What Do2Learn does

Do2Learn is a privately-held educational resource platform founded in 1999 and based in Raleigh, North Carolina, that provides free, ad-free instructional materials for individuals with special needs. The company serves three primary user groups: special education teachers working in K-12 settings, parents and legal guardians of children with disabilities, and clinical professionals including speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, physical therapists, and psychologists. The platform was developed with funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and is structured around all 14 IDEA disability categories, including Autism Spectrum Disorder, Attention Deficit Disorder, Developmental Delay, Emotional Disturbance, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Intellectual Disability, Specific Learning Disability, Speech or Language Impairment, Traumatic Brain Injury, and Twice Exceptional.

The platform's product portfolio includes several interactive tools and resource libraries. FaceLand is an interactive program for facial expression recognition and social-emotional learning; JobTIPS is split into a Student variant (job readiness materials) and a PRO variant (advanced tools for educators and employment specialists) for adults with disabilities preparing for employment; and GoFAR is a structured behavior management program for FASD co-developed with Emory University. Supporting resources include the Social Skills Toolbox, the Emotions Color Wheel, a comprehensive Picture Cards library covering visual schedules, functional communication, and daily living skills, and academic resource hubs on Fine Motor Skills Development, Language Development, Visual Discrimination, Literacy, Mathematics, and Learning Strategies. Do2Learn emphasizes privacy posture — no user accounts, no tracking, no advertising — and positions this as a competitive differentiator against commercial special education content sites.

Commercially, Do2Learn does not monetize its content. The pricing model is freemium in the structural sense (free access for all users, no paid tiers) but is operationally a free, grant-supported offering rather than a freemium funnel. Distribution is exclusively via the do2learn.com website with global web accessibility, and primary discovery occurs through organic SEO. Headcount is reported at 1-10 employees. The organization has no disclosed revenue, no parent company, no venture or private equity backing, and no M&A activity in the available data; the website copyright indicates continuous operation through 2026.

Name

Do2Learn

Legal name

Do2Learn

Website

https://do2learn.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Do2Learn is a free, ad-free, NIH-funded educational resource platform based in Raleigh, NC, serving special education teachers, clinicians, and parents with instructional materials, interactive tools, and printable resources across 14 IDEA disability categories.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Special Education Resources

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Special Needs Skill-Building & Therapy Learning Apps (Autism, OT/PT, Life Skills) (EDAFAKAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

AT for Reading, Writing & Learning (Literacy/Executive Function) Tools & Training (EDAKAIAC), Assistive Reading & Writing Tools (Text-to-Speech, Speech-to-Text, OCR, Dyslexia Support) (EDAFAKAA)

Keywords

• Special education resources
• Social skills training
• Behavior management programs
• Visual learning supports
• Autism intervention materials

Headquarters

HQ city

Raleigh

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Others

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Do2Learn is a free, ad-free, no-tracking web platform that delivers printable picture cards, visual schedules, interactive social-skills tools, behavior management curricula, employment-readiness programs, and academic skill resources for teachers, clinicians, and parents supporting individuals with special needs. All content is developed under NIH grant funding and made available without charge to support academic, social, behavioral, diagnostic, and communication needs across all 14 IDEA disability categories from early childhood through adulthood.

Product overview

Do2Learn is a free, ad-free educational resource platform offering multiple products and resource libraries for teachers, clinicians, and parents of individuals with special needs. The core product offerings include Faceland (social skills), JobTIPS (employment skills with Student and PRO variants), Social Skills Toolbox, Emotions Color Wheel, GoFAR (FASD behavior management developed with Emory University), and Picture Cards (visual communication tools). Supporting resource libraries include Teacher Toolbox, New Teacher Handbook, and academic resources covering Fine Motor Skills Development, Language Development, Visual Discrimination, Literacy, Mathematics, and Learning Strategies. The platform provides materials addressing academic, social, behavioral, diagnostic, and communication needs across multiple disability categories as defined under IDEA.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• JobTIPS: Employment skills and job preparation resources for individuals with special needs.
• Faceland
• GoFAR
• Emotions Color Wheel
• DiagnoseFIRST

