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Oops. Grocery shopping. Misread that:

"Wild turnips"

(Doubletake … whaaat?)

Oh. White.

#dyslexic 😂

You know, when you're #dyslexic, these two words look a lot alike!

Trump / Turnip

🤭👍

One of the hardest parts for running my own business isn’t what you’d expect.

I’m dyslexic. I have to manually copy all the addresses that come into Etsy to my couriers website for *every order*, plus write customs/export paperwork for each U.S. line item. I also re-read order receipts at least 3 times.

It’s incredibly tedious and I wish there was a better accessibility option other than checking over and over again and using TTS.

#dyslexia #dyslexic #Accessibility

'Designing for Dyslexia: Readability, Neuro-Inclusion, and Small, Meaningful Progress' ⬇️

www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...

#library #catalogue #UX #Dyslexic #Dyslexia #Neurodiverse

Designing for Dyslexia: Readab...

✨Good Morning Campers, today (18th June) is:
Picnic Day🥪🧃🧺
       &
Panic Day 😱😬

As a #dyslexic, I advise you not to get them mixed up.

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🥳We're pleased to say our Keynote for the #NLISN26 conference is @[email protected] who'll be talking about "The 'Double Rainbow' Intersection: Neurodivergent & LGBTQIA+🧠🏳️‍🌈 #Librarian #LIS #LibraryWorker #Neurodiversity #Dyslexic #ADHD #Dyscalculia #Dyspraxia #Autistic #LGBT #LGBTQ

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#ScribesAndMakers 5/4. How many songs are there where you know all the lyrics by heart?

#Dyslexic brain here. So none most of the time. Or all, because dyslexia affects recall so the lyrics are in there somewhere.
I can usually remember the first verses ok. Or the first line. If I hear the opening bars. Or if I'm being earwormed.

Going off book for performances is a huge struggle.

The countdown is now on, you can book for our in person conference for #neurodivergent #library and information workers. 16th & 17th July, Leeds. www.eventbrite.com/e/nlisn-conf... #Librarian #LIS #Neurodivergence #LibraryWorker #Neurodiversity #Dyslexic #ADHD #autistic #Dyscalculia #Dyspraxia

a dalmatian dog is looking at ...

I am #dyslexic, too. 💃

"… Children do not just hear the diagnosis; they hear what the world thinks it means. … They sense when adults … have quietly made up their minds. It is a terrible thing to do to a child – to make them feel written off before they have had the chance to discover their own brilliance.

Now, as a space scientist and engineer, I meet many children in my science communication work $ I try to instil what I call the 'desire to aspire' in every one."

👇 https://stefanbohacek.online/@stefan/116465588605226431

#ux
Targeting people who read left->right (ie EN) and are #dyslexic is it better to have a form or row label
* left aligned (for the average person)
* right aligned (so its harder to read the wrong label to the row)
* it depends on screen size
* tunable maybe?

Cisco website was really bad for this in 2010 era, no idea if they fixed it yet.

One of my colleagues mentioned today that her #dyslexic girlfriend uses #ChatGPT to rewrite her emails, as she struggles with both letters and numbers. Before, she was dependent on her parents and friends to proofread any important communication.

Isn't that empowering and a great use of #LLMs?

@UlrikeHahn Uhhmmm... when I got my undergrad degree back in 1986, I just submitted a 70,000 word dissertation (and sat three in person exams for my minor courses, but I don't think they contributed hugely -- I'm not good at exams, which is why I opted for dissertation). These days, that dissertation could be easily faked.

Unless you require hand-written answers in exams, which as a #dyslexic person I couldn't do, I don't see how in-person non-viva exams help much.

I am not a big fan of #Cher but all the pointing and laughing about her #Grammys mistake seems to ignore that she's #Dyslexic, so reading a card which says Luther by Kendrick Lamar is understandably confusing.

@chrisnelsonsdog ...for a #dyslexic, who thinks in #images, it's very hard to convert the image to text...#AltTxt

Love this! In my research, I discovered Made By Dyslexia's signatures:

I’m #MadeByDyslexia – expect creative thinking & creative spelling.

I’m #MadeByDyslexia – expect big thinking & small typos.

I’m #MadeByDyslexia – expect curious ideas & curious spelling.

All very true about me, as a proud #dyslexic! Now which one do I choose.

Hola Titánicos, cada 8 de octubre se celebra el día mundial de la Dislexia, para visibilizar este trastorno de lectoescritura que afecta al 10% de la población mundial, Este año bajo el lema: "Dislexia: aumentando el volumen".

https://somosdisca.es/dia-mundial-de-la-dislexia-2025/

#diamundialdeladislexia #dislexia #lectoescritura #dislexico #trastornodelectoescritura #comprensionlectora #salud #enfermedad #visibilidad #saludmental #fracasoescolar #logopeda #atenciontemprana #lectura #comprensionlectora #OpenDyslexic #dyslexic #discapacidad #disability #disabilities #cudiados #prevencion #sintomas #UnidosPorLaDislexia #DiaInternacionalDeLaDislexia #titan #titanicos #titanico #gentetitanica #somosdisca

@emerybrooks I'm not a publisher, I am a hobbiest writer, so perhaps I don't have a stake in this discussion, but... #Ebooks provide some very wonderful things for the #disabled community.

My ex-wife in her dying years was too weak to hold up a book and didn't have the dexterity (I don't want to get into her health issues though) to hold a book and turn pages. She could prop a tablet on her lap when she would sit up in bed to eat and read.

I had a girlfriend once who was #blind and I'm still good friends with her. If she doesn't have an ebook or other electronic form she just can't read it. Yes, there are audio books but that can be exceptionally expensive for small publishers / authors.

There's also me, myself, I'm #dyslexic -- the only 2 ways I can comfortably read a text is #audiobook or with the #opendyslexic font on a #kindle / similar #ereader / tablet. For me, yes I can see the words but it is such a cognitive load to read a paperback or hardcover that I just won't do it, it isn't worth it.

So yes, you are of course worried about #plagiarism of #AI -- I agree with you. It is a HUGE issue. However, there are legal remedies for someone using your name without consent, passing things off / impersonating you. I know that legal remedy isn't available for everyone but -- it is there. Please don't advocate for those who have difficulty reading paper books to lose the ability to do so when there are other options.

Those with disabilities are marginalized enough, if you really want to get into this issue check out the hashtags and talk to the communities that it would be impacting. Please, please, understand that many of these people just don't experience the world the way the average person does. Consider that equipment for disabled people is exceedingly expensive. For example, a #braille terminal for a #visuallyimpaired person costs almost $3000! So when there is such an easy way to get the text into the hands of a blind person ready for a screen reader or other device to read it for them, please don't advocate take it away.