Dyslexia Awareness Month
Engage with any of the many resources that help people understand what it’s like to live with dyslexia, and help raise awareness about this condition.
Position your brand as an accessibility champion by showcasing dyslexia-friendly tools, fonts, or educational resources that empower neurodivergent learners and their families.
- Feature dyslexia-friendly font technology or accessibility features in your product
- Share customer stories from parents and educators who've benefited from your solutions
- Partner with The International Dyslexia Association for co-branded awareness content
- Highlight how your tools remove reading barriers for students with dyslexia
Dyslexia was first identified in German physician Oswald Berkhan in 1881 and officially named “dyslexia” by ophthalmologist Rudolph Berlin 6 years later. Berkhan discovered the existence of the developmental reading disorder later named dyslexia while studying the case of a young boy who had severe problems learning to read and write properly, despite being overall bright and intellectually and physically capable.
Since dyslexia was discovered, physicians the world over have been working on different ways to help the dyslexic manage their disorder, and a special dyslexia font has been invented to help those afflicted to read more easily. Dyslexia Awareness Month was Created by The International Dyslexia Association and takes place over the entire course of October each year.