American Printing House for the Blind resources and information for those with visual impairments. Some of their materials may be helpful for students with reading disabilities or dyslexia.
Decoding Dyslexia is a network of parent-led grassroots movements across the country concerned with the limited access to educational interventions for dyslexia within the public schools. They aim to raise dyslexia awareness, empower families to support their children and inform policy-makers on best practices to identify, remediate and support students with dyslexia.
Learning Alley offer the world’s largest collection of human-narrated audio textbooks and literature, and solutions for students and support and community for parents, teachers and students.
LD Online information on learning disabilities and ADHD.
National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD) support group for children, adolescents, and adults with learning disabilities. NCLD disseminates information and promotes research to improve instructions and support for students with learning disabilities.
Supporting Adolescents with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) Charlotte Forwood provides information about DLD in teens, videos, names of individuals on Twitter connected to DLD problems in teens, and more. Scroll up and down on each category and from side to side.
Teen Mental Health a Canadian site with resources that might assist families, teens, and educators. They consider serious topics surrounding teen behavior: the teen brain, suicide, fighting stigma, teen sleep, brain injury, impact of mental health, understanding self-injury/self-harm, teen stress, cannabis use, mental disorders, and more.
Books
College Success for Students with Learning Disabilities: Strategies and Tips to Make the Most of Your College Experience by Cynthia Simpson and Vicky Spencer
Learning Disabilities: A Family Affair by Betty B. Osman
Learning Outside the Lines by Jonathan Mooney and David Cole
No Easy Answers: The Learning Disabled Child at Home and At School by Sally L. Smith
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