Employers: Create an accessible workplace
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Research has suggested that approximately 4% of the workforce is severely dyslexic and a further 6% is mildly to moderately dyslexic so it stands to reason that most organisations will have employees who are dyslexic or will have additional needs. There is still a stigma attached to the term dyslexia, which is why so many employees don't disclose for fear of being 'found out' and losing their jobs. As a result you won't unlock the true potential of your workforce, increase motivation or productivity.
There are many quick and cost effective adjustments and accommodations an employer can provide to make the workplace fully inclusive. A, 2 hour training session may be all you need to help you make those changes and for everyone to reap the rewards. Download our flyer or contact us on 0402225051 to tell us your needs and to find out more.
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Testimonial
Karen from Dyslexia Support Services
Melbourne presented at MLC Life Insurance in Melbourne on
the topic of dyslexia to a mixed group of life insurance
team leaders in January 2018. Karen’s presentation, which I
also attended, was incredibly well received by the group of
predominantly young managers who took away a greater
understanding of how to identify and manage dyslexia in the
workplace. The presentation was highly informative,
engaging and fun owing to Karen’s passion and vast
knowledge of dyslexia.
Karen also had a one on one
consultation with one of our team members who was diagnosed
with mild dyslexia following the group presentation. She
recommended some effective but simple coping strategies to
enable the team member to best manage her symptoms.
I would highly recommend Karen to any
large business or corporate and would happily have her back
at MLC in future years to come.
Regards
Elliott Mitchell
Consultant
Employment Relations, Health, Safety &
Wellbeing
MLC Life Insurance
Level 16, 727 Collins St, Docklands
3008 Australia
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Testimonial
“Karen is a
wonderful presenter and facilitator and came to the session
with a wealth of knowledge about how to support students
with disability and specifically, dyslexia. Karen didn’t
just present the theory, but also explained practical
measures for supporting students with disability and
dyslexia in the classroom. We wanted to raise awareness at
GOTAFE, we got that, and so much more with Karen. Our
Trainers and Assessors and support staff walked away with
additional tools to support students with disability and
dyslexia at GOTAFE. Thank you Karen, looking forward to
having you back.”
Thank you,
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Daniel Gardner (He/Him/His) Coordinator, Diversity and
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Testimony-
Defence Forces Australia
Excellent, clear and informative.
Karen was very empathetic in her presentation, which made
the topic very interesting. It made me more aware of people
with dyslexia and what I might do to help
Preparation of Written Material/Handouts for Education
Institutes and Employers
Dyslexic students and/or employees
often find it difficult to extract information from
written materials including handouts for a variety
of reasons. Find out how to prepare
written material that will help many students and
can be put into place to make accommodations that will not
single out people with LD.mIn
addition, this explains how to prepare written information
to be read using text to speech software and how to make
web design easier to access.onies: Defence Forces Australia
Excellent, clear and informative. Karen was very empathetic
in her presentation, which made the topic very interesting.
It made me more aware of people with dyslexia and what I
might do to help
-CSest: Defence Forces
Australia
Excellent, clear and informative. Karen was very empathetic in her presentation, which made the topic very interesting. It made me more aware of people with dyslexia and what I might do to help
-CS
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