A Dyslexia Friendly Blog Tool
Jumbled Letters is a new service aimed at dyslexics that allows you to create your own blog. It claims to be dyslexia friendly but I cannot see anything different about it that makes it more friendly than any other blogging tool. However with all those dyslexics in one place it may develop a good sense of community and mutual support. The site also contains the usual assortment links to dyslexia groups and companies. It also repeats the rubbish about Leonardo da Vinci being dyslexic. The guy was dead for four hundred years before dyslexia was first noticed. Calling him dyslexic is just wishful thinking like calling dyslexia a gift.
Previously on Myomancy: Is Dyslexia a Gift? Sink or Swim
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If you haven’t seen this article it discusses how dyslexia does have it’s advantages…and of course disadvantages.
http://www.jumbledletters.org/JeffG/archive/2006/02/28/rdh8fp7z7153.htm
Posted by: JG April 13th, 2006 at 6:39 pm
I can not see how it is dyslexic friendly either, but I look forward to reading jumbled letters. I’m going to be compiling a list of famous people with dyslexia, but I want to make sure that there is sufficient evidence to back up the claims. I have been really disappointed in the past to see a list of famous people with dyslexia with no evidence to back it. I look forward to reading your blog.
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Posted by: Paul Sanchez May 19th, 2006 at 11:49 pm
I find lists of famous dyslexics annoying. Mostly there is no evidence for them being dyslexic but also its the attitude that ‘these dyslexic have been successful therefore dyslexia isn’t that much of a problem’ that really annoys.
Chris
Posted by: Chris Tregenza May 20th, 2006 at 9:51 am
As for lists of famous people with dyslexia, if you find it annouying please do not read it. My son comes home upset because he is “stupid” and not “smart like the other kids.” He puts books that are way beyond his reading level on his desk so his friends think that is what he is reading, and will never read in front of anyone, afraid that they will see that he has problems. He will not let people see his writing as he also has dysgraphia. So the list of famous people who “probably” had or have dyslexia is great for him. It shows him that anyone can do anything. And we believe that. This list helps to give my son some confidence. So please - leave the list, and provide more information on people who have succeeded in spite of dyslexia.
Posted by: Donna - Tom's Mom January 3rd, 2008 at 4:12 am
Ghotit (www.Ghotit.com) offers unique writing and reading online services for people who suffer from dyslexia, dysgraphia or people who are not native-English speakers. Ghotit’s first service is an online context sensitive spell checker.
What people have to say:
My god I have been look for this for all-my life, help that understands me. I write with a dictionary and thesaurus and some times cant even find the word looking for. I could not hold back the tears from the emotion then when I worked out how helpful this spellchecker will be for me.
• i really like it and i’m so glad i found it!! it will really help with my homework etc and my teachers wont get angry at me annymore!!
• Thank you for contacting us with your product. I tinkered with the spell checker for sometime this morning, entering common mistakes that our dyslexic students (and ADD) students make in spelling. I must say that I am extremely impressed with your product and would certainly like to further evaluate it with our students over the next several weeks.
• that spell checker is SO good, its actually waaay better than microsoft because it tells you the reasen why you are usuing the correct word. i really like it, its really good!!
Posted by: Ghotit April 8th, 2008 at 1:36 pm
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