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The Latest on Dyslexia

  • October is Dyslexia Awareness Month

    October is National Dyslexia Awareness Month. All across the country, communities will be making efforts to spotlight a range of dyslexic needs, struggles, and signs.

    October 16, 2025
  • One Boy, One Year, 100 Letters

    If you were to read 100 stories about dyslexia, no two would be alike, and likely all would be inspiring. Such is the case with Aidan Colvin, dyslexic high school student, and author of Looking for Heroes: One Boy, One Year, 100 Letters.

    January 16, 2024
  • The Codpast: A Website & Podcast for Dyslexics

    The Codpast features monthly podcasts where you can hear inspirational stories from engaging dyslexics.

    January 17, 2024
  • Smart Phone vs. Book: Which is Easier for Dyslexics?

    Matthew Schneps is both an astrophysicist, holding a Ph.D. in physics, and dyslexic.

    January 17, 2024
  • Dyslexic Neuroscientist Develops App that Helps Improve Math Skills

    The MIND Research Institute, an Irvine, California based nonprofit, has developed an exciting tool for classrooms called ST Math.

    January 17, 2024
  • Apple’s New iOS 8 Has Several Big Accessibility Improvements

    Apple recently released iOS 8, the latest software update for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch, including updates for iDevice users that include many new features for accessibility and assistive technologies for people with reading disabilities, dyslexia, low vision, blindness, and others with reading troubles.

    January 17, 2024
  • Sprint Develops Neurodiversity ID Pack to Help Dyslexics

    Sprint recently launched the Neurodiversity ID pack, a bundle of mobile applications targeted at helping individuals with cognitive and neurodevelopmental disabilities such as dyslexia and dyspraxia.

    January 17, 2024
  • New Illinois State Law Helps Dyslexics in Education

    ​A new state law in Illinois entitles dyslexic students to special education services, and it creates a reading instruction advisory group that will train educators on how to identify and teach students with dyslexia.

    January 17, 2024
  • Dyslexia May Be Linked To Bullying

    A recent study from the University of Toronto and the University of North Carolina School of Medicine in Chapel Hill reports that adults who have dyslexia are much more likely to report that they were physically abused before they turned 18 than their peers without dyslexia.

    January 17, 2024
  • A Brief History of Recorded Books

    Dr. Michael Ryan reflects on how audiobooks have helped him throughout his life.

    July 17, 2025
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