Assistive Technology for computers and disability.
Various links for learning disabilities and other disability related resources.
Index of online information and resources on the developmental disabilities Autism and Asperger's Syndrome.
A publisher of visual thinking and learning tools for K-12 education.
LDInfo has been created as a non-profit organization designed to provide up-to-date information and an ever-growing dialog on how to effectively deal with a learning difference.
This site contains excellent web sites, organizations, general informations and chat lines dealing with learning disabilities.
Information, services and resources provided through the University of Georgia.
This site is about Learning Disabilities from the Research and Training Division of the Learning Disabilities Center. Questions and comments are appreciated. Information about, Research Articles, Training Activities, A List of Products, and Consumer Led Empowerment Training are included.
Learning Disability Online Store
The LD Store offers an array of resources on learning disabilities and related topics. Within each topic area you will find information on selected publications, audio and video programs, and other resources.
The Resources for Learning Disabilities
This site contains a variety of resources for learning disabilities.
Learning Disabilities and Assistive Technologies
This site provides strategies for coping learning disabilities.
Literacy and Learning Disabilities
This collection of resources provides a single point of access to information on LD issues.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill teaching for inclusion for learning disabled students
Resource on Learning Disabilities.
Software that assists with phonetic spelling.
Designed for those with severe difficulties, this program has cast of animated characters helping users to begin learning about cause and effect and turn taking. Similar programs included Creature Capers, Creature Cartoons, Creature Chorus, Creature features, Creature magic.
Availability: Commercial product
Contact: Laureate Learning Systems, Inc.
Phone: +1-802-655-4755
Fax: +1-802-655-4757
E-mail: customer-service@laureatelearning.com
This program is designed to let the student have fun learning while requite a minimum amount of time from the teacher or parent. Early Learning I includes 4 activities that teach pre-reading skills, Early Learning II includes 4 activities that teach addition and number sequencing. Early Learning III includes 3 activities that teach subtraction and number comparison.
Availability: Commercial product
Contact: Marblesoft USA
E-mail: mail@marblesoft.com
Designed to help those with disabilities and impairments, this program offers 10 activities to help student learn to follow directions and discriminate between left and right, accessible through keyboard, touch screen or single switch.
Availability: Commercial product
Contact: Laureate Learning Systems Inc.
Phone: +1-802-655-4755
Fax: +1-802-655-4757
E-mail: customer-service@laureatelearning.com
Designed to train 46 basic syntactic structures, this is aimed at the special needs of those with disabilities and impairments, accessible with keyboard, touch screen, single switch or mouse.
Availability: Commercial product
Contact: Laureate Learning Systems Inc.
Phone: +1-802-655-4755
Fax: +1-802-655-4757
E-mail: customer-service@laureatelearning.com
This program combines a favorite preschool song with number and color activities. Students with cognitive delays respond to upbeat music and interesting sounds. Large graphics help learners focus on the action.
Availability: Commercial product.
Contact: Soft Touch Software USA
Phone: +1-877-763-8868
Fax: +1-661-396-8760
E-mail: support@softtouch.com
Many students have difficulties learning to speak. This program features several strategies where children learn language through rhyme, rhythm, and repetition.
Availability: Commercial product
Contact: Soft Touch Software USA
Phone: +1-877-763-8868
Fax: +1-661-396-8760
E-mail: support@softtouch.com
Co: Writer is a writing assistant with intelligent word prediction, a productivity tool for those who struggle with writing due to injury, physical limitation, language delay or learning disability. Co: Writer is suitable for all vocabulary levels. And the speech output gives auditory feedback to those who need to hear their words. Co: Writer is a whole-language-writing tool for novel communication and for student with language deficiencies or learning disabilities.
Availability: Commercial product
Contact: Don Johnston Inc USA
Phone: +1-847-526-2682
Fax: +1-847-526-4177
E-mail: info@donjohnston.com
Write: OutLoud is a flexible and user-friendly talking word processor that offers multisensory learning and positive reinforcement for writers of all ages and ability levels. Write: OutLoud uses CD-quality audio to repeat words, letters and sentences as students type. The auditory feedback is great for students with learning disabilities because they can hear if words are omitted or substituted. Write: OutLoud is a suitable creature writing program for all ages and especially for students with learning disabilities.
Availability: Commercial product
Contact: Don Johnston Inc. USA
Phone: +1-847-526-2682
Fax: +1-847-526-4177
E-mail: info@donjohnston.com
Dyna Vox Mac software helps students with disabilities break through the barriers to learn and succeed in the classroom. Dyna Vox software can be used to create dynamically linked communication pages for those with special speech, language and learning needs. Dyna Vox Mac acts as a speech/language therapy tool and also helps turn a Macintosh into an augmentative communication device for the speech disabled.
Availability: Commercial product
Contact: Dyna Vox Systems Inc.
Phone: +1-888-697-7332
E-mail: sales@dynavoxsys.com
Contains a site on Autism and Autism-related information such as recommended books and medical information.
Email: shannon@weirdkids.com
http://www.weirdkids.com/autism/index.htm
A software for very young children to build the critical early learning skills. It is recommended as an appropriate tool for children with Autism.
Address: Scientific Learning 300 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza Suite 500 Oakland, CA 94612-2040
Phone: 1-888-665-9707
Fax: 510-444-3580
Email: info@scilearn.com
http://www.fastforword.com
An on screen talking math worksheet that guides a student to math solutions. Students with learning disabilities can learn math at their own pace with this program.
Availability: Commercial product
Contact: Don Johnston Inc USA
Phone: +1-847-526-2682
Fax: +1-847-526-4177
E-mail: info@donjohnston.com
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