The Writing Center

Resources for Writers with Learning Disabilities or Differences

UNCG Resources

• UNCG Office of Accessibility Resources and Services – provides, coordinates, and advocates for services which enable undergraduate and graduate students with disabilities to receive equal access to a college education and to all aspects of university life – register with OARS at this link
• UNCG Speech and Hearing Center – provides evaluation and intervention for language, speech and hearing

General Resources

• Learning Disabilities Association – Learning Disabilities Association of America advocates for and protects the rights of those with learning differences and supports best practices for intervention for those with learning disabilities.
• The Heath Resource Center – A “national clearinghouse on postsecondary education for individuals with disabilities.”
• College and Learning Disabilities – offers advice for college students with learning disabilities, in addition to information and articles about achieving success in college
• LD Online: Topics – an interactive guide to learning disabilities for parents, teachers, students, and children
• Invisible Disabilities – resources and support for those who “have diseases, disorders, and disabilities that aren’t visible to most people and are misunderstood”
• Roads to Learning – The American Library Association’s initiative for those with learning disabilities

U.S. Government Sites for Learning Differences

• The Federal Resource Center for Special Education
• US Department of Health and Human Services
• US Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services

Attention Deficit/Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

• Attention Deficit Disorder – offers resources and support for those with ADD & ADHD
• The National Attention Deficit Disorder Association – a comprehensive site with links to research, treatment, coaching, and books concerning ADD, in addition to information on education and career support for those with ADD

Dyslexia

• Dyslexic Advantage – offers resources, information, and support for those with dyslexia

Faculty Resources

• LD Online: For Educators – information and resources for teachers of students with learning disabilities
• Teaching Languages to Students with Learning Disabilities – an informative discussion that includes adaptations and strategies for educators to better teach languages to students with learning disabilities
• Teaching Students with Disabilities – information and teaching strategies from UC Berkeley on teaching students with disabilities