An entrepreneur in British Columbia says having dyslexia is a “unique advantage,” even though he didn’t always feel that way growing up.
“You definitely think outside of the box with ease,” said Jeff Hornell about the bright side of living with the learning disorder, which can cause people to struggle with reading, writing and spelling.
But Hornell, who’s based in North Vancouver, B.C., says as a student he lacked proper support to manage it.
Along with other dyslexia advocates, like UBC Professor Emeritus in Language Sciences Linda Siegel, Hornell says stigma around the disorder still looms large and the B.C. government needs to do more to help people who live with it.
They hope that by advocating for better programs in
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