Products and services

• Faceland An interactive social skills program that teaches facial expression recognition and emotional identification for individuals with special needs.
• JobTIPS A comprehensive employment skills program designed to help individuals with special needs prepare for, obtain, and maintain employment, with Student and PRO variants.
• Social Skills Toolbox A collection of resources for teaching social skills including communication, social behavior, and emotional regulation to individuals with special needs.
• Emotions Color Wheel A visual tool that helps individuals identify, categorize, and communicate emotions using color-coded emotional categories.
• GoFAR A behavior management program developed with Emory University to help manage Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) behavior issues through structured interventions.
• Picture Cards Library A comprehensive library of visual picture cards for teaching functional communication, daily living skills, social and behavioral skills, and creating visual schedules.
• Teacher Toolbox (FASD) Detailed information and instructional strategies to promote academic, social, and behavioral success of students in classroom environments, with particular emphasis on FASD.
• New Teacher Handbook A guide with tips, printables, and ready-made materials to help new teachers prepare for working with students with special needs.
• Fine Motor Skills Development Interactive and printable activities including coloring pages, tracing activities, pincer grasp refinement tasks, and art project ideas.
• Literacy Resources Resources for early literacy skills, phonics, vocabulary development, comprehension, sight words, graphic organizers, and games.
• Mathematics Resources Problem-solving strategies, printable resources, and games for teaching mathematical concepts.
• JobTIPS Student Student-focused component of JobTIPS providing job readiness materials and guidance for individuals with special needs seeking employment.
• JobTIPS PRO Professional-level component of JobTIPS offering advanced employment tools and resources for educators and employment specialists.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• Understood.org: Understood.org offers comprehensive free resources, expert guidance, and tools for parents of children with learning and attention issues. It overlaps with Do2Learn's parental rights/IEP/strategy content for the same parent-of-special-needs audience.
• Autism Speaks Resource Library: Autism Speaks provides a broad library of free resources, toolkits, and guides for families and educators of individuals with autism. While not a direct product competitor, it competes for the same parent/educator attention and SEO traffic in the autism resources category.
• Reading Eggs: Reading Eggs is a broader literacy and reading skills platform with overlap into learning-difference support. It competes with Do2Learn's Literacy, Visual Discrimination, and Learning Strategies resources, particularly for students with SLD/dyslexia.

Direct peers

• DiagnoseFIRST: DiagnoseFIRST is already a Do2Learn sub-brand linking out to a separate site for autism diagnostic support. It is included as a peer because of its closely related function (autism identification resources) and shared audience overlap.
• Special Education Advisor: Special Education Advisor aggregates free special education resources, IEP tools, and instructional strategies. It competes directly with Do2Learn's parent/teacher resources covering IDEA categories, evaluation, and accommodations.
• STAR Autism Support: STAR provides curriculum, teaching materials, and training for individuals with autism and other developmental disabilities. It overlaps with Do2Learn's social skills, behavior management, and academic resource categories targeting special educators.
• Boardmaker Online (Tobii Dynavox): Boardmaker is the dominant symbol-based picture communication and educational material platform for special needs. It directly competes with Do2Learn's Picture Cards and printable symbol libraries, serving the same special education teacher and parent audience.
• SymbolStix PRIME (News-2-You): n2y's SymbolStix provides symbol-based communication, differentiated instruction, and special education content. It competes with Do2Learn's social skills, behavior, and academic resource offerings within K-12 special education classrooms.
• LessonPix: LessonPix offers customizable picture cards, symbols, and printable materials for special education and speech therapy. It overlaps directly with Do2Learn's Picture Cards and academic resource libraries, targeting the same K-12 special education and clinician segments.
• AssistiveWare (Proloquo2Go / Proloquo4Text): AssistiveWare produces AAC (augmentative and alternative communication) apps that serve the same functional communication and special needs population as Do2Learn's Picture Cards and Faceland offerings, though via paid native mobile apps rather than free web tools.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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