Dyslexia Pathways news

Hi hi yes its me back again blogging about dyslexia life and the meaning of everything lol.

Had some good news the other day. For some time I have been putting together a new dyslexia project. Its rather a large project moving into a new area for Dyslexia Pathways.The basic idea is to reach dyslexics who, like myself, struggled at school and could not access any dyslexia support at school.  To do this i am going to recruit a small team of dyslexic volunteers to manage and run the project.

I am hoping to encourage dyslexic adults and young people to develop their understanding of their own dyslexia and to promote a more positive profile of dyslexia with them and for others.

This project will be aimed at creative dyslexics, creative writers, poets, artists, photographers etc and will create a forum where they can share their work, share their experiences, teach and learn from others about dyslexia etc. At Dyslexia Pathways we work with students taking degrees, masters and PhD. This project is aimed at the many dyslexics who may not have done so well at school, or be struggling with employment etc.

I am aiming to deliver series of master classes on creativity in one or two of the above areas and enable creative dyslexics to develop their creative skills. This depends on whether I can secure some more funding. Which I, and my new director, are in the process of looking for. We are in the process of puting together a Lottery fund bid.

The project will provide free screening for those who think they may be dyslexic. If i can secure more funding it could also provide some free dyslexia assessments.

It will also encourage and provide support for those wanting to go back into education, gain employment or find out about becoming an entrepreneur or starting their own business etc.

I recently secure a small grant of £1000 from the Fife Cultural Trust which I thank them for. Its only a small amount of money but it will allow use to get the project rolling. This money will enable us to pay for a web site for the project, one that we can add onto once we secure more funding. It will also pay for volunteer costs and office materials. What I would like to see is a web site that become a hub for all things dyslexic and creative. An accessible site for dyslexic and others with a neuro difference such as autistics and dyspraxics.

I will be looking for other Fife based organisation to get involved with this project soon.

I have designed a logo and have a project name and have an appointment with another social enterprise, With People, about the initial web site design.

Other good news is we have supported more students this year than we did last year and for a longer period of time. We have got a lot of positive feedback from dtudents who have access the support we have provided. I will share this with you at a later date.