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  • More Reports on ChromaGen Perpetuate False Claims of the Lenses “Treating” Dyslexia

    We’ve recently blogged about how ChromaGen Lenses are not in themselves a treatment for dyslexia.

    There have been many more disconcerting pieces in the news cropping up about the "effectiveness" of the lenses as a treatment for dyslexia, such as this one over at Fox News.

    August 27, 2025
  • eBook Readers: Better for Dyslexics than Printed Books?

    A new study performed by the Smithsonian Institute found that ebook readers may actually be more effective at helping dyslexics with reading comprehension than traditional print books.

    January 18, 2024
  • Austrian Study Sheds New Light on Dyscalculia

    Karin Landerl and a team of researchers at the University of Graz, Austria investigated the numerical processing in elementary school children with dyscalculia and a control group of students with good arithmetic skills.

    January 18, 2024
  • ChromaGen Lenses and “Treating” Dyslexia: Don’t Believe the Hype

    ChromaGen colored lenses have been approved to aid in the treatment of visual problems, but they have not been approved to treat dyslexia.

    January 18, 2024
  • New Jersey Officially Recognizes Dyslexia in Schools

    Traditionally, students with dyslexia have been identified in schools only as having a specific learning disability, rather than having their dyslexia recognized formally, and as a result, many students were not getting the assistance they required to help them with reading or other educational issues.

    January 18, 2024
  • Khan Academy Lessons a Huge Benefit to Students Worldwide

    When Sal Khan uploaded a few 15-minute tutoring lessons to YouTube in order to help his seventh-grade cousin with algebra, he never imagined that his videos would one day be viewed by over 4 million pupils.

    January 18, 2024
  • Let the C-Pen Take Notes for You

    The C­-Pen will highlight any text digitally and insert that text into any application including PC’s, laptops, android devices, Smartphones, and tablets.

    January 18, 2024
  • The Amplify Tablet: A Great Resource for Classrooms

    ​Amplify Access has created an open learning platform and turnkey tablet that helps empower teachers and engage students in grades K-12.

    January 18, 2024
  • AudioEye Communications: Turning Web Text to Audio

    AudioEye Communications, a Tucson based company, has teamed up with several students from the University of Arizona’s Department of Management Information Systems to help people with certain disabilities search the web more easily.

    January 18, 2024
  • Featured Success Story: Shaun Sanders

    Shaun Sanders

    The following was written by a very ambitious, intelligent, and confident dyslexic law student named Shaun Sanders, who got in touch with us via Reddit in May of 2013 and offered to share his remarkable story.

    July 29, 2013
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