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We the
undersigned petition the Prime Minister to acknowledge the rights of
dyslexics to be involved in policy decisions relating to their
disability. The Disability Duty slogan, “Nothing for us without us”
needs to become a reality and pave the way for adequate dyslexia
screening and support in schools, colleges, job centres and prisons.
Viewed
as a gift or a curse, dyslexia is the country’s biggest disABILTY
impacting on 10% of the population. Yet for many it remains
un-identified or hidden, for fear of humiliation or a sign of weakness.
Alongside
the staggering figures that suggest 40% of the prison population are
dyslexic, there are an over propionate amount of dyslexics in the
unemployment, homeless and mental health statistics. Our text based
education system puts dyslexics at a major disadvantage. The vast
majority struggle at school with self esteem affected into adult life.
Teaching style should match learning needs. We need multi-sensory
teaching.
We
the undersigned call on the Prime Minister to tackle the issue by
introducing better screening and support in schools, colleges, job
centres and prisons. The new Disability Duty slogan that reads “nothing
for us without us” needs to become reality. We request the Prime
Minister to make certain that more dyslexics are involved in policy
making and ensure that appropriate support services are put in place
urgently.
Mike
Juggins
December 2007
Dyslexic 247
10 Downing Street
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