{"id":143,"date":"2018-04-03T18:09:05","date_gmt":"2018-04-03T18:09:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/theaccessibletoolbox\/?page_id=143"},"modified":"2024-04-25T14:20:07","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T14:20:07","slug":"helpful-websites","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/theaccessibletoolbox\/other-resources\/helpful-websites\/","title":{"rendered":"Helpful Websites"},"content":{"rendered":"

Websites about\/for those with disabilities<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

ADDitude<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

ADDitude is a magazine, community, and website that provides strategies and support for individuals affected by\u00a0Attention-deficit\/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).<\/span><\/p>\n

Bookshare<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

This website gives individuals with reading barriers access to a vast collection of e-books.<\/p>\n

Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit\/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

CHADD offers information, support, and advocacy for people affected by Attention-deficit\/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).<\/span><\/p>\n

The DIAGRAM Center<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

The goal of this organization is to ensure that educational material is accessible and available for individuals with all types of disabilities.<\/p>\n

Learning Disabilities Association of America<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

The Learning Disabilities Association of America is the largest non-profit volunteer organization advocating for the learning disabled.<\/span><\/p>\n

The International Dyslexia Association<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Learn about dyslexia and access resources for individuals, families, and professionals.\u00a0 In addition, track progress on dyslexia legislation.<\/span><\/p>\n

National Center for Learning Disabilities<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

The National Center for Learning Disabilities presents information about programs, advocacy, reports, and studies specific to individuals with learning disabilities.<\/p>\n

The Braille Authority of North America<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

This Braille Authority of America website provides guidance on the Nemeth Braille code, which is used for encoding mathematical notation.<\/p>\n

OpenDyslexic<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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

RoboBraille<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Convert documents into accessible formats such as Braille, mp3, and e-books with this online tool.<\/p>\n

Teaching LD<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Teaching LD is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving educational outcomes for students with learning disabilities.<\/span><\/p>\n

The United States Department of Justice Civil Rights Division <\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

This website provides general information about existing laws in the U.S. relating to disabilities, how these laws are enforced, and technical assistance materials.<\/span><\/p>\n

Voice Dream Reader<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Use this app to transform text to speech.\u00a0 This app is only available on the App Store for iOS devices.<\/span><\/p>\n

Voyager Sopris Learning<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

This website explains how to identify and support students with dysgraphia.\u00a0 Thanks to Kiel & Jennifer for sharing this site with us!<\/p>\n

The Yale Center for Dyslexia & Creativity<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

The Yale Center for Dyslexia & Creativity shares helpful strategies for lessening the intensity of common math struggles students with dyslexia face.<\/span><\/p>\n

Websites on teaching statistics<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

The Consortium for the Advancement of Undergraduate Statistics Education (CAUSE)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

CAUSE strives to support the advancement of undergraduate statistics education through professional development, outreach, research and the dissemination of resources.<\/p>\n

Open Stats Lab<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Open Stats Lab is a website that provides primary resources for teaching statistics, specifically real data from research papers.<\/span><\/p>\n

Statistical Software for Blind Students and Practitioners<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Teach Psych Science<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

This site provides resources and information relating to teaching research methods and statistics in psychology.<\/span><\/p>\n

Web Interface for Statistics Education (WISE)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

The goal of this site is to provide Internet resources to support statistics education.<\/span><\/p>\n

Additional resources<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

Association for Psychological Science<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

This organization is dedicated to promoting, protecting and advancing scientific psychology.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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