by Fernette Eide | | Accessibility, Accommodations, Advocacy, Being Dyslexic, Education, School, Technology, Writing
The Department of Justice has also released video clarification of key rights for students regarding testing accommodations under the ADA or Americans with Disabilities Act. The entire video is located at the bottom of this post, but we are highlighting a section... 
by Fernette Eide | | Accessibility, Organization, Reading, Technology
Today Microsoft released a great addition to its free organization – productivity app OneNote – and the two nicest things about it…it’s Free and it was created with students and adults with dyslexia in mind. As a result, Dyslexic Advantage is... ![[PREMIUM] Don’t Require COPYING From the Board](https://old.dyslexicadvantage.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Screen-Shot-2019-08-31-at-2.15.03-PM.jpg)
by Sarah from Dyslexic Advantage | | Accessibility, Being Dyslexic, College, dyslexia, Education, Premium, Premium Content, Research, School, Strategies, Teachers, Teaching
DON’T REQUIRE COPYING FROM THE BOARD Dr. Kirkby: “Copying text…is psychologically complex. It involves a series of sequential visual and cognitive processes, which must be co-ordinated: these include visual encoding, mental representation, an written production.” Long... 
by Fernette Eide | | Accessibility, dyslexia
The following instructions are for MacOS Sierra (10.12.16). You can activate Read Aloud (or Text to Speech) on your Mac so that it reads documents (word, pdf, etc.) or websites when you select certain keys. Apple Icon > System Preferences > Accessibility >... 
by Fernette Eide | | Accessibility, Technology
Here are instructions for turning Read Aloud on your iPhone. Settings>General>Accessibility>Speech>Speak Selection (you can adjust speed with the slider at the bottom of this page; turtle for slower and rabbit for faster) Once you have completed the steps... 
by Fernette Eide | | Accessibility, Being Dyslexic
Check out the links below to audio versions of state drivers manuals OR pdf files of the manuals that can be read with our web-enabled text to speech program ReciteMe. We’re currently updating this list to 2019. If you’d like a manual that isn’t...
