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A dyslexic student who’s going to be a teacher!

A dyslexic student who’s going to be a teacher!

Britt Lippens is a 21 year old final year student in preschool education from Belgium. Being a dyslexic was an additional challenge in choosing a career in education, but her passion to help children remains a strong motivation. She told us a bit about her background, her aspirations as a young teacher and her views […]

From dyslexia to entrepreneurship

From dyslexia to entrepreneurship

There are millions of dyslexics among us, but very few of their personal success stories have been heard. Julie Logan* at CBS London estimates that about 20% of the population in the UK who have started their own business have a learning disability condition. Urania Stamouli is an agronomist and professional beauty therapist. As a […]

Can dyslexics become academics? Yes!

Can dyslexics become academics? Yes!

Vasiliki Mylonopoulou grew up in Thessaloniki, Greece, but for the last three years she lived in Umeå, Sweden, and just recently moved to Oulu, Finland. She is dyslexic, but this didn’t prevent her from beginning an academic career. She enjoys long walks, music, board games and also speaks Greek, Swedish and English and is currently […]