A clinical and accommodation framework treating dyslexia as a neurodevelopmental cognitive disorder — a lifelong, brain-based difference in phonological and orthographic processing architecture — across the full lifespan: K-12, higher education, workplace, and adult contexts.
AI-Assisted Development: This project was built with Claude AI assistance. See audits/contribution-analysis.md for the full human-vs-AI attribution breakdown.
Dyslexia is a persistent neurodevelopmental cognitive disorder, not a learning difficulty that resolves with sufficient instruction. The neuroscience is unambiguous:
- Neural architecture — Left temporoparietal cortex, visual word form area (VWFA), and inferior frontal gyrus show structural and functional differences (Shaywitz; Dehaene; Gabrieli et al.)
- Clinical classification — DSM-5 Specific Learning Disorder with impairment in reading (315.00); ICD-11 Developmental Learning Disorder with impairment in reading (6A03.0)
- Lifespan persistence — Phonological processing differences remain detectable into adulthood even after successful remediation
This distinction matters in practice. Accommodations must compensate for a persistent cognitive processing difference, not merely scaffold a temporary learning gap. This skill takes the two-track approach:
| Track | Target | Intervention |
|---|---|---|
| Remediation | Trainable skills (phonological awareness, decoding accuracy, fluency) | Structured literacy, Orton-Gillingham methodology |
| Cognitive Prosthetics | Persistent processing differences | Permanent assistive technology stack (TTS, STT, audiobooks, OCR) |
A Cowork plugin and standalone skill set that provides:
- Remediation & Cognitive Prosthetics — Evidence-based intervention plans grounded in structured literacy, Orton-Gillingham methodology, and IDA standards. Explicitly distinguishes remediation targets (trainable skills) from bypass targets (persistent deficits requiring permanent cognitive prosthetics: text-to-speech, speech-to-text, audiobooks via Learning Ally/Bookshare, OCR, spell-checkers, dyslexia-friendly fonts).
- Standards & Regulatory Compliance — Audit programs, IEPs, 504 plans, workplace policies, and tools against the applicable legal framework: IDA Knowledge and Practice Standards, IDEA (K-12), Section 504 (K-12 and higher ed), ADA Title I (workplace), ADA Title II (public colleges), ADA Title III (private colleges and public accommodations). Clinical frameworks: DSM-5, ICD-11.
- Document Generation — K-12 IEPs/504s, higher-ed disability services requests, workplace ADA Title I accommodation letters, clinical evaluation summaries, cognitive prosthetics prescriptions, and self-advocacy documentation across the lifespan.
- Gap Analysis & Measure Creation — Identify what's missing in dyslexia support tooling across education, clinical practice, workplace, and consumer technology. Evaluates gaps against legal frameworks, cognitive neuroscience evidence, and adult/workplace outcomes.
| Life Stage | Regulatory Framework | Document Types |
|---|---|---|
| K-12 | IDEA, Section 504, state dyslexia mandates | IEP, 504 Plan, PWN, RTI documentation |
| Higher Education | Section 504 (all institutions), ADA Title II (public), ADA Title III (private) | Disability services requests, faculty accommodation letters, testing modifications |
| Workplace | ADA Title I (employers ≥15 employees), Rehabilitation Act (federal contractors) | Reasonable accommodation requests, interactive process documentation, EEOC charges |
| Public Services | ADA Title II, Title III | Access requests, complaint letters to OCR |
| Clinical | DSM-5, ICD-11 | Evaluation summaries, diagnostic summary letters, cognitive prosthetics prescriptions |
git clone https://github.com/justice8096/dyslexia-support-skill.git
cd dyslexia-support-skill
npm install
npm run build # Build all 6 distribution formats
npm test # Run 42 integration tests across 7 suites
npm run audit # Security auditInstall the plugin in Cowork and the four skills + four commands become available automatically.
