Dyslexia: an equalities and human rights issue?

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Dyslexia an Equalities and Human Rights Issue

Every day I log into Facebook and look at my notifications from dyslexic groups from around the world. The vast majority of them are from parents fighting for their dyslexic kids right to a good education. I read one today about a school that was only interested in teaching what they saw as the gifted and superior kids. Ouch I have that word superior with a passion.  

Dyslexic kids and parents are as gifted as much as any non dyslexic parents or kids. It is society that disables dyslexics and this disabling begins at school where we are taught by teachers not trained to teach us. Learning materials used are dyslexia unfriendly and our kids have to fit around a one size fits all education system. #dyslexia is a difference that reflects #diversity. But our education system fails to reflect that diversity.

Instead it margialises us, it fails to enable us to learn effectively. Its not the fault of our dyslexic kids that they struggle learn at school. It is our education system that fails to enable them to learn. Its not really the fault of teachers. Its a lack of will by our politicians that is the issue here in my view. Teachers need to be able to meet the learning needs of the diversity of children in their classrooms. Teacher training fails to do this. 

We need a neuro difference friendly education system, one that reflects the diversity within us all. The human race is not one size fits all, diversity exists all around us. Our education system needs reflect that and fit around the learning needs of all kids in the class room.

This is an equalities and human rights issue. It is wrong that every parent of a dyslexic child has to individually fight for their child's human right to an education. It is discriminatory to ignore the learning needs of dyslexic kids in schools.

In my career as a dyslexia and inclusion specialist I have worked with many dyslexic adults who have been left with deep and life long scars because of their negative experiences at school. We have to work together to ensure this generation of children does not suffer the same way.

I have also worked with many dyslexic adults who have overcome their negative experience of school and become successful writers, doctors, scientists, teachers, actors, musicians and parents etc.

Just imagine how many more successful dyslexics there would be if our education actually worked for dyslexic kids.

Dyslexics have wonderful, inventive, creative and unique minds. We just need an education system that nurtures and enables dyslexics to unlock that potential instead of locking it up and throwing away the key.

Lol not really what I planned to write about today. the words kinda spilled out of my mind and I have no idea where they come from lol.

thanks for reading

Steve McCue #uniquedyslexic #vivaladifference #dyslexiapathwayscic

#dyslexia its about hidden abilities