Dyslexia and employment : a guide for assessors, trainers and managers

257 Pages·2009·1.324 MB·English

by  Moody, Sylvia

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DYSLEXIA AND
EMPLOYMENT

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DYSLEXIA AND
EMPLOYMENT
A GUIDE FOR ASSESSORS, TRAINERS AND MANAGERS
EDITED BY SYLVIA MOODY
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Contents
The chapters are listed twice: (a) chronologically below
(b) by category page ix
Introduction 1
SylviaMoody
1. Dyslexia:ACaseofMistakenIdentity? 7
SylviaMoody
Howdyslexiacanbewronglydiagnosedorescaperecognition
A. DyslexicDifficultiesintheWorkplace 25
DianaBartlett
2. AHumanResourcesManagerSpeaks 29
BrianHagan
B. ReasonableAdjustments 41
BrianHagan
3. HowToDoaWorkplaceNeedsAssessment 47
SylviaMoody
4. DyslexiaontheFrontLine 57
PaulineSumner
Adyslexicpersonwishestotrainas,say,anurse,policeofficer
orfirefighterandthequestionarisesastowhetherhis/her
inefficienciesmightputlivesatrisk.
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C. DisclosureGuidelines 73
PaulineSumner
5. Dyspraxia:ProblemsandSolutions 79
SarahHoward
D. Neurodiversity 93
DavidGrant
6. HowToDoanAssistiveTechnologyAssessment 99
SylviaMoody
E. VisualStress 107
MelanieJameson
7. DisputesaroundDyslexia 113
KatherineKindersley
Achangeinjobormanagercanbringunexpecteddifficulties
foradyslexicemployeeandrelationsbetweenmanagerand
employeecanbecomeacrimonious.Howcansuchsituations
beresolved?
F. AccesstoWorkDisabilitySupport 129
KatherineKindersley
8. ADyslexicEmployeeSpeaks 133
JeffreyTill
9. HowtoSetUpaWorkplaceSkillsTraining
Programme 141
KatherineKindersley
G. CareersforDyslexicAdults 157
BrianHagan
10. Dyslexia:AttitudesandEmotions 161
DianaBartlett
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11. DyslexiaonTrial 175
MelanieJameson
Atanemploymenttribunaladyslexicpersonmaybeso
hamperedbytheircommunicationdifficultiesthattheygivethe
impressionofbeingunco-operativeandobstructingjustice.
Howcanthelegalprofessionbemadeawareofdyslexic
problems?
H. DisabilityDiscriminationLegislation 187
BrendaAllan
12. HowtoWriteaLegalReport 193
SylviaMoody
I. SpecificLearningDifficulties:GuidelinesforLawyers 203
MelanieJameson
Conclusion 211
SylviaMoody
AppendixI: Checklists 217
AppendixII: AssistiveTechnology 223
AppendixIII: Usefuladdresses 229
AppendixIV: FurtherReading 239
AuthorBiographies 243
Index 245
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Contents (by chapter category)
PROFESSIONALDILEMMAS
Assessorsdiscusstrickyissueswhichhavearisenintheirpractice
1. Dyslexia:acaseofmistakenidentity 7
Howdyslexiacanbewronglydiagnosedorescaperecognition
4. Dyslexiaonthefrontline 57
Couldadyslexicpersoninafront-lineprofession,e.g.firefighter,
posearisk?
7. Disputesarounddyslexia 113
Howcantensionsbetweenemployeesandmanagersberesolved?
11. Dyslexiaontrial 175
Howcanthelegalprofessionbemadeawareofdyslexicproblems?
GENERALPERSPECTIVES
2. AHumanResourcesmanagerspeaks 29
5. Dyspraxia:problemsandsolutions 79
8. Adyslexicemployeespeaks 133
10. Dyslexia:attitudesandemotions 161
HOWTODOITRIGHT
3. Howtodoaworkplaceneedsassessment 47
6. Howtodoanassistivetechnologyassessment 99
9. Howtosetupaworkplaceskillstrainingprogramme 141
12. Howtowritealegalreport 193
INFORMATIONPOINTS
A. Dyslexicdifficultiesintheworkplace 25
B. Reasonableadjustments 41
C. Disclosureguidelines 73
D. Neurodiversity 93
E. Visualstress 107
F. Accesstoworkdisabilitysupport 129
G. Careersfordyslexicadults 157
H. Disabilitydiscriminationlegislation 187
I. Specificlearningdifficulties:guidelinesforlawyers 203
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