Search Results for: dyslexia

Art Gallery

Welcome to our new Art Gallery project. Our aim is to inspire and to empower audiences, as they view the wide-ranging possibilities of creative expression. LD Resources Foundation Action is looking to open a gallery space in New York City. Our aim is to give people with learning disabilities a chance to showcase their work to help them…

About Us

LD Resources Foundation, Inc. is a non-profit organization founded in 2001 (under IRS section 501(c))  that helps find solutions to those who are affected by specific learning disability, Dyslexia and ADHD. We provide resources to these adults, teenagers and children, as well as their parents and educators, with a special focus on the needs of low-income households. Learning…

Speech To Text

Speech to text is very useful and surprisingly useless at times. It is very empowering to young students who, because of dysgraphia or dyslexia, have a very hard time writing even simple sentences when they want to tell a much bigger story. It can be very useful for students who are searching on the Internet.…

Text To Speech

Basic Text to Speech (TTS)  A text-to-speech Tool reads digital text to users. Text-to-speech (TTS) converts text on a screen into speech, similar to  an on-the-go audio book. These programs allow people with reading disabilities to listen to written words (such as books, newspapers articles, textbooks) on a variety of devices.     Text to…

Assistive Adaptive Technology

Assistive Technology (AT) is a broad term encompassing any light-, mid-, or high-tech tool or device that helps people with disabilities perform a task with greater ease and encourages the users to become more independent and self-reliant.  Mainstream examples include Siri on iPad and iPhone apps, and speech recognition on smartphones, tablets and computers. Adaptive…

Know Your Rights

Your rights Learning Disability Dyslexia and ADHD 1936: First known use of the term learning disability According to Merriam-Webster, the definition of a learning disability is: Any of various conditions (such as dyslexia or dysgraphia) that interfere with an individual’s ability to learn and so result in impaired functioning in language, reasoning, or academic skills…

Signs and Symptoms of Learning Disability

Are you concerned about your child?  Have you noticed some signs that are making you wonder about your child reaching developmental milestones? Do you have an undiagnosed learning disability? Although learning disorders occur in very young children, they are usually not recognized until the child reaches school age. Signs of A Learning Disability Here is…