{"id":8236,"date":"2017-02-02T07:33:23","date_gmt":"2017-02-02T07:33:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dyslexiadaily.com\/blog\/?p=8236"},"modified":"2026-04-27T06:17:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T06:17:23","slug":"avoiding-dyslexia-discrimination-workplace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dyslexiadaily.com\/blog\/avoiding-dyslexia-discrimination-workplace\/","title":{"rendered":"Avoiding Dyslexia Discrimination in the Workplace"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dyslexiadaily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/workplace.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 130%;\">Here&#8217;s another amazing resource that raises concerns on how to avoid discrimination for dyslexic employees or would-be employees.<\/span><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 130%;\">Be sure to read the full article by clicking the link below.<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"border: 2px solid #666; padding: 15px; background: #faebd7; margin-bottom: 15px;\">\n<center><strong><span style=\"font-size: 150%; font-family: Trebuchet MS;\">How to Avoid Dyslexia Discrimination in the Workplace<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 140%; font-family: Trebuchet MS;\">By <strong>Liz Burton<\/strong><\/span><\/center>\n<p><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 130%;\">It\u2019s estimated by Dyslexia Action that 6.3 million people in the UK have dyslexia, which is around 1 in 10.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 130%;\">Therefore, it is likely your business currently employs or will employ someone with dyslexia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 130%;\">Dyslexia is classed as a disability, and in accordance with the Equality Act 2010, UK, you are required to make suitable adjustments to prevent discrimination.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 130%;\"><strong>This guide covers the following:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-size: 130%; color:#16805c;\">What is Dyslexia Discrimination?<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 130%; color:#16805c;\">How does Dyslexia Cause Difficulty at Work?<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 130%; color:#16805c;\">Preventing Dyslexia Discrimination during Recruitment<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 130%; color:#16805c;\">Preventing Dyslexia Discrimination in the Workplace<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 130%; color:#16805c;\">Further Resources<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><center><span style=\"font-size: 130%;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.highspeedtraining.co.uk\/hub\/avoid-dyslexia-discrimination\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/center><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s another amazing resource that raises concerns on how to avoid discrimination for dyslexic employees or would-be employees. &nbsp; Be sure to read the full article by clicking the link below. How to Avoid Dyslexia Discrimination in the Workplace By Liz Burton It\u2019s estimated by Dyslexia Action that 6.3 million... <br \/><a class=\"moretag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dyslexiadaily.com\/blog\/avoiding-dyslexia-discrimination-workplace\/\">Continue reading...<\/a>","protected":false},"author":46,"featured_media":15916,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[89],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8236","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tech-tools-and-ict"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dyslexiadaily.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8236","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dyslexiadaily.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dyslexiadaily.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dyslexiadaily.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/46"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dyslexiadaily.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8236"}],"version-history":[{"count":28,"href":"https:\/\/www.dyslexiadaily.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8236\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8295,"href":"https:\/\/www.dyslexiadaily.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8236\/revisions\/8295"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dyslexiadaily.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15916"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dyslexiadaily.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8236"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dyslexiadaily.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8236"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dyslexiadaily.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8236"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}