Welcome to the Summer 2026 edition

Cathy Magee, CEO of Dyslexia Scotland

In this summer edition of Dyslexia Voice, members can learn about support and adjustments. Our contributors this quarter have offered shared experiences and many practical suggestions for strategies that help in the workplace, at school and in day-to-day life. There are also some encouraging messages about other types of support that can make all the difference to dyslexic people of all ages. For example, in Daniel Robinson’s home a key message to their dyslexic daughter is “to never respond to Ruby’s dyslexia as a bad or shameful thing. We’ve always let her know that it’s part of what makes her unique.” Read more about a song Daniel wrote to Ruby. Daniel will be performing the song and sharing his story at our education conference. Read about the other conference keynote speaker, Louise Selby, and what to expect from the conference on 31 October.

The insightful and practical articles by Seona Stevenson and Kirsty Innes about support in schools highlight the crucial importance of listening to individual learners, using information and
assessments to discover the strengths, challenges and strategies to support each learner. If you’re interested in learning more about, or sharing examples of reasonable adjustments in the workplace, please have a look at the following: this year’s Dyslexia Awareness Week plans, Jonathan Rae’s article and Michael Bailey’s insights into using AI to help with his tree surgery business.

Our Behind the Scenes section showcases members of the Addressing Dyslexia Toolkit Kirsteen Steven and Michelle Luciano, as well as the whole group hard at work at a recent Development Day in May. This section also features volunteer Emma who has been doing pro bono work with us on our tutor information on our Salesforce database.

The Dyslexia Scotland team have been busy as ever. We’re particularly excited about the following:

I hope you enjoy the inspiring stories about dyslexia changemakers around Scotland…and the young people who helped at and took part in our Youth Day. Thank you, as always, for being part of our community and for everything you do to help address dyslexia across Scotland.