Resources for clergy Living with dyslexia
Useful websites
British Dyslexia Association (bdadyslexia.org.uk)
If you have dyslexia, this website can show your friends what reading is actually like. – Upworthy
The Codpast – Fresh content for students and adults with dyslexia
Dyslexic in the Pulpit – a private Facebook group:
Dyslexic in the pulpit | Facebook
A Short film (52 mins) explaining more about dyslexia from the perspective of dyslexics.
The Big Picture: Rethinking Dyslexia (kpjrfilms.co)
Some articles about dyslexia
20 Things To Remember If You Love A Person With Dyslexia (lifehack.org)
Book recommendations:
We have deliberately not linked these so you can find them from your preferred supplier.
- Creative, Successful, Dyslexic by Margaret Rooke
- The Gift of Dyslexia by Ronald D Davis
- How Dyslexics Will Rule the Future by Tiffany Sunday
Useful fonts
Dyslexie Font – An award winning dyslexia font
Useful software
- Mind mapping software: eg
- Bible software
- Reading software
- Dictation software (Windows only, Apple uses built-in function)
- Organisational software
- Trello
- Online calendars, such as Google calendar or Fantastical (Mac calendar app)
And some other tips
- Practice preaching in front of a video camera
- Ask someone else to check the correct entries are in your diary
- Print out hard copies of forms
- Use checklists
- Write things on paper and then transfer them to electronic form – belt and braces
- Written/typed text in different colours
- Audible audiobooks
- Get administrative support
- Get the specialist software and computer equipment you need