Accessibility Tools
Every month we put together a list of the best articles and videos from around the web covering learning disabilities, Dyslexia, and ADHD.
By Zahavit Paz Medical Xpress reported that recent new research from Linnaeus University in Sweden has shown that apps, technology, and modern teaching skills work well for children with reading disabilities. The mental health of these children has also been shown to be positively affected by the use of reading apps and the learning technology available…
GalaPro, an Israeli tech company, developed an app that utilizes groundbreaking vocal recognition software to create a real-time experience for musical and theatrical performances allowing live cultural experiences to become accessible and enjoyable to everyone.
On behalf of LD Resources Foundation (LDRFA), the learning disabled individuals, students and their families that we support; we applaud you for signing into law A.8262/S.6581, The Bipartisan Dyslexia Legislation to Address Common Learning Disability in Students. Your action to enact, and the tireless advocacy of Assembly Member Jo Anne Simon and Senator Martin Golden…
MARLBORO — Third graders Kristen Tsim and Daniel Martinez took cookie cutters and pressed them down on slices of cinnamon raisin bread. A few seats away, students mixed a bowl of blueberries and yogurt, scooping them into plastic cups. “It’s like we’re real chefs,” Martinez said. “We’re making food like in a restaurant.” The Robertsville Elementary School…
Howie Mandel Gets Real About his ADHD & OCD Howie Mandel – comedian, actor, game-show host – talks about his experience with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). BY HOWIE MANDEL I’ve had ADHD symptoms for as long as I can remember, but it was only…
Text-to-Speech 1. Read2Go/Learning Ally Audio (read2go.org; iOS; $19.99)/(learningally.org; iOS; Android; free with Learning Ally membership) Bookshare and Learning Ally, audiobooks services for people with reading challenges, are familiar names in education. Read2Go (for Bookshare) and the Learning Ally Audio app make these valuable resources more accessible. Some students with attention challenges find it tough…
1. ADHD Tracker 1.0 Using the Vanderbilt Scales published by the American Academy of Pediatrics, ADHD Tracker makes completing and submitting a behavioral assessment easier for parents and teachers of children ages 4 through 18 years who have already been diagnosed and treated for ADHD. 2. ADHD Treatment Neurocognitive therapy has been clinically shown to improve executive…