Understanding People with Dyslexia Support Strategies for Students and Employees

The purpose of this study is to find out the experiences and obstacles that people with dyslexia face during their education and how it continues in work life. This paper investigates both the emotional state as well as the task side of people with dyslexia and their ability to deal with this disability. A focus group was conducted among four college students from different degree programs where they shared their experiences about dyslexia and how do they cope with this disability today and what is their opinion on their future employment. The task challenges that these students faced was mostly during their education, where they had uneducated teachers who didn’t provide enough support for them. The positive side was the actual support from the parents of the participants, which was extremely important in their further improvement. Educational institutions need to create an educational system that needs to be more adaptable for students with learning disabilities. The employers need to be aware of this type of people which can contribute a lot, but sometimes maybe they need some extra time The importance of this paper is to educate people about dyslexia and how with small adaptations in school or at work a lot of things can be done for people with dyslexi