Learning Disabilities and Assistive Technology Links

LD Online

http://www.ldonline.org

LD Resources

http://www.ldresources.com/

Learning Disabilities Resource Community

http://www.ldrc.ca

Educational Software Solutions

Specialising in marketing high quality educational software to educational, government and corporate markets across Canada.
http://www.nas.ca/aboutus.html

Schwab Foundation for Learning

Helping kids with learning difficulties.
http://www.schwablearning.org/

Visunet Canada

Visunet is a partnership, which links the resources of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind Library with your Public Library. It serves anyone who is unable to use print because of a visual or physical handicap, or a learning disability.
http://www.cnib.ca/library/visunet/index.htm

Literacy Links

ABC Canada

ABC Canada is a national non-profi t literacy organization, in partnership with business, labour, educators and government. It focuses on public awareness programs and helps the private sector establish workplace basic education programs.
http://www.abc-Canada.org

ABC Canada - Math Literacy

www.mathliteracy.ca

AlphaPlus Centre

The Centre specializes in adult literacy and second language acquisition. AlphaPlus provides library and web resources, a newsletter.
AlphaPlus also includes AlphaRoute. AlphaRoute is a unique, fully interactive web-based tool that supports adult literacy learning through innovative technology. AlphaRoute includes a special site designed for Aboriginal learners.
http://alphaplus.ca

CABS - Common Assessment of Basic Skills

Provides a practical assessment tool for use with Literacy/Basic Skills students who can work on computers.
http://www.lleo.ca/col/cabs_online.html

Centre For Literacy

The Centre has an excellent website that includes information on research and programmes on at-risk youth. The Centre's newsletters are full of information on various programmes, reports and links to information.
http://www.nald.ca/litcent.htm

Directory of Canadian Adult Literacy Research in English

http://www.nald.ca/crd/

ERIC - Educational Resources Information Center

The ERIC database is the world's largest source of education material.
http://www.eric.ed.gov/

Movement for Canadian Literacy

Movement for Canadian Literacy (MCL) is a national non-profit organization representing literacy coalitions, organizations, and individuals from every province and territory. See Literacies - “Canada's first and only journal about adult literacy research and practice.
http://www.literacy.ca

National Adult Literacy Database (NALD)

This is an excellent, comprehensive database of adult literacy programs, resources, and activities across Canada. Included are links to provincial and territorial literacy coalitions and other sites worldwide.
http://www.nald.ca/index.htm

The Northern Edge

This resource is produced by the NWT Literacy Council. It has information by and about learners who live in the North.
http://www.nwt.literacy.ca

Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE/UT)

As well as offering an extensive Graduate Studies program and Teacher Education, OISE/UT's Research program addresses fundamental issues about teaching and learning.
http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/

PBS Television

Literacy Link
http://www.pbs.org/literacy/