Dyslexia

Disability Etiquette: Think Ability, Not Disability

Lisa Mirza Grotts | Posted 03.19.2012

Read More: Guide Dog, Visual Impairment, Patience, Mental Condition, Dyslexia, Learning Disability, Physical Condition, Disability Etiquette, Hearing Device, Physical Disability, Etiquette Rules, Etiquette, Proper Etiquette, Emotional Intelligence, Manners, Healthy Living News
Lisa Mirza Grotts

Are you worried about being "politically correct" when talking to someone with a disability? Are you afraid you might inadvertently offend a disabled person? If so, you are not alone.

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Ohio Teacher Pushes Bill To Bring Dyslexia Specialists Into Schools

northcanton.patch.com | Posted 03.17.2012

Read More: Orton-Gillingham Method, Greatest Person of the Day, Special Education, Dyslexia, Rebecca Tolson, International Dyslexia Association, Ohio, Impact News

It was the same thing year after year: A small percentage of students in Rebecca Tolson's class struggled with reading because of dyslexia. And the...

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Applying To College With ADD

Posted 01.07.2012

Read More: College Admissions, Add, American University, Yourtake, University of Denver, Lesley University, Learning Disabilities, Adhd, Dyslexia, University of Arizona, College Applications, High School News

Besides the usual stress over getting good SAT scores, writing a powerful personal statement, and making the perfect college list, having a learning d...

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'Dyslexie' Font Helps Dyslexics Read

| Posted 12.26.2011

Read More: Dyslexic Font, Healthy Living Health News, Dyslexie Font Dyslexia, Healthy-Living-Health-News, Dyslexic Read Font, Dyslexie, Dyslexia Font, Dyslexia, Dyslexia Read Font, Healthy Living News

By Jennifer Nalewicki (Click here for the original article) After years of fumbling while reading the written word, Christian Boer, a graphic desi...

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Why Did 'The Fonz' Not Read A Book Until His 30s?

Posted 12.18.2011

Read More: Fonz, Video, Dyslexia, Reading, Henry Winkler, Books, Happy Days, Books News

Why did Henry Winkler, aka 'The Fonz' in the TV sitcom "Happy Days", not read a book until he was in his 30s? The answer provides an insight into how ...

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In His Shoes

Patrizia Chen | Posted 12.11.2011

Read More: Dancing, Muscle Memory, Ballet, Leading, Dyslexia, Tango, Learning, Music Memory, Dancing Confidence, Dance and Confidence, Happiness, Healthy Living Spirit, Dance and Happiness, Healthy Living News
Patrizia Chen

Dancing can be equated to life: One has to learn to overcome difficulties, and how we go about it will naturally change from person to person. I discovered that kindness is beneficial and patience is an unsung virtue.

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Dyslexia Is the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me

Donna Flagg | Posted 10.25.2011

Read More: Education, Workplace, Business, Dyslexia, Diversity, Cognition, Learning Disabilities, Education News
Donna Flagg

My success today is directly tied to my ostensible failures of the past, not because of the scars, but because of what I had to learn in order to survive a system that did not recognize me as a legitimate member.

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Ernie and Bert's Mother

Priscilla Gilman | Posted 09.30.2011

Read More: Motherhood, Autism, Dyslexia, Brothers, Mothering, Siblings, Hyperlexia, Parents News
Priscilla Gilman

So many of us have kids who seem so different from each other that we wonder: "How could these kids have come from the same parents?" But recently I discovered that there's a physiological reason for my children's differences.

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Kids Are Wired Differently

John M. Eger | Posted 10.04.2011

Read More: Internet, Attention Deficit Disorder, Education Reform, Apple Ipad, Technology, Dyslexia, Education News
John M. Eger

Unless we use technology to reinvent our current systems of education, we all will suffer as more people are left behind the learning curve, and behind the mainstream of world economic development.

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11 Celebrities With Dyslexia Who Made It Big

The Huffington Post | Jordan K. Turgeon | Posted 09.13.2011

Read More: Healthy Living Health News, Healthy Living Mind, Dyslexia, Struggles With Dyslexia, Stories of Dyslexia, Stars With Dyslexia, Healthy Living News

It's possible between 15 and 20 percent of the population have symptoms of dyslexia, according to the International Dyslexia Association. These sympto...

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Living With ADHD And Dyslexia: Trudie Styler Speaks Out

Dr. Harold Koplewicz | Posted 07.24.2011

Read More: Mental Health, Trudie Styler, Adhd, Dyslexia, Trudie Styler Adhd, Trudie Styler Dyslexia, Healthy Living News
Dr. Harold Koplewicz

At the ninth annual Adam Jeffrey Katz Memorial Lecture at the Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College May 17, Trudie Styler talked to me about her experiences growing up with ADHD and dyslexia.

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Should Obama Show His School Transcripts?

Bernard Starr | Posted 07.12.2011

Read More: Barak Obama, Isaac Newton, Intelligence, Columbia University, Harvard University, Donald Trump, Pablo Picasso, Ivy League, Thomas Edison, Harvard Law School, Albert Einstein, Grades, Richard Branson, Winston Churchill, School Transcripts, Birther Issue, Dyslexia, Obama Administration, Education News
Bernard Starr

Once again Trump is demanding proof -- this time he wants to inspect Obama's school transcripts. Should we be concerned? I think not.

