Dyslexic Learners at Home, Part 9: The Impact Of Dyslexia In The Workplace

Covid-19 has changed much in the workplace.  However, the duty of care and legal requirements for employers to make reasonable adjustments for those with Dyslexia, have not.

Many people are having to apply for new jobs, which now require online interviews and timed assessments, raising new challenges for those with Dyslexia. 

'Dyslexia London' discuss many of these issues and more in a free webinar with an HR expert.

https://dyslexialondon.org/webinars/the-impact-of-dyslexia-in-the-workplace-willorna-brock/

Poem of the Week, Week 7: ‘Corbel Angel, Southwold Museum’ by Chrissie Gittins

This week we have ‘Corbel Angel, Southwold Museum’ by Chrissie Gittins. Gittins states, ‘Poetry is a tripwire into feelings and experiences which can connect me now across the centuries…’

Corbel Angel, Southwold Museum

I am the pain of ages,

rivers and crags run up my back.

Ravaged by the beetle

I’ve been watching death since 1476.

Found in a thick green bag

on a tall cupboard at St Edmund’s

my infestation was stabilized.

I take my wrongful place in this glass case.

My scarred mouth still murmurs,

my bitten nose still breathes.

The clatter of Dowsing’s horses

rippled my skirts –

split now, like cracked earth.

The high angels escaped, unlike the rood screen’s

twelve scratched faces.

I was not stained to match new timbers –

raised from a slab of local oak

I’m honey warm, longing for a glancing touch.

From my load bearing view

I could see snow flickering past the windows,

knew that day would follow thick night,

that light would catch the flèche

and glint on unknapped flints.

Here I have a simple mission –

I lean forwards, in anticipation

of anything you care to tell me.

I can hide your secrets in my veins,

sift your frailties into sand.

‘Corbel Angel, Southwold Museum’ is from Sharp Hills (Indigo Dreams, 2019).