[aisle] Dyslexia digital reading websites

[Christine Wilson]

My Kindle came with dyslexic presets...

On Thu, Oct 14, 2021, 3:58 PM Karen Doyle via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> 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.
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> Good luck!
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> Karen Doyle
> Library Media Specialist
> Komarek School
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> On Thu, Oct 14, 2021 at 1:24 PM Carolyn Roys via AISLE <
> aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
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>> 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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>> Laura Dooley-Taylor
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>> Librarian
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