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HBO's Journey Into Dyslexia Is Excellent

Dan Brown | Posted 07.10.2011

Read More: Susan Raymond, Hbo, Alan and Susan Raymond, Carol Greider, Willard Wigan, Journey Into Dyslexia, Hbo2, Alan Raymond, HBO Documentaries, Dyslexia, Learning Disability, Special Educaton, Children With Learning Disabilities, Entertainment News
Dan Brown

Alan and Susan Raymond make documentaries that matter, and their latest, Journey Into Dyslexia, lives up to their reputation. It premieres on HBO2 Wed...

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The Digital Childhood

Len Hollie | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Internet, Michelle Obama, Kids, Children, Tv, First Lady, E-Mail, Dyslexia, Reading, Parents, Iphone, Email, Facebook, Nintendo, Ipad, New York News
Len Hollie

Twenty three percent of children have had their pre-birth scans uploaded to the internet by their parents and seven percent of babies have had an email address created for them by their parents.

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School Board Member's Victory Over Lifelong Struggle With Illiteracy

Los Angeles Times | Carla Rivera | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity, Dyslexia, School Board Member, Disabilities, Board of Education, Unity, Zickefoose, Corona, Corona Public Library, United Neighbors Involving Today's Youth, Adult Literacy Class, David C. Harvey, Corona-Norco Unified School District, John Zickefoose, Proliteracy, Education News

The metamorphosis is as quick as the turn of a page: John Zickefoose is a hyperactive goose, a laid-back bear, a monkey, a tiger. The children at th...

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Who Says Our Way Is the Right Way?

Jeff Jarvis | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Internet, Education, Nytimes, Dyslexia, Learning, Blind, Auditory Learning, Recording-for-the-Blind-and-Dyslexic, Dyslexic Learning, Education News
Jeff Jarvis

Dyslexic and blind students understand better than the textually oriented among us how to learn through hearing. We call that a disability. I think it may soon be seen as an advantage.

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George W. Bush -- and Selective Memory

Nigel Hamilton | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Billy Graham, Bill Clinton, George HW Bush, Karl Rove, Carlo D'Este, Memoirs, Decision Points, George W. Bush, George S Patton, Jacob Weisberg, The White House, Arthur Blessitt, The Bush Tragedy, Biography, Laura Bush, Biographers International Organization, Bible, Alcoholism, Born-Again Christian, Jfk, Dyslexia, Prodigal Son Parable, Politics News
Nigel Hamilton

At the heart of former President George W. Bush's jokey new memoirs is the serious matter of war -- in fact two wars, waged on two fronts. Why the pre...

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Condoleezza Rice - What a Procrastinator!

Fred Whelan and Gladys Stone | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Charles Schwab, Add, Virgin Media, Jetblue, John Chambers, Condoleezza Rice, Howie Mandel, Richard Branson, Procrastination, Dyslexia, David Neeleman, Business News
Fred Whelan and Gladys Stone

Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice reveals in her new book, "A Memoir of My Extraordinary, Ordinary Family and Me" that she has battled with p...

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Number Of Books Digitized For The Disabled Will Be DOUBLED

USA Today | Stephanie Steinberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Library of Congress, Digital Accessible Information System, Disabled, Blindness, U.S. Govenrment, Internet Archive, Ebooks, Library Accesss, Digital Library, Dyslexia, Books News

For those who are blind, dyslexic or have diseases like multiple sclerosis and have difficulty turning book pages, reading the latest best seller just...

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Internet Archive To Scan, Digitize One Million Books For Blind And Dyslexic

AP | BROOKE DONALD | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Blind, Disabilities, Books, Internet Archive, Books for the Blind, Digital Books, Dyslexia, Reading, Ebooks, Books News

SAN FRANCISCO — Even as audio versions of best-sellers fill store shelves and new technology fuels the popularity of digitized books, the number...

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Audio Books Find A Younger Audience, Help Kids With Dyslexia

Philadelphia Inquirer | David Patrick Stearns | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Kids, Dyslexia, Audio Books, Books, Children's Books, Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic, Dyslexic Children, Books News

The national Record-a-Thon, hosted by Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic, marries a timeworn, labor-intensive practice - reading aloud for those who c...

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'The Fonz' On Becoming A Bestselling Kids' Author

The Independent | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dyslexia, Henry Winkler, Kids' Books, Authors, Books, Children's Books, The Fonz, Bestsellers, Books News

Now, Henry Winkler is reinventing himself as a best-selling children's author. The 64-year-old American actor has written a set of 17 books featuring ...

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Dyslexia's Special Club: Actor Orlando Bloom Speaks Out

The Huffington Post | Meghan Neal | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Orlando Bloom Dyslexic, Education, Dyslexia Learning, Dyslexic, Orlando Bloom, Dyslexia, Orlando Bloom Dyslexia, Orlando Bloom Learning Disability, Learning Disability, Healthy Living News

What do Charles Schwab, David Boies, Tom Cruise, Nelson Rockefeller -- and it's suspected even Albert Einstein and Thomas Edison -- have in common? ...

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Why I Sculpt: A Law Professor Makes Peace With Dyslexia

David Schoenbrod | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Bennett Shaywitz, Scultping, Sally Shaywitz, Dyslexia, Healthy Living News
David Schoenbrod

If I could erase dyslexia from my life, I wouldn't. But I would erase ignorance of it. One out of five people is dyslexic and more than three-quarters of them don't know it.

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Things Come Together in Karin Slaughter's Undone

Jackie K. Cooper | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Violence, Teen Pregnancy, Murder, Karin Slaughter, Dyslexia, Atlanta, Entertainment News
Jackie K. Cooper

Undone is a story of pure evil, and of the effort made by heroic persons to contain it. It is violent and it is graphic to some extent, but it is also fascinating reading from beginning to end.

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