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‘Dyslexia ,socially excluded adults and homeless people’

Steven O’BrienChief Executive

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www.dyslexia-help.org

24 Edward PavilionAlbert Dock

Liverpool

[email protected]

http://www.dyslexia-help.org/
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Its not a new trend..!!!

Athenian Gazzette (London, England)

Saturday, August 26 1693

issue 14

C.Collinson, ‘Strange Beings’ and ‘Extraordinary Creatures’: the conceptual model of ‘Lexism’ and its English historical

evidence, 1694-1896

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Dyslexia Research and Milestones• 1877 Kussmaul• 1892 Dejerine• 1896 Morgan• 1917 Hinshelwood • 1924 Orton• 1970 Newton & Mills & Miles• 1990 Singleton & Galaburda• 1995 Reid Lyon

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Social Cost………• Truancy initiatives between 1997-2006, worth £650m increased

truancy by 50%

• The average response cost in dealing with the behaviour of a young offender around £52,000

• Young People & Crime (1996) estimated that public services spent around £1 billion a year on processing and dealing with offending

• 84,000 in Prison £35,000+ a year

• Living in poverty increases the likelihood of children having a learning disability by 30%.

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• Learning issues (learning disabilities) may represent a significant contributing factor to high rate of birth to school-age girls in the United States

• The Audit Commission has concluded, of the £3.6 billion special needs budget, 70% is spent on preparing and implementing statements for the most needy 3%

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Changing View of Disabilities

The LD affects other disabilities…

The adult with LD has protections under

the DDA.

The LD affects AD/HD…

The LD affects social skills…

The LD affects problem solving

skills…

The LD affects workplace skills…

The LD affects child care…

The LD affects transportation…

The LD affects mental health and

depression…

The LD affects literacy skills…

The LD affects the family…

The LD affects employment…

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Co morbid Learning Disabilities • Dyspraxia

• Dysphasia

• Dyscalculia

• Dysgraphia

• Asperger syndrome

• ADD

• ADHD

• Bi Polar

• Social Skills Disorder

• ODD

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Engaging Socially Excluded adults

• Train advocates• Advocate Network• Free Dyslexia Computer Screening• Free Dyslexia Adult Assessment• Dyslexia Advice Information and Guidance• Dyslexia Mentoring

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Skills Funding Agency

Small Steps Project

•15 people pre basic skills•Free screening & assessment•Foundation Course•Degree •14 Complete with 2:2 or above

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Bin Man

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Single Mum

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Civil Servant

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Technologies & Funding

• Screen Reader• Speech Input• Mind Maps• Coloured

lens/overlays• 1-1 teaching• Prescriptive

technology

• ALN & ASN• Employment Advisors

fund• Access to Work• Disability Students

Allowance• Remploy

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24 Edward PavilionAlbert Dock

LiverpoolL3 4AF

Employment Help line 0800 077 8764Education Help line 0800 077 8763

Administration number 0151 709 0545

Skype: ste-obrien

Facebook: Dyslexia Foundation

www.dyslexia-help.org

http://www.dyslexia-help.org/

O’BRIEN A MEMOIR KERRY O’BRIEN

O’BRIEN A MEMOIR KERRY O’BRIEN

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