Addresses and Web Links
NOTE: This is not an exhaustive list of organisations and web links, nor is it intended to be a recommended list of organisations or web links.
IRL - Department of Education and Science. Marlborough Street, Dublin, 1. Tel: (+353) 01 873 4700; web: www.irlgov.ie
IRL - Education Welfare Board, Premier Business Centre, 11-15 Tara Street, Dubln, 1. Tel: (+44) 01 240 9408
IRL - National Educational Psychological Services, Frederick Court, 24/27 Frederick Street North, Dublin, 1. Tel: (+353) 01 889 2700; fax: (+353) 01 889 2755; web: www.education.gov.ie
IRL - Special Education Section, Department of Education and Science, Cornamaddy, Athlone, Co. Westmeath. Tel: (+353) 0902- 74621; web: www.education.gov.ie .
IRL - The Special Education Support Service Address Laois Education Centre, Block Road, Portlaoise, Co Laois. Phone (353) 502 72409/72402; Fax (353) 502 63174. Email: info@sess.ie Website: www.sess.ie
NI - Belfast Education and Library Board (BELB), (Curriculum Advisory and Support Service), 40 Academy St., Belfast BT1 2NQ. Tel: (+048) 90 564000; fax: (+048) 90 331714; e-mail: info@belb.org.uk; web: www.belb.org.uk
NI - Department for Employment & Learning, Adelaide House, 39-49 Adelaide Street, Belfast. Tel: (+48) 028 9025 7777; fax: (+48) 028 9025 7778; web: www.delni.gov.uk
NI - Department of Education, Rathgael House, 43 Balloo Road, Bangor Co Down, BT19 7PR. Tel: (+48) 028 9127 9279; fax: (+48) 028 9127 9100; web: www.deni.gov.uk
NI - North Eastern Education and Library Board (NEELB, County Hall, 182 Galgorm Road, Ballymena, Co. Antrim BT42 1HN. Tel: (+048) 028 2565 3333; fax: (+048) 028 25646071; e-mail: info@neelb.org.uk; web: www.neelb.org.uk
NI - NEELB Curriculum Advisory and Support Service, Antrim Board Centre, 17 Lough Road, Antrim, Co. Antrim. Tel: (+048) 028 9448 200
NI - South Eastern Education and Library Board (SEELB) (Curriculum Advisory and Support Service), Grahamsbridge Road. Dundonald, Belfast BT16 2H.S. Tel: (+048) 028 9056 6200; fax: (+048) 028 9056 6266/7; e-mail: info@seelb.org.uk; web: www.seelb.org.uk
NI - Southern Education and Library Board (SELB) (Curriculum Advisory and Support Service), 3 Charlemont Place, Armagh, Co. Armagh. BT61 9AX. Tel: (+048) 028 3752 3811/3751 2200; fax: (+048) 028 3751 2490; e-mail: info@selb.org.uk; www.selb.org.uk
NI - Western Education and Library Board (WELB) (Curriculum Advisory and Support Service), Campsie House, 1 Hospital Road, Omagh, Co. Tyrone. BT79 0AW. Tel: (+048) 028 8241 1411; fax: (+048) 028 8241 1400; e-mail: info@welb.org.uk; web: www.welb.org.uk)
IRL - National Centre for Technology in Education (NCTE), Dublin City University, Dublin, 9. Tel: (+353) 01 700 8200, fax: (+353) 01 700 8210, e-mail: info@ncte.ie; web: www.ncte.ie (www.ncte.ie/SpecialNeedsICT/ )
IRL - Special Needs and IT Advice Service of the Department of Education and Science, Central Remedial Clinic, Vernon Avenue, Clontarf, Dublin 3. Tel: (+353) 01 805 7400; email: ajackson@crc.ie
UK
- British Educational Communications and Technology Agency (Becta), Millburn Hill Road, Science Park, Coventry, CV4 7JJ. Tel: (+44) 024 7641 6994, fax: (+44) 024 7641 1418, e-mail: becta@becta.org.uk, web: www.becta.org.uk;
(also see: www.ictadvice.org.uk/downloads/guidance_doc/dyslexia_ict.doc)
(BECTA’s SENCO Forum: www.becta.org.uk/inclusion/discussion/snfor.html)
UK - Dyslexia Computing Resource Centre, Dept of Psychology, University of Hull, Hull HU6 7RX, England. Web: www.hull.ac.uk#psychology/psy.htm
Auditory Stimulation Training (Sound Therapy)- www.dyslexia-lab.dk
Brain Gym - www.braingymireland.org
ChromaGen Lenses - www.ultralase.co.uk Corneal Laser Centre, Clattersbridge Hospital, Wirral, UK.
