Helpful Websites

Websites about/for those with disabilities

ADDitude

ADDitude is a magazine, community, and website that provides strategies and support for individuals affected by Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

Bookshare

This website gives individuals with reading barriers access to a vast collection of e-books.

Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD)

CHADD offers information, support, and advocacy for people affected by Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

The DIAGRAM Center

The goal of this organization is to ensure that educational material is accessible and available for individuals with all types of disabilities.

Learning Disabilities Association of America

The Learning Disabilities Association of America is the largest non-profit volunteer organization advocating for the learning disabled.

The International Dyslexia Association

Learn about dyslexia and access resources for individuals, families, and professionals.  In addition, track progress on dyslexia legislation.

National Center for Learning Disabilities

The National Center for Learning Disabilities presents information about programs, advocacy, reports, and studies specific to individuals with learning disabilities.

The Braille Authority of North America

This Braille Authority of America website provides guidance on the Nemeth Braille code, which is used for encoding mathematical notation.

OpenDyslexic

OpenDyslexic provides a free typeface software designed for individuals with dyslexia to help with crowding, letter confusion or rotation and contrast/blindness.

RoboBraille

Convert documents into accessible formats such as Braille, mp3, and e-books with this online tool.

Teaching LD

Teaching LD is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving educational outcomes for students with learning disabilities.

The United States Department of Justice Civil Rights Division

This website provides general information about existing laws in the U.S. relating to disabilities, how these laws are enforced, and technical assistance materials.

Voice Dream Reader

Use this app to transform text to speech.  This app is only available on the App Store for iOS devices.

Voyager Sopris Learning

This website explains how to identify and support students with dysgraphia.  Thanks to Kiel & Jennifer for sharing this site with us!

The Yale Center for Dyslexia & Creativity

The Yale Center for Dyslexia & Creativity shares helpful strategies for lessening the intensity of common math struggles students with dyslexia face.

Websites on teaching statistics

The Consortium for the Advancement of Undergraduate Statistics Education (CAUSE)

CAUSE strives to support the advancement of undergraduate statistics education through professional development, outreach, research and the dissemination of resources.

Open Stats Lab

Open Stats Lab is a website that provides primary resources for teaching statistics, specifically real data from research papers.

Statistical Software for Blind Students and Practitioners

This article, written by Jonathan R. Godfrey and M. Theodor Loots, reviews the usefulness of four statistical software packages- R, SAS, SPSS, and Minitab- for blind users.

Teach Psych Science

This site provides resources and information relating to teaching research methods and statistics in psychology.

Web Interface for Statistics Education (WISE)

The goal of this site is to provide Internet resources to support statistics education.

Additional resources

Association for Psychological Science

This organization is dedicated to promoting, protecting and advancing scientific psychology.