)
"As many as two thirds of children with AD/HD have at least one other coexisting condition." 7-02
- College - Choosing a College (LD Resources - Small)
Provides suggestions and resources for helping a student with a learning disablity to select a college. 8-00
- Compensation Strategies for Students With Learning Disabilities (Davidson Institute for Talent Development - Reis, McGuire, and Neu)
Summarizes findings from research on successful college students who had high ability and learning disabilities. Discusses their compensation strategies. 10-02
- Council of Educators for Students With Disabilities (CESD)
Provides articles and announcements of events related to teachers and school administrators of students qualifying under IDEA or Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Formerly TACHO. 6-99
- Diagnosis of Learning Disabilities by Age Level (Learning Network - McGaffigan)
Provides general warning signals for the possibility of learning disabilities for early years, as well as elementary, middle, and high school levels. 4-01
- Dyslexia - Academic Interventions (ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education - Frost and Emery)
Describes symptoms, diagnosis, and interventions for dyslexia. 5-00
- Dyslexia - Cause Discovered (South Bend Tribune - Tala)
"This is the first biological evidence for two distinct brain patterns used by poor readers, according to Dr. Sally E. Shaywitz, a professor of pediatrics at Yale Medical School and lead author of the study. The researchers found that the major difference between two groups of poor readers -- those who learned to compensate and became better readers and those who never did -- was related to their school environment" 7-03
- Dyslexia Fact Sheet (Learning Disabilities Association)
Describes symptoms, diagnosis, and interventions for dyslexia. 5-00
- Dyslexia and Math (WETA - International Dyslexia Association)
Describes dyslexia as it applies to math and makes a distinction between dyslexia and dyscalculia, trouble with calculating. 5-00
- Guidelines for Documentation (AHEAD)
Provides Guidelines for Documentation of a Learning Disability in Adolescents and Adults for purposes of gaining appropriate accomodations in school or work under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Lists tests that may be beneficial in assessing a learning disability. The document was developed by the Association on Higher Education and Disability. 6-00
- Guidelines for Documentation - Assessing Documentation (Harvard College)
Provides criteria for evaluating the documentation presented on ADHD or a learning disability for purposes of gaining appropriate accomodations in college under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. 6-00
- IDEA and Special Education (CESD - Richards)
Provides an overview of the provisions of IDEA as it applies to legal obligations of schools under federal law. 8-00
- Learning Disabilities (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
Provides basic suggestions. 11-01
- Learning Disabilities - Latest Research and Strategies (NWREL)
"An overview of the latest research on learning disabilities sheds new light on the neurological clues that help explain dyslexia and other learning problems, and suggests promising strategies for parents and teachers." 6-03
- Learning Disabilities Resources (LD Resources - Wanderman)
Provides articles and resources in areas of importance for students with learning disabilities.
- Learning Disabilities Treatment Options (All Kinds of Minds)
Provides essays on the treatment of learning disabilities by recognized experts, such as Dr. Melvin D. Levine. 3-02
- Section 504 and Special Education (CESD - Richards)
Provides an overview of the provisions of Section 504 of the Rehabiliitation Act as it applies to legal obligations of schools and IDEA, the Special Education provisions under federal law. 6-99
- Speaking to Write (Education Development Center)
Provides rationales and case studies for using speech recognition software with students who have disabilities, particularly learning disabilities.
- Teens and Learning Disabilities (Teens vs Dyslexia)
- Urban Special Education Leadership Collaborative (Education Development Center)
Provides a forum for urban special education leadership nationally.
Periodicals
- Learning Disabilities Resources (WETA - LDOnLine)
Provides articles on learning disabilities for parents, teachers, and children. Children, teachers and parents contribute to the publication.
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