Developmental Reflexive Rehabilitation - www.b-i-r-d.org.uk
Dyslexia, Dyspraxia and Attention Treatment - www.ddat.org.uk
Efalex – Efamol Ltd. www.efamol.com
EyeQ - Equazen Nutraceuticals www.equazen.com
Irlen tinted lenses - www.irlen.com Irlen Institute, 5380 Village Road, Long Beach, CA 90808.
Intuitive Colorimeter - www.ceriumvistech.co.uk
Neuro-Development Therapy www.inpp.co.uk ; www.inpp@virtual-chester.com ; www.ndt-ireland.com
Neuro-Linguistic Programming - www.nlpinfo.com ; www.nlp.org/nlp
Primary Movement - www.primarymovement.org
SAMONAS - www.samonas.com
Sensory Integration - www.sensoryintegration.org.uk ; www.iol.ie/~headon/si/
IRL - Irish Association of Speech and Language Therapists, 29 Gardiner Place, Dublin, 1. Tel/fax: (+353) 01 878 0215; web: www.clubi.ie\iaslt) IRL - Irish Association of Teachers in Special Education, Education Department, St. Patrick’s, Drumcondra, Dublin, 9. Tel: (+353) 01 837 6191; fax: (+353) 01 837 0642; web: www.iatse.ie IRL - Irish Learning Support Association, Education Centre, Drumcondra, Dublin, 9. Tel: (+353) 01 837 6191; fax (+353)01 – 837 0642; web: www.ilsa.ie IRL - Psychological Society of Ireland, 2a Corn Exchange Place, Dublin, 2. Tel: (+048) 01 671 7122 UK
UK - National Association for Special Educational Needs, NASEN House, 4/5 Amber Business Village, Amber Close, Amington, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B77 4RP. Web: www.nasen.org.uk
UK – Professional Association of Teachers of Students with Specific Learning Difficulties (PATOSS) web: www.patoss-dyslexia.org
IRL - AHEAD (Association for Higher Education Access and Disabilities), Newman House, 86, St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin, 2. Tel: (+353) 01 475 2386; web: www.ahead.ie
IRL - Dyslexia Association of Ireland, Suffolk Chambers, 1, Suffolk Street, Dublin, 2. Tel: (+353) 01 679 0276; fax: (+353) 01 679 0273; e-mail: info@dyslexia.ie; web: www.dyslexia.ie.
IRL - Irish Association for Gifted Children, Carmichael House, North Brunswick Street, Dublin, 7. Tel: (+353) 01 873 5702
IRL - National Adult Literacy Agency, 76, Lower Gardiner Street, Dublin, 1. Tel: (353) 01 878 7205; web: www.nala.ie
IRL - National Parents Council – Primary, 12 Marlborough Court, Dublin, 2. Tel: (+353) 01 678 9980; web: www.npc.ie
IRL - National Parents Council – Secondary, Marino Institute of Education, Griffith Avenue, Dublin, 9. Tel: (+353) 01 857 0522; web: www.npc.ie
NI - Northern Ireland Dyslexia Association (NIDA) 17a Upper Newtownards Road, Belfast. Tel: (+048) 028 9065 9212 / 4670 / 0111; e-mail: help@nida.org.uk; web: www.nida.org
NI - Dyslexia and Dyspraxia Support, 117 Creagh Road, Newbridge, Magherafelt, BT45 8EY. Helpline: (+48) 0808 100 2292; tel/fax: (+48) 028 7946 9088
British
EU - European Dyslexia Association edasecretary@axelero.hu ; www.bedford.ac.uk/eda (new website due in 20040
USA - International Dyslexia Association, 8600 La Salle Road, Chester Building, Suite 382, Baltimore, MD, 21286-2044. Tel: (410) 296-0232; fax: (410) 321-5069; e-mail: info@interdys.org; web: www.interdys.org)
Information is available from: Dyslexia Research Trust www.dyslexic.org.uk
Inclusion (UK government resources) web: www.inclusion.ngfl.gov.uk
LD Resources (Tools and Technology Information) web: www.ldresources.com
Learning Disabilities Online Technology Section, USA. web: www.ldonline.org/ld_indepth/technology/technology.html
Northern Ireland Network for Education (NINE Connect) web: www.nine.org.uk
Parents Information Network (PIN). Web: www.pin.org.uk
Scoilnet (official web portal for Irish education) web: www.scoilnet.ie
Teachers Evaluating Educational Multimedia (TEEM). Web: www.teem.org.uk