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School leavers with special education needs falling through the gaps
A report by the Common Public Accounts Committee into special education for youths claims almost a third of 18 year olds with special educational needs are not in any form of education, employment or training. In 2009/10 the government spent … Continue reading
Two year olds with a vocabulary of less than 50 words are at risk of developmental difficulties
Most two-year-olds have a vocabulary of between 75 and 225 words but a minority of less than 15 percent are “late talkers” who do not use more than 50 words. Studies reveal that toddlers with a vocabulary of less than … Continue reading
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Tagged developmental difficulties, dyscalculia, dyslexia, iansyst, learning disabilities, mental health difficulties, toddlers, two year olds, visual and hearing impairments, vocabulary
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Mencap launch the “Getting it right” campaign for equal treatment of people with learning disabilities
Mencap argues that it is a matter of life or death that the NHS delivers equal treatment to people with learning disabilities. Poor communication, assumptions about quality of life and a dangerous lack of understanding by healthcare professionals are just … Continue reading
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Tagged 'Getting it right', Department of Health, disabled, dyscalculia, dyslexia, hearing impairments, iansyst, learning disabilities, Mencap, mental health difficulties, NHS, visual
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The Sunday Telegraph’s “Make Britain Count” launched to highlight numeracy skills in the UK
The latest figures reveal a staggering 7 million adults in Britain are at a disadvantage in the workplace due to poor numeracy skills. This equates to approximately 21 percent of the available workforce who are twice as likely to be … Continue reading
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Tagged DysCalcuilUM, dyscalculia, hidden disability, HR, iansyst, Make Britain Count, mathematical, numeracy, online screener, Telegraph, The Daily Telegraph, Tribal, workplace
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Third National Dyscalculia and Maths Learning Difficulties Conference
The third National Dyscalculia and Maths Learning Difficulties Conference is coming to London this month. The conference, targeted at teachers, local authorities, special educational needs staff and others involved in the education sector, visits London on 28th June. iansyst is … Continue reading
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Tagged DysCalcuilUM, dyscalculia, education, FE, HE, hidden disability, iansyst, maths, post-16
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Hidden Disabilities – Simple strategies for adapting the workplace and supporting employees with visual impairments
When compared to the other hidden disabilities discussed in this blog, including dyslexia and dyscalculia , visual impairments are much easier to recognise – obvious signs such as white cane or a guide dog will help identify this condition. However, in our … Continue reading
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Tagged assistive technologies, blog, disabilities, dyscalculia, dyslexia, employee's, hidden, HR, reasonable adjustments, The Equality Act 2010, visual impairments, visually impaired, wellbeing
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Addressing number blindness through assistive technology
One of the least understood ‘hidden disabilities’ is dyscalculia, which is sometimes referred to as number blindness. Although it was first diagnosed in 1974, there is still very little known about it. What we do know is that it is … Continue reading
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Tagged adult, DysCalcuilUM, dyscalculia, dyslexia, employee's, iansyst, Loughborough University, maths, screener, Tribal, workplace
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Welcome to the iansyst blog!
Our first blog to introduce who we are and what we do Continue reading
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Tagged assistive technology, dyscalculia, dyslexia, dyspraxia, hearing impairments, iansyst, visual impairments
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