[aisle] Dyslexia digital reading websites

[Karen Doyle]

Bookshare is a great free resource.  https://www.bookshare.org/cms/
You'll need to set up an administrator (super easy) and students need to
qualify, but dyslexia will qualify them.  You might find that you have
other students that could also benefit, including students with low
vision.

Good luck!



Karen Doyle
Library Media Specialist
Komarek School
8940 W. 24th St
North Riverside, IL 60546
708-447-8030 x 143
kdoyle at komarek94.org
www.komarekschool.org




On Thu, Oct 14, 2021 at 1:24 PM Carolyn Roys via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> With help from a great tech guy at St. Charles Public Library, he was able
> to turn all of my screens blue with bold letters. Sadly, he could not get
> the dyslexic font to work. He told me it would be one or the other. I opted
> for the blue for my type of dyslexia. You might ask your tech guys if the
> font could be added. There is a cost. Not sure how much for a school but
> for me it was $20. Well worth it for other things like things in Word. I
> have an iPad onto which all the apps are loaded and then I get my books. I
> have seven different places for books since publishers send ARCs in unique
> ways.
> I hope you can get some answers. I have no idea what Brian did but I love
> him for it. Having dyslexia slows me down but it sure as heck won’t stop
> me.
> Best of luck.
> Carolyn - retired.
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> On Oct 14, 2021, at 11:54 AM, Dooley-Taylor, Laura via AISLE <
> aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
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> Hi
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> Does anyone have any digital reading resources for assisting dyslexic
> students?  A teacher is looking for websites that alter the colors,
> background, or font to make digital reading easier for dyslexic students.
> I know different databases have audio or annotation components but I was
> looking more for visual screen help.
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> Best,
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> Laura
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