Direct Learning provides dyslexia testing, professional assessment and independent advice for both children and adults. We advise parents with concerns about their children's problems with spelling, reading and learning at school, and adults with difficulties at work or college.

Direct Learning is dedicated to providing dyslexia testing, research, professional assessment and advice for both children and adults.

We advise parents with concerns about their children's problems with spelling, reading and learning at school, and adults with difficulties at work or college.

Could you tell me if the Direct Learning Assessment Report will be acceptable at my university for me to obtain extra consideration for being dyslexic, e.g. extra time in examinations?
You would have to check with the university first. Our Reports are accepted by many universities, but some have their own requirements.

These requirements are usually published on a page on the university's web-site. Some universities will accept an outside report, but others insist that you are assessed by a psychologist from their own list, or that particular tests are taken, which would not be possible with a distance assessment like ours.

In the US, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) are the pertinent Federal laws; Section 504 o the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 uses the term "academic adjustments" when referring to ways of promoting instructional and programmatic access for students with disabilities. The term "reasonable accommodation and support services" is used in these Practices because it emphasizes the goal of addressing the student's disability-related need for equal access in the academic setting.

Here are some examples listing the requirements published by a few typical universities, which may be helpful:

The following listings may help you to find a university you are searching for:

Colleges with special programs for dyslexic students can be found on this page:

• Colleges with programs for dyslexic students

391 Schools That Do Not Use SAT I or ACT Scores for Admitting Substantial Numbers of Students Into Bachelor Degree Programs :

• 391 Schools

Scholarships for Students with Disabilities:

• Scholarship Programs

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