Discussion and training documents


Use of assistive technology by students with dyslexia in post-secondary education, by E. A. Draffan, D. G. Evans and P. Blenkhorn. Available in PDF format.

Bridges and Barriers: IT Training and Study Skills, by Atif Choudhury. Available in html and doc format.

Dyslexia and Anxiety, by Penny Georgiou. Available in html and doc format.

Dyslexia and Perception by Patrick Mulcahy. Available in html and doc format.

The Vision Thing: Optometric Factors in the Assessment of the Information Technology Needs of Students with Dyslexia, by Patrick Mulcahy. Available in DOC and HTML.

Empowering Students with Asperger’s Syndrome to Succeed at University – Good Practice Guidelines for Staff, by Nicola Martin. Available inDOC HTML formats.

What is developmental dyslexia? by Patrick Mulcahy. Available in PowerPoint, PDF and Flash formats.

Sibelius Software and Problems of handwriting music, including alignment, for dyslexic students compiled from information submitted by Gerard Conroy.


Member suggested links.


Link to A history of British Sign Language on the DeafSign site.

Posture and Cystic Fibrosis.
Attendance and Attainment: a five year study by E. Burd, B. Hodgson (DOC format).

Digit Span Test provides evidence of working memory impairment in Schizophrenia. (PDF file).

Information about current research in ADD/ADHD at Mapping susceptibility genes for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder