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In Murmur, Odedra collaborates with Lewis Major, to portray the experience of being dyslexic. He reveals that until he was 21 he could not spell his name; and the outstanding moments of this solo come when his dancing combines with digital imagery to portray the confusion and alienation his dyslexia caused.
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A new keyboard app has been developed to help people with dyslexia with texting. It is built using the open source Dyslexia font. Check it out in the Itunes store, not sure if there is an android equivalent.
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It is all over the news, apparently Jennifer Aniston had dyslexia that did not get detected in her childhood.
“I thought I wasn’t smart. I just couldn’t retain anything,” she tells the latest edition of The Hollywood Reporter. “(When) I had this great discovery. I felt like all of my childhood trauma-dies, tragedies, dramas were explained.”
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Understood.org is running a promotion. They have an interesting interview with the writer of the Parent’s Guide to Special Education and the option to win a free copy, see below:
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We know that many very successful people have dyslexia. We know that many entrepreneurs seem to have dyslexia, but to go and call it a business asset as in the article in the link, may be taking it a bit too far. The article does explain that people with dyslexia do not have an easier time making the accomplishments but their attitude, shaped by the issues they encountered overcoming dyslexia, have made them ready for the challenges. That I agree with.
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Today a shout-out to Tony who created the website in our link for today as a toolbox for people with dyslexia.
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