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Technology can help with fighting your Dyslexia condition. Here is the story from a 16 year old high school student who uses two programs to work through high school.
They are the Kurzweil 3000, a text to speak program, and Bookshare, a free online library of ebooks for people with print disabilities.
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Today we bring you some links and resources:
Please go to change.org and sign the petition to get congress to require that testing agencies grant accommodations for dyslexic students so that high stakes tests assess ability and not disability, and students are allowed to go forward and succeed in life. High stakes tests must be reliable, valid and accessible to dyslexic children and adults. Without accommodations, highly capable, intelligent students are being denied the opportunity to show what they can achieve. Click HERE
Yale has opened a website for Dyslectic people with lots of information. It is called the Yale Center for Dyslexia & Creativity. Go check it out, Click HERE
And we are happy to report that the project Dyslexia-ville has been sufficiently supported to become a reality. Follow all developments by clicking HERE
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A University of Derby student inspired by her own experience to examine the challenges dyslexic students face at University, was surprised and delighted to see her research published in a top psychological journal.
BSc (Hons) Psychology graduate Julianne Kinder, 41, from Belper, struggled with reading and writing throughout school but was only diagnosed with dyslexia after she began an Access to Higher Education course at the University of Derby in 2006.
Although she received support throughout her studies, Julianne still faced daily challenges producing written assignments. On discovering there was a gap in knowledge about this particular aspect of the condition, she embarked on a study investigating how dyslexic students approach written university assignments.
The original study, completed as her final year dissertation, was accepted into theBritish Journal of Educational Psychology and published this month (June 2012).
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By law, public schools must identify and serve students who have learning disabilities, which includes dyslexia, dysgraphia and other reading-related disorders.
But Marks says public districts don’t exactly make it easy for parents to get their child the help they need.
Speaking from personal experience it is a hell of process to work through the bureaucracy of the public school system to get your kid the facilities it needs for their Dyslexia.
Not everyone will be able to afford the money to get a private screening by a psychologist, because that was what it took for us to force the school district into action. Very disappointing and very frustrating. Read the story about the Chicago school system through the link below.
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Jay Leno is also suffering from Dyslexia. This is a fine example of what you can accomplish with dedication and how Dyslexia can bring the best out of people.
About 10% of the population suffers from Dyslexia but records show that among entrepreneurs 35% has Dyslexia. Another example of the creativity, dedication and endurance that Dyslectics have.
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Peggy Stern, The academy award winning celebrity, has started a project to create Dyslexia-Ville. Dyslexia-Ville will be the world wide safe haven for dyslectics and there will be a web series to support the initiative.
She has assembled a group of specialists around her to get the project going and Jay Leno, who also struggled with Dyslexia his whole life, has kindly made tickets available for top sponsors of the project.
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