Words Fail Me: A podcast about thriving with dyslexia

Prior to Margaret's work within the dyslexic community she studied as a HR and training manager. Her company, Malpas Flexible Learning, trained the largest number of HR Managers in the UK and internationally.
She believes the one in seven people in the UK who have a learning disability can, with the right support, propose creative solutions to the many issues we face today as a society; climate change, education, politics and recovering from the pandemic.
Check out her brilliant book - Self-fulfilment with Dyslexia: A Blueprint for Success
This podcast was funded by the National Lottery Community fund and EPIC Projects or Ecumenical Project for International Cooperation
EPIC is a USA-based, non-profit organization. EPIC creates bonds among caring people devoted to solving global challenges of poverty, food insecurity, environmental degradation, human rights, and making peace. Go to their website epicprojects.org
Head to www.epicprojects.org to learn about the valuable work they do in South America supporting community education, human rights, promoting peace and ecological farming.
www.dyslexiafoundation.co.uk

Prior to Margaret's work within the dyslexic community she studied as a HR and training manager. Her company, Malpas Flexible Learning, trained the largest number of HR Managers in the UK and internationally.

She believes the one in seven people in the UK who have a learning disability can, with the right support, propose creative solutions to the many issues we face today as a society; climate change, education, politics and recovering from the pandemic.

Check out her brilliant book - Self-fulfilment with Dyslexia: A Blueprint for Success

This podcast was funded by the National Lottery Community fund and EPIC Projects or Ecumenical Project for International Cooperation

EPIC is a USA-based, non-profit organization. EPIC creates bonds among caring people devoted to solving global challenges of poverty, food insecurity, environmental degradation, human rights, and making peace. Go to their website epicprojects.org

Head to www.epicprojects.org to learn about the valuable work they do in South America supporting community education, human rights, promoting peace and ecological farming.

www.dyslexiafoundation.co.uk

We are blessed to have Jodie Steele as our guest this week. Jodie is a titan of the West End musical scene. Having played Elphaba in ‘Wicked’, Katherine Howard in ‘Six’ and most recently Heather in ‘Heathers’. She has an incredible voice and an irrepressible effervescent energy. Not only is she an accomplished performer, singer and dancer but a fully qualified PT and teacher.
This podcast was funded by the National Lottery Community fund and EPIC Projects or Ecumenical Project for International Cooperation
EPIC is a USA-based, non-profit organization. EPIC creates bonds among caring people devoted to solving global challenges of poverty, food insecurity, environmental degradation, human rights, and making peace. Go to their website epicprojects.org.
Head to www.epicprojects.org to learn about the valuable work they do in South America supporting community education, human rights, promoting peace and ecological farming.
www.dyslexiafoundation.co.uk

We are blessed to have Jodie Steele as our guest this week. Jodie is a titan of the West End musical scene. Having played Elphaba in ‘Wicked’, Katherine Howard in ‘Six’ and most recently Heather in ‘Heathers’. She has an incredible voice and an irrepressible effervescent energy. Not only is she an accomplished performer, singer and dancer but a fully qualified PT and teacher.

This podcast was funded by the National Lottery Community fund and EPIC Projects or Ecumenical Project for International Cooperation

EPIC is a USA-based, non-profit organization. EPIC creates bonds among caring people devoted to solving global challenges of poverty, food insecurity, environmental degradation, human rights, and making peace. Go to their website epicprojects.org.

Head to www.epicprojects.org to learn about the valuable work they do in South America supporting community education, human rights, promoting peace and ecological farming.

www.dyslexiafoundation.co.uk

Matt always suspected he was dyslexic, struggling at school with words and specifically word placement. He excelled in numbers however and was sure he would step into the world of business after he finished studying Philosophy, Economics and Politics at Exeter College, Oxford. But after working for the Bank of England he entered politics in 2010 and has since become the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Secretary and most recently the Health Secretary in the pandemic – overseeing the most turbulent time for public health in living memory.

This podcast is funded by the National Lottery Community Fund and Epic Projects.

Head to www.epicprojects.org to learn about the valuable work they do in South America supporting community education, human rights, promoting peace and ecological farming.

www.dyslexiafoundation.co.uk

We experienced connectivity issues during the recording of this episode so you will notice a change in sound quality near the start - fortunately for the better.

Matt always suspected he was dyslexic, struggling at school with words and specifically word placement. He excelled in numbers however and was sure he would step into the world of business after he finished studying Philosophy, Economics and Politics at Exeter College, Oxford. But after working for the Bank of England he entered politics in 2010 and has since become the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Secretary and most recently the Health Secretary in the pandemic – overseeing the most turbulent time for public health in living memory.
This podcast is funded by the National Lottery Community Fund and Epic Projects.
Head to www.epicprojects.org to learn about the valuable work they do in South America supporting community education, human rights, promoting peace and ecological farming.
www.dyslexiafoundation.co.uk
We experienced connectivity issues during the recording of this episode so you will notice a change in sound quality near the start - fortunately for the better.

Dean Bragonier is the Founder and Executive Dyslexic of NoticeAbility Inc, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping students with dyslexia identify their unique strengths and build self-esteem.
NoticeAbility is the culmination of Dean’s passion for education and his conviction that the advantages of dyslexia far outweigh its associated challenges.
Check out his TED talk here - https://youtu.be/_dPyzFFcG7A
This podcast is funded by the National Lottery Community Fund and Epic Projects.
Head to www.epicprojects.org to learn about the valuable work they do in South America supporting community education, human rights, promoting peace and ecological farming.
www.dyslexiafoundation.co.uk

Dean Bragonier is the Founder and Executive Dyslexic of NoticeAbility Inc, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping students with dyslexia identify their unique strengths and build self-esteem.
NoticeAbility is the culmination of Dean’s passion for education and his conviction that the advantages of dyslexia far outweigh its associated challenges.

Check out his TED talk here - https://youtu.be/_dPyzFFcG7A

This podcast is funded by the National Lottery Community Fund and Epic Projects.

Head to www.epicprojects.org to learn about the valuable work they do in South America supporting community education, human rights, promoting peace and ecological farming.

www.dyslexiafoundation.co.uk

Glenn: Author, historian and disability activist. By using the skills he learned from radical politics in the fire of 1960s America, he rose to become the national expert on learning disabilities in adulthood for the U.S. Government. His own diagnosis came at the age of thirty when he was also diagnosed with ADHD.

As a result of his work, he became well known nationally and internationally as a lecturer on learning difficulty issues.

Glenn was the inspiration for the emergence and success of the Dyslexia Foundation in 2001-2 and continues to mentor the CEO of The Dyslexia Foundation to this day.

This podcast is funded by the National Lottery Community Fund and Epic Projects.

Head to www.epicprojects.org to learn about the valuable work they do in South America supporting community education, human rights, promoting peace and ecological farming.

www.dyslexiafoundation.co.uk

Glenn: Author, historian and disability activist. By using the skills he learned from radical politics in the fire of 1960s America, he rose to become the national expert on learning disabilities in adulthood for the U.S. Government. His own diagnosis came at the age of thirty when he was also diagnosed with ADHD.
As a result of his work, he became well known nationally and internationally as a lecturer on learning difficulty issues.
Glenn was the inspiration for the emergence and success of the Dyslexia Foundation in 2001-2 and continues to mentor the CEO of The Dyslexia Foundation to this day.
This podcast is funded by the National Lottery Community Fund and Epic Projects.
Head to www.epicprojects.org to learn about the valuable work they do in South America supporting community education, human rights, promoting peace and ecological farming.
www.dyslexiafoundation.co.uk