Upcoming Events
WELCOME TO THE DAS WORLD DYSLEXIA AWARENESS WEEK
We’ve got exciting activities planned but most importantly, we have a great message to shout out to all old and new friends.
EMBRACING DIVERSITY: Dyslexia and other SpLDs!
‘EMBRACE DYSLEXIA’ is a movement launched by das in 2014 to debunk common misconceptions about dyslexia, encouraging people with dyslexia to embrace their learning differences and to call organisations to take greater action in supporting the dyslexia communities around the world! We call on you to support our cause, EMBRACE DYSLEXIA, and sign this petition to show the dyslexia community that you care and are willing to be inclusive and supportive of them.
WHY JOIN THE CAUSE?
At the Dyslexia Association of Singapore (DAS), our mission is to people with dyslexia and other specific learning differences achieve. Organised for the fifth year running by das, Move for Dyslexia aims to raise funds and awareness about Dyslexia. das needs YOUR help to raise $2.9 million a year to support our low-income students on bursary.
With your support, we can help children with dyslexia achieve! Join the move and help us now!
FINISHER BADGE: Participants who successfully completed 30KM* for the run/walk category or submit the longest distance cycled for the cycle category will receive a virtual finisher badge by email.
*Successful submission of Proof of Walk, Run or Cycle by 31 January 2024. Please take note that we will need at least 5 working days to send the virtual badge
DYSLEXIA AWARENESS WEEK – TEACHING RESOURCES
This collection of BBC resources can be used to support teaching around Dyslexia Awareness Week in the classroom. Dyslexia Awareness Week aims to further understanding around dyslexia and ways people with dyslexia can be supported.
WEEK VAN DYSLEXIA – HOI FOUNDATION (NETHERLANDS)
Dyslexia Awareness Week 2023: 1-8 October 2023
During the worldwide DYSLEXIA AWARENESS WEEK, HOI Foundation and Dyslexie Font bring the WEEK OF DYSLEXIA . A week full of inspiring offline and online sessions about the broad picture of dyslexia for parents, teachers, experts, employers, children and dyslexics themselves.
https://weekvandyslexie.nl/
BRITISH DYSLEXIA ASSOCIATION
Dyslexia Awareness Week 2023: Uniquely You
From 2nd to 8th October 2023, we will be celebrating individuals with dyslexia from all backgrounds and walks of life. We will enjoy learning about individual journeys with dyslexia and discovering the diversity of experience in our community. Having dyslexia can bring its challenges but it also shapes experience and perspective and makes you Uniquely You. We will be sharing a comprehensive set of resources to help you talk about dyslexia and increase awareness of neurodiversity, whether in an educational setting, community group, or workplace. You can look forward to insightful articles, engaging videos, and the opportunity to attend free webinars that will inspire and improve understanding of dyslexia within your community.
https://www.bdadyslexia.org.uk/support-us/awareness-events/dyslexia-awareness-week
EUROPEAN DYSLEXIA ASSOCIATION
Dyslexia Awareness Day: 8 October
In order to wider spread the word, please use the hashtag #EDADyslexiaday
We hope that this year will be the best ever for raising dyslexia awareness across Europe and the world.
INTERNATIONAL DYSLEXIA ASSOCIATION
Dyslexia Awareness Month 2023
Join us as we share stories from people living with dyslexia, insights into dyslexia around the world, events held by branches of the International Dyslexia Association (IDA) across the United States and by our Global Partners around the world, new fact sheets, and more.
https://dyslexiaida.org/october-is-dyslexia-awareness-month-2/
DYSLEXIA CANADA
Dyslexia Awareness Month 2023
Mark it Read is the official Canadian celebration for Dyslexia Awareness Month. October 1st, 2023 marks the start of our 6th annual national awareness-raising campaign. Each year across Canada, monuments and buildings are lit up red, schools and workplaces wear red, and cities and towns sign proclamations to officially declare the month of October as Dyslexia Awareness Month. Mark it Read has also been listed on the Government of Canada website as a health promotion month. You can view the calendar of health promotions here.
https://www.dyslexiacanada.org/en/mark-it-read
CODE READ DYSLEXIA NETWORK – AUSTRALIA
Dyslexia Awareness Month 2023: Light it RED for Dyslexia
Light it Red for Dyslexia Awareness is a volunteer initiative by Code REaD Dyslexia Network, a national registered charity, to light significant monuments, buildings and landmarks across Australia in RED for Dyslexia Awareness.
DYSLEXIA SCOTLAND
Dyslexia Awareness Week 2023: 1-7 November 2023
During Dyslexia Awareness Week this year we will be launching a special survey, the first of its kind in Scotland, to ‘take the temperature’ of what life is like for people with dyslexia in Scotland. The survey, designed in partnership with the University of Glasgow, will look at different critical areas of life such as identification, support and mental well-being. This is key part of Dyslexia Scotland’s strategic plan 2022 – 2025 towards a dyslexia-friendly Scotland.
https://dyslexiascotland.org.uk/dyslexia-awareness-week/
