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 skills and speech, it can negatively affect a person’s chances of getting a job. However, more and more employers are looking to neurodivergent individuals, as they can see that … Continue reading Top tips for Dyspraxic people and others with neurodiversity joining a large organisation

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 added ‘dyslexic thinking’ as a skill on their skills portfolio in March 2022. Here is the second part of the article where I will look at a further 15 … Continue reading 30 People to follow on LinkedIn who post information about dyslexia – Part 2

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 to be more open and honest about their own experiences or gain knowledge from experts who may not be dyslexic themselves but have expertise in the area of neurodiversity. … Continue reading 30 People to follow on LinkedIn who post information about dyslexia – Part 1

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 start-up founders embracing their Dyslexia) here are 15 Irish people from the world of entertainment and the arts who openly discuss their Dyslexia: Pauline Bewick - Artist Having moved … Continue reading Irish people who work in entertainment or the arts and are Dyslexic

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 to me to ask me “what worked for you?”, or what can I do to support them?”. So I thought I’d put down some tips that I can send … Continue reading Advice for parents of children with dyslexia

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) is estimated to be somewhere between 75-85%. However there is what is described as "the double empathy problem”. There’s a lot of fear and trepidation on both sides. Employers … Continue reading How dyslexia has helped me in work or education

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 now. Having done 135 interviews in 10 years (which shakes out to be over 1 a month), you pick up a few hints and tricks. So to play it … Continue reading Top Tips for job interviews (in person and virtual)

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 such as neurodiversity where people can go undiagonised well into adulthood. It's often said "if you can't see it, you can't be it", so far aspiring Fionn Crombie Angus … Continue reading 20 Award Winning Irish entrepreneurs who have a disability

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, you’ll get approximately 3-4 interviews and maybe 1 job offer. However, this is different for everyone, people from under represented groups such as people with disabilities, women in technology, … Continue reading Top Tips for CV/Cover Letters

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 jobs. Through this I’ve developed several strategies that I have found helpful and I hope others will find them helpful too: Ask yourself what are you best at? Business … Continue reading Top tips for job hunting

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 games, who have amassed 222 medals (65 gold, 66 silver and 95 bronze) between them. With Tokyo 2020 games being delayed due to the Pandemic, this year the 31 … Continue reading 12 Irish Paralympians to look out for

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 extra copy of chromosome 21 in the body.” The association goes on to say “ there are approximately 7,000 Irish people with Down Syndrome, with every one in 444 … Continue reading People in Ireland with Down Syndrome and the companies that support them

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 York, and being an expert violin and fiddle player Fionn Angus Crombie and his father Jonathan Angus created Fionnathan Productions to promote Diversity and Inclusion by showing that someone … Continue reading Film producer, interviewer, educator, musician and businessman Fionn of Fionnathan Productions is asking, “Why can’t someone with Down Syndrome be a CEO?

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 term ‘visual impairment’ covers moderate sight loss, severe sight loss and blindness.” Here are just some of the inspirational people with sight loss who are thriving in their careers: … Continue reading Irish people who are visually impaired

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 and non-invasive tumours, as well as non-melanoma skin cancers.’ People with cancer can often think the worst when they get the diagnosis. However here are just some of the … Continue reading Irish people who have gone through cancer treatment