git clone https://github.com/justice8096/dyslexia-support-skill.gitPoint your skill configuration to any of:
skills/remediation-strategies/SKILL.mdskills/standards-compliance/SKILL.mdskills/document-generation/SKILL.mdskills/gap-analysis/SKILL.md
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
/dyslexia-audit |
Audit a program, tool, curriculum, or workplace policy against IDA standards and applicable law (IDEA/504/ADA) |
/generate-iep |
Generate IEP, 504 plan, ADA workplace accommodation request, or higher-ed disability services documentation |
/remediation-plan |
Create a two-track plan: remediation (structured literacy) + cognitive prosthetics (AT stack) |
/content-accessibility-check |
Audit educational, workplace, or consumer content for dyslexia-friendly design across 10 dimensions |
Grounded in:
Clinical Frameworks
- DSM-5 — Specific Learning Disorder (315.00) with impairment in reading
- ICD-11 — Developmental Learning Disorder (6A03.0) with impairment in reading
Neuroscience
- Shaywitz phonological deficit theory
- Dehaene visual word form area (VWFA) research
- Gabrieli et al. functional and structural neuroimaging
- Wolf & Bowers double-deficit hypothesis
Instructional Standards
- IDA Knowledge and Practice Standards (2018) — dyslexiaida.org
- Structured Literacy — Six elements as defined by IDA and the National Center on Improving Literacy
- Orton-Gillingham Approach — orton-gillingham.com
- Science of Reading research literature
Legal Frameworks
- IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) — K-12 special education
- Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 — K-12 and higher education
- ADA Title I — Workplace accommodations
- ADA Title II — Public entities including public colleges
- ADA Title III — Private entities including private colleges and public accommodations
- WCAG 2.1 AA — Extended for dyslexia-specific needs
This skill set is designed for anyone supporting dyslexia across the lifespan:
- Developers building EdTech, workplace AT, and accessibility tools
- Clinicians — psychologists, speech-language pathologists, reading specialists
- Special educators and reading interventionists
- Disability services professionals in higher education
- HR professionals handling workplace accommodation requests
- Self-advocates navigating disclosure, accommodation requests, and cognitive prosthetics
- Policy and compliance teams auditing educational, workplace, or consumer systems
This repo is a self-hosted Claude Code plugin marketplace. Add it once, then install the plugin:
/plugin marketplace add justice8096/dyslexia-support-skill
/plugin install dyslexia-support-skill@dyslexia-support-skill
Once installed, the four skills (standards-compliance, remediation-strategies, document-generation, gap-analysis) auto-trigger on relevant prompts. The four slash commands are invoked with the plugin namespace: /dyslexia-support-skill:dyslexia-audit, /dyslexia-support-skill:generate-iep, /dyslexia-support-skill:remediation-plan, /dyslexia-support-skill:content-accessibility-check.
This skill builds to 6 formats from a single source in source/: Claude Code Plugin, MCP Server, OpenAI Functions, n8n Node, Prompt Library, and CLI Audit Tool. Run npm run build to generate all formats in dist/.
dyslexia-support-skill/
├── source/ # Single source of truth
│ ├── manifest.json # Central definition (4 skills, 4 commands)
│ ├── skills/ # Skill markdown files
│ ├── commands/ # Command markdown files
│ └── templates/ # Document templates
├── build.ts # Multi-format build system
├── test-build.ts # 42-test integration suite (7 suites)
├── skills/ # Cowork plugin skill directories
├── commands/ # Cowork plugin command files
├── examples/ # Sample audit reports
├── audits/ # Security & compliance audit reports
├── sbom.cdx.json # CycloneDX SBOM
├── SECURITY.md # Vulnerability disclosure policy
└── .github/workflows/ci.yml # CI pipeline (Node 18/20/22)
Generated documents (IEPs, 504 plans, ADA accommodation letters, evaluation summaries, clinical summaries) are professional-quality templates that require review and approval by qualified professionals. They are starting points — not substitutes for licensed educators, psychologists, disability attorneys, HR professionals, or medical providers. Clinical diagnosis of dyslexia requires a licensed professional.
See CONTRIBUTING.md. Areas where help is especially needed:
- State-specific dyslexia mandate data (US)
- International framework coverage (UK SpLD, Australian NDIS, EU disability directives)
- Additional evidence-based program profiles
- Clinical assessment instrument coverage beyond CTOPP-2/WRMT-III
- Workplace accommodation case studies
- Adult dyslexia resources and evidence
- Translations and multilingual support
- Validation studies for gap-analysis measures
CC0 1.0 Universal — public-domain dedication. Fork it, rebrand it, fold it into commercial products, build derivative work — no attribution required, no friction. The full legal text is in LICENSE.