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Media Release
27 September 2004.
This year's Dyslexia Awareness Week 'Positive about Dyslexia, Partnership in Action' sees the creation of a new BDA presence in Wales.
BDA Cymru is being officially launched at the National Assembly for Wales, Cardiff Bay on Thursday 30 September.
" I am certain that the only way we will achieve our ultimate goal is to work in partnership with organisations like BDA Cymru " said Minister for Education and Lifelong Learning, Jane Davidson AM, in a statement declaring her support for the official launch of BDA Cymru.
The Minister has frequently outlined the Welsh Assembly's agenda for encouraging greater inclusion and fostering a culture of lifelong learning and self-improvement in Wales. " An agenda” said the Minister “which I am very pleased to note BDA Cymru shares" .
With 10% of the population affected by dyslexia, 4% severely so, there is much to be done. BDA Cymru's ambition is to create a dyslexia friendly society in Wales by driving forward three main campaign areas:
- Dyslexia Friendly Education
- Working with Young people in the Criminal Justice System
- Dyslexia-wise Employers Initiative
There is already some excellent practice in supporting dyslexic people in Wales. BDA Cymru's ambition is to build on that good practice and promote it Wales-wide. By working in partnership with key organisations in Wales, BDA Cymru seeks to steer, shape and influence the Welsh dyslexia agenda in order to work towards its vision of a dyslexia friendly society in Wales.
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For more information about BDA Cymru and its work, please contact
Jennifer Owen Adams, BDA Cymru: 01597 810831
email: jowenadams@btconnect.com
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