This section will feature Irish people, or people in Ireland, who are doing extraordinary things and promoting Diversity and Inclusion
Top tips for Dyspraxic people and others with neurodiversity joining a large organisation
Developmental Coordination Disorder, or more commonly known as Dyspraxia, affects approximately 6% of the population. As the condition affects a person’s coordination, spatial awareness, fine motor…
30 People to follow on LinkedIn who post information about dyslexia – Part 2
Last week, in part 1 of this article, I discussed how people are being more open and honest about their dyslexia in the workplace, since LinkedIn…
30 People to follow on LinkedIn who post information about dyslexia – Part 1
In March 2022, LinkedIn added ‘dyslexic thinking’ as a skill on their skills portfolio. However, long before that there has been a movement from dyslexic people…
Irish people who work in entertainment or the arts and are Dyslexic
Following on from two of my most successful articles on the site to date (Leaders of Medium and Large Organisations in Ireland who have Dyslexia, and Irish…
Advice for parents of children with dyslexia
In recent years several children of my friends or family have been diagnosed with dyslexia or different conditions within the neurodiversity spectrum. Many have reached out…
How dyslexia has helped me in work or education
Dyslexia affects approximately 15% of the population. Although the exact figures of unemployment or under-employment (people being highly qualified but not working in their preferred area)…
What does a dyslexia coach do?
Neurodiversity is becoming an increasingly used term within the diversity and inclusion umbrella. Employment coaches are also becoming more and more common with in organisations that…
Top Tips for job interviews (in person and virtual)
Nobody likes job interviews. It’s particularly difficult for those that are neurodivergent. It gets even more complicated when you add in virtual interviews which are commonplace…
20 Award Winning Irish entrepreneurs who have a disability
It’s 2021’s International People’s With Disabilities Day. According to the 2016 census there are 643,131 people in Ireland diagoised with a disability. That doesn’t include conditions…
Top Tips for CV/Cover Letters
The basic ratio for the number of applications you send in versus the number of interviews you get is about for every 10 applications you do,…
Top tips for job hunting
Over 10 years of job searching, 11 short-term contracts, approximately 135 interviews and being unemployed several times, I’ve acquired something of a knack for applying to…
12 Irish Paralympians to look out for
Having only missed 1 Paralympics since the first Paralympic Games in Rome in 1960, Ireland has a proud record of 499 athletes taking part in the…
People in Ireland with Down Syndrome and the companies that support them
According to the Irish Down Syndrome Association “Down Syndrome is a common congenital chromosomal anomaly. It is found worldwide. Down Syndrome occurs when there is one…
Film producer, interviewer, educator, musician and businessman Fionn of Fionnathan Productions is asking, “Why can’t someone with Down Syndrome be a CEO?
Having interviewed over 600 people, been a guest lecture at more than 30 colleges and having their exhibitions in galleries throughout Ireland, the UK and New…
Irish people who are visually impaired
According to The National Council for the Blind of Ireland (NCBI) “There are an estimated 246,773 people in Ireland who are blind or visually impaired. The…
Irish people who have gone through cancer treatment
According to The Irish Cancer Society’s website ‘Current estimates state that more than 40,000 people in Ireland get cancer each year. This figure comprises both invasive…
People in Ireland who are amputees or have limb deformity
There are approximately five thousand people who are amputees or have limb deformity in Ireland today. While competitions such as The Paralympics or the increased focus…
Irish people with Speech Disorder
According to statistics up to 70,000 children (under 18) in Ireland have a speech disorder. While there are several international examples of adults who have overcome…
Ireland’s biggest advocates for mental health in sport or the entertainment industry
According to Mental Health Ireland has one of the highest rates (3/36 countries) of mental health illness in Europe with 18.5% of the Irish population recorded…
Leaders of Medium or Large Organisations in Ireland who have Dyslexia
Large organisations are beggining to embrace people with Dyslexia in their organisation. With companies such as Dell Technologies, SAP or Microsoft creating Neurodiversity Hiring Programs to…
Irish Startup Founders embracing their Dyslexia
Succesful Irish business entrepreneurs who have embraced their Dyslexia
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