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Dyslexia Awareness Week 2015: Day 1 Monday 5th October 2015 Allow me to introduce to you the first of my seven, 2015 fabulous dyslexics! Each dyslexia awareness week (starting last year) I intend to feature 7 of my favourite inspirational dyslexics form the past year: I ask them a set of questions (slightly adjusted depending… Continue reading Dyslexia: Postively Unique!
Blog
Blogs are not a regular scheduled occurrence, Elizabeth simply posts them as and when she feels moved to write something, but she does annually post ‘Inspirational Dyslexics’ Guest Blog Posts for Dyslexia Awareness Week!
Dyslexia information Day 14!
The 14th Dyslexia Information Day! I am over the moon that we are now on our 14th Dyslexia infomration Day! Form my little idea of having as much information under one roof as I coudl fit, in order to help families and fellow dyslexics access trustworthy & reliable dyslexia information, back in 2008, we are… Continue reading Dyslexia information Day 14!
Autism Awareness Week Blog 2
National Autism Awareness Week 2015 blog 2, Do you know someone who is autistic? I bet there are people you know who are, but you aren’t aware! I get this all the time, when I tell people I have a diagnosis of mild autism, people are shocked and I usually get comments like: ‘Well I… Continue reading Autism Awareness Week Blog 2
Autism Awareness Week 2015
This week is National Autism Awareness Week, and as someone who was diagnosed with Autism not so long ago I felt it pertinent to write a blog. I wanted to urge you, if you think your child is autistic, mild or severe please please please fight for their rights, fight for a diagnosis and fight for… Continue reading Autism Awareness Week 2015
Dyslexia careers …
On Thursday 19th March 2015 the lovely Jim Hawkins & BBC Radio Shropshire were kind enough to invite me to a phone interview about Dyslexia Information Day being nominated for the ‘Community Organisation Award – disability category’ at the National Diversity Awards 2015 One of the questions Jim asked me for me thinking; Jim asked… Continue reading Dyslexia careers …
Time for change
I recently received a text from a mum who was in rather a state, as she had just discovered that no one in the secondary school knew her daughter was dyslexic! Diagnosed in primary school, this mum just assumed the paperwork had followed her daughter to secondary school, she also assumed that the school knew… Continue reading Time for change
Technology Rocks!
Technology rocks! This morning I delivered some Read&Write Gold training, a programme/software created by TextHELP UK. This gentleman’s employers purchased the Read&Write Gold USB mobile version of the software for him to use for work, as it had been recommended to them, they then drafted me in to train him how to use it. So… Continue reading Technology Rocks!
New Website
Well my old web designer, the lovely Matt Young, has gone and got a full time job, so I have been on the lookout for a new designer and finally found Sid! We had a meeting, set about some stuff and aimed to get the new website ready for The DDC’s 8th Birthday ….. A… Continue reading New Website
Why?
Working with a child this morning and they had asked me why something had happened, my response (and a honest one) was “because you are fab!” His response “huh! Fab, I don’t think so, I’m not fab, I can’t even work out what 7×4 is” Why is it that a child in the upper years… Continue reading Why?
Dyslexia Awareness Week 2014 Celebrating Dyslexia day 7 of 7
Welcome to day 7 of 7 of my celebrating dyslexia for Dyslexia Awareness Week 2014! Today I bring I’d like to introduce you to someone who is as passionate about enabling our fellow dyslexics as I am . . . Name: David Edwards – Dragon Dave Age (optional): 51 Business name: David Edwards A brief description… Continue reading Dyslexia Awareness Week 2014 Celebrating Dyslexia day 7 of 7