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‘Dyslexia ,socially excluded adults and homeless people’
Steven O’BrienChief Executive
www.dyslexia-help.org
24 Edward PavilionAlbert Dock
Liverpool
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
Dyslexia Research and Milestones• 1877 Kussmaul• 1892 Dejerine• 1896 Morgan• 1917 Hinshelwood • 1924 Orton• 1970 Newton & Mills & Miles• 1990 Singleton & Galaburda• 1995 Reid Lyon
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%.
• 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%
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…
Co morbid Learning Disabilities • Dyspraxia
• Dysphasia
• Dyscalculia
• Dysgraphia
• Asperger syndrome
• ADD
• ADHD
• Bi Polar
• Social Skills Disorder
• ODD
Engaging Socially Excluded adults
• Train advocates• Advocate Network• Free Dyslexia Computer Screening• Free Dyslexia Adult Assessment• Dyslexia Advice Information and Guidance• Dyslexia Mentoring
Skills Funding Agency
Small Steps Project
•15 people pre basic skills•Free screening & assessment•Foundation Course•Degree •14 Complete with 2:2 or above
Bin Man
Single Mum
Civil Servant
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
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