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Volunteers needed for study on workplace adjustments for people with dyslexia
Thursday 22 August 2019
Nancy Doyle, Genius Within, is looking for volunteers to take part in a study on workplace adjustments for people with dyslexia.
DSA-QAG announces plans to close at end of the year following change to DSA
Wednesday 21 August 2019
Following recent news from Student Loans Company that it will shortly be running a tendering exercise for the supply of DSAs needs assessments for Student Finance England-funded students...
Dyslexics are discriminated against by the current exam system – it’s time to go digital
Monday 19 August 2019
Over 80,000 of the young people collecting GCSE results on Thursday will be dyslexic...
'Being seen to achieve something' - is this view good enough for our children?
Wednesday 14 August 2019
It was once put to me, that even though our son wasn’t particularly achieving a great deal at school, he was at least ‘being seen to achieve something’...
Dyslexic student fined for being unable to operate self-service ticket machine
Monday 12 August 2019
The BDA were saddened to hear of the experiences of Oliver Edwards last week. Despite his best efforts to buy a ticket and requesting help from staff Oliver, who is severely dyslexic, was unable to operate the self-service ticket machine...
Neuro-diversity in the workplace
Monday 12 August 2019
Over the last 18 months, there has rightly been a shift of focus onto the strengths of those with neuro-diverse (ND) brains in order to present a more balanced picture of reality...
What works in the workplace – a roadmap for success
Monday 12 August 2019
Over the last 40+ years the BDA has worked with the widest possible variety of organisations from sole traders through to the largest multi-national household names...
Workplace Culture
Monday 12 August 2019
Workplace culture is potentially one of the biggest factors that will influence whether or not a neuro-diverse individual is going to be successful in an organisation or not.