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.

www.amity.org.uk

Anything Left-handed

Information and products for left-handers.
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

Becta

British Educational Communications and Technology Agency. The Government'd key partner in the strategic development and delivery of its ICT and e-learning strategy for schools and the learning and skills sector.

www.becta.org.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

DCSF

Department for Children, Schools and Families
http://dcsf.gov.uk

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

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