Resources

The Ohio State University Partnership Grant Fast Facts for Faculty Series

has a collection of "Fast Facts for Faculty" that explains disabilities and the accommodations instructors can incorporate into the classroom to make learning accessible to all students. The full list of Fact Sheets is available at http://ada.osu.edu/resources/fastfacts/ including the Fact Sheet "Teaching Students with Invisible Disabilities."

LD OnLine - http://www.ldonline.org

A resource site with an extensive online library of articles.
LD Resources - http://www.ldresources.com
Developed by Richard Wanderman, an educational technology consultant and an adult with a learning disability. This site has been providing resources for people with learning disabilities since 1995.

Assistive Technology Section of Landmark College web site - http://landmark.edu/institute/assistive_technology/index.html

Landmark College is one of the premier college for students with LD. Not only do they have a section on Assistive Technology for college students with LD, there is a section that addresses how assistive technology can help the writing process and what assistive technology is available for this purpose.

Georgia DOL/VR/Tools for Life Program "Assistive Technology Writing Resources on the Web" http://www.gatfl.org/ldguide/writeat.htm

This web page provides a list of companies that produce Assistive Technology used for the writing process.

"Guidebook 4: The teaching/learning process." (1999) Bridges to Practice: A research-based guide for Literacy Practitioners Serving Adults with Learning Disabilities. Washington, DC: The National Adult Literacy and Learning Disability Center http://www.nifl.gov/nifl/ld/reports/bridges_pt4.pdf

Learning Disabilities and Assistive Technologies: Writing Problems/Disabilities http://www.gatfl.org/ldguide/write.htm

This guide explains the different types of assistive technology available for students with LD to assist in the writing process.

Charles A. MacArthur. (July 1996 ) "Using Technology to Enhance the Writing Processes of Students with Learning Disabilities" Journal of Learning Disabilities Volume 29, Number 4, pages 344-354 Available online at http://www.ldonline.org/ld_indepth/technology/tech_writing.html

Leonard V. Pisano. "How to Support Studnets with Learning Differences – The Assistive Technology and Educaiton Connection" 2002 http://www.ldonline.org/ld_indepth/technology/assistive_technology_howto.html

Jane Quenneville. "Tech Tools for Students with Learning Disabilities: Infusion into Inclusive Classrooms." Preventing School Failure, Summer 2001, Vol. 45, No. 4, pp 167-170. http://www.ldonline.org/ld_indepth/technology/tech_tools.html

Richard Wanderman. (2003) "Tools and Dyslexia: Issues and Ideas." Perspectives (Fall 2003). LD Resources http://www.ldresources.com/articles/tools_and_dyslexia.html

Richard Wanderman. (1990) "Tips on Writing for People with Learning Disabilities." LD Resources http://www.ldresources.com/articles/writing_tips.html