Assistive Technology
Bookshare
Bookshare - An Accessible Online Library for people with print disabilities. Bookshare® is FREE for qualified U.S. students and schools through an award from OSEP (Office of Special Education Programs, U.S. Department of Education). Non-students and other organizations pay a low fee.
Learning Ally
Subscription audiobook service. “Join today to get unlimited access to the best audiobooks for your boy or girl for only $135 per year! An annual family subscription offers unlimited access to our human-read audiobook subscription, our parent resources, and so much more. The use of our audiobooks is restricted to those who have a demonstrated learning disability, visual impairment, or physical disability that makes it difficult to read using traditional print. For legal reasons, we require documentation from a qualified professional for each member. “
Parent resources - https://learningally.org/Solutions-for-Home/Parent-Resources
Parent Chat Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/groups/LearningAllyParentChat/
Student memberships for audiobooks - https://learningally.org/Solutions-for-Home/Join
Grammarly
Consider a Grammarly subscription. They have a free version that is robust, and the premium is very helpful for all of us.
Additional Assistive Technology Sites
Website - http://dyslexiahelp.umich.edu/tools/software-assistive-technology
Videos
The Big Picture: Rethinking Dyslexia - available to stream on Amazon Prime - https://www.rocoeducational.com/the_big_picture
How Difficult Can This Be: The F.A.T. (Frustration, Anxiety, Tension) City Workshop – http://www.ricklavoie.com/videos.html - may be available at the library and on YouTube for free
Books
“Overcoming Dyslexia” by Sally Shaywitz
“The Dyslexic Advantage” by Brock and Fernette Eide
“The Dyslexia Empowerment Plan” by Ben Foss
Other Facebook Pages
Dyslexia Training Institute - https://www.facebook.com/dyslexiatraining
Bright Solutions for Dyslexia - https://www.facebook.com/SusanBartonDyslexia?hc_location=stream