Useful links
Please note that the links below are provided as a service to our visitors. Dyslexia does not accept responsibility for the accuracy or availability of information on these sites.
Amity Reading Clubs
Aim to provide for adults with special learning difficulties the best tuition, enabling them to take charge of their own lives.
Anything Left-handed
Information and products for left-handers.
www.anythingleft-handed.co.uk
www.anythingleft-handed.co.uk
Autism
National Autistic Society. Charity which champions rights and interests of all people with autism.
www.nas.org.uk
Books and resources on autism and Asperger Syndrome.
http://www.jkp.com/catalogue/autism
Basic Skills Agency
Independent but Government-funded organization focusing on finding basic skills practice worth showing, and disseminating it effectively.
www.basic-skills.co.uk
BPS
British Psychological Society. The representative body for psychologist and psychology in the UK.
www.bps.org.uk
BDA
British Dyslexia Association. Charity which aims to influence Government and other institutions to promote a dyslexia-friendly society that enables dyslexic people to reach their potential.
www.bdadyslexia.org.uk
Calibre Audio Library
Calibre Audio Library brings the pleasure of reading to people who have dyslexia, sight problems or other disabilities through a free, nationwide postal service of audio books.
www.calibre.org.uk
CLS
Community Legal Service Direct. Free high-quality legal information to help del with legal problems.
www.clsdirect.org.uk
CDP
Council for Disabled People. Warwickshire and Coventry. Encourages the inclusion of disabled people in the general community and provides services directly to disabled people.
www.cdp.org.uk
Department for Education
DRC
Disability Rights Commission.
Working for a society where all disabled people can participate fully as equal citizens.
www.drc-gb.org
Dyslexia International
Dyslexia International, a non-profit organisation, was registered in Belgium in 2000. It works with leading experts to create and promote tools and technologies that enable dyslexic learners to succeed.
www.dyslexia-international.org
Dyslexia Resourceaid
Information on dyslexia resources.
www.dyslexia.resourceaid.com
Dyspraxia Foundation
UK charity which helps people to understand and cope with dyspraxia. A resource for parents, teenagers and adults who have the condition and for professionals who help them.
www.dyspraxiafoundation.org.uk
Gabbitas
Educational consultants who publish useful guides to special educational needs.
http://www.gabbitas.co.uk
I am dyslexic
Website of Barnaby Blackburn, aged 16, who is dyslexic.
www.iamdyslexic.com
Inclusion
A catalogue of resources to support individuals' learning needs, for teaching professionals, carers and learners. Resources include publications, software, equipment and online information.
http://inclusion.ngfl.gov.uk
Inclusive Technology
Educational software and communication aids for learners with special needs.
www.inclusive.co.uk
IDA
International Dyslexia Association. US non-profit organization dedicated to helping individuals with dyslexia, their families and the communities which support them.
www.interdys.org
Justgiving
The easy, efficient and fun way to raise funds and donate to charity online.
www.justgiving.com
Learner Support
A specialist company supplying services to disabled and dyslexic students and their educational establishments, through the provision of non-medical help/support.
www.learnersupport.org
Learning Difficulties
Learning Difficulties Online. A US educational service providing information in the field of learning disabilities.
www.ldonline.org
Listening Books
A charity dedicated to providing access to books for people who cannot read in the usual way, through the provision os a pstal audio book service.
www.listening-books.org.uk
Office for Disability Issues
The Office for Disability Issues works across government to ensure that equality becomes a reality for disabled people.
www.officefordisability.gov.uk
RCSLT
Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists. Represents speech and language therapists and support workers, promotes excellence in practice and influences health, education and social care policies.
www.rcslt.org
Schwab Learning
A US non profit foundation whose mission is to provide information and inspiration for families whose children struggle with learning and attention problems.
www.schwablearning.org
Sentence Trouble Website
‘At least 60% of young people in the youth justice system have communication needs.’
The Sentence Trouble website supports the booklet of the same name launched in November 2009 for those working in the youth justice system and intended to help improve understanding and communication with children and young people, particularly those with communication needs.
The website features information about what speech, language and communication needs are, provides examples of what these might look like, advice to support you in your work and a selection of resources. The website also features a forum to help the youth justice workforce to network, share ideas and share best practice related to communication needs.
www.sentencetrouble.info
SKILL
National Bureau for Students with Disabilities. Promotes opportunities for young people and adults with any kind of disability in post-16 education, training and employment across the UK.
www.skill.org.uk
Somerset DA
Somerset Dyslexia Association. A source of information and practical support to anyone who is dyslexic or who supports others who are dyslexic.
www.somersetdyslexia.co.uk
Talking Point
The first stop for information about speech and language development in children. Run by Ican, working with RCSLT and Afasic.
www.talkingpoint.org.uk
TDA
Training Development Agency for schools. Information about becoming a teacher.
www.tda.gov.uk
Teachers TV
A digital channel for everyone who works in schools, covering every subject in the curriculum. Funded by the DCSF and operated by Education Digital, an independent consortium. Over 2,000 videos are available online.
www.teachers.tv
Time Bank UK
National charity inspiring and connecting people to share and give time as volunteers.
www.timebank.org.uk
UK Selfhelp Groups
Information and contacts on a wide range of illnesses and disabilities.
www.ukselfhelp.info
Waterstones
Booksellers.
www.waterstones.co.uk
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