A video recording of this webinar is available on YouTube at www.youtube.com/abilitynet Did you know: - There are at least 6 million people with dyslexia in the UK - It has a severe effect on as many as 4 million people - As many as 10% of adults in the workforce have a Dyslexia There are lots of different adjustments that someone with dyslexia can make to help them at work. This webinar will include practical tips based on our work with people in the workplace including solutions such as: - text to speech - speech to text - audio notetakers - coloured overlays - keyboard settings - keyboards with black keys with white letters - mind mapping - reminder systems This is delivered In association with Hands Free Computing. It is NOT a technical webinar but will be of interest to HR Directors, IT managers, disability advisers and friends and families of anyone with Dyslexia interested in how to confidently and competently provide reasonable adjustments: Employers have a legal obligation to provide effective reasonable adjustments for disabled people. This is not only the law, it is good practice to ensure that every employee is able to meet their full potential. AbilityNet's specialist team provides hundreds of workplace assessments every month and our free resources explain how technology can remove barriers for people with all kinds of disabilities.

1. Dealing with Dyslexia
in the workplace
AbilityNet Webinar
4 November 2014
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2. Welcome
Pauline Beresford
AbilityNet
Robin Christopherson
AbilityNet
Mark Walker
AbilityNet
Sarah Kennedy
Hands Free Computing
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3. Dealing with Dyslexia in the workplace
What is the impact of Dyslexia in the workplace?
What adjustments can help with Dyslexia?
What help should you expect from your employer?
How is mobile changing things?
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4. AbilityNet
Adapting Technology. Changing Lives.
Workplace Assessment Service
Accessibility Services
Free IT Support for Disabled
People
My Computer My Way
Tech4Good Awards
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5. What is Dyslexia?
Wikipedia:
• Dyslexia, or developmental reading disorder, is characterised by
difficulty with learning to read fluently and with accurate
comprehension despite normal or above-average intelligence
• Dyslexia is the most common learning difficulty and most recognised
reading disorder
Related issues include Dyspraxia and Dyscalculia
It is estimated that it affects at least 6 million people in the UK, 4 million
of those severely
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6. What is the impact of
Dyslexia in the workplace?
Communication and collaboration
• Reading and writing
• Presentations
• Meetings + note-taking
Not reaching targets
Personal and emotional effects
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7. What adjustments can help with Dyslexia?
Overlays
Preferences
Keyboards
Spellchecking
Text to speech
Mind mapping
Organisers/reminders
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8. Writing – reports, documents, emails, etc
• Spelling
• Grammar
• Clear and accurate articulation
• Miss keying - hand eye co-ordination
Speech-to-text
Text-to-speech
Mind-mapping
Keyboard adaptations
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9. Reading
• Accuracy
• Understanding
• Visual stress
Overlays
Reading Rulers
Text to Speech/Screenreader
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10. Note-taking - meetings, on the telephone, etc
• Listening and note taking
at the same time
• Understanding the
information presented
• Keeping pace with
information being discussed
Digital Voice Recording
Mind Mapping
Strategy training - identifying key information
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11. Cognitive Barriers
• Planning and organising workload
• Concentration
• Processing Information
• Memory Recall
Mind mapping
Outlook Calendar training
Strategy coaching – memory tools
Reminders
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12. What help should you expect
from your employer?
Equality Act 2010
Employers must make Reasonable Adjustments
Lots of benefits:
• Increase productivity
• Improve staff loyalty = reduce costs
• Happier employees
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13. Dealing with Dyslexia in the workplace
Employers must offer reasonable adjustments
• Raise awareness of staff and managers
One size doesn’t fit all
• Deal with the individual and the support they need
May not be any cost
• For built in options see www.mycomputermyway.com
It’s about the person, not about the computer
• Training and support
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14. Questions
Please use the Questions box on GotoWebinar
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Dealing with Dyslexia in Education, 1pm BST, Thursday 6 Nov
Dyslexia and Digital Design, 1pm BST, Tuesday 11 November
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15. Contact Us
robin.christopherson@abilitynet.org.uk
+44 (0) 1926 465 247 @abilitynet
sarah.kennedy@hands-free.co.uk
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Dealing with Dyslexia in Education, 1pm BST, Thursday 6 Nov
Dyslexia and Digital Design, 1pm BST, Tuesday 11 November
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