Week One: Diagnosis
For this weeks group task we had to come up with a campaign to raise awareness about neurodiversity issues in public spaces. We decided to choose dyslexia as we found there were a lot of issues that don’t consider dyslexic peoples struggles in everyday life. Here were some notes made in the dicussion about our campaign:
- Our campaign objective is to raise awareness for dyslexia and to display the challenges they face
- Dyslexic people would benefit from our campaign because our aim is to aware people of the everyday struggles and to push services to consider accommodating for dyslexic people
- This is mainly directed at businesses, such as schools and hospitality
- Our core message is that dyslexic needs are not always considered in everyday life/activities
- Suggesting inclusive practices
- A pop-up installation in a public setting
- #WhatWorksForYou
- 80% of dyslexics leave school unidentified (https://www.madebydyslexia.org)
- “Reading Through Colour”, by Professor Arnold Wilkins, Wiley 2003
- People struggle to read black text on a white background if their visual cortex is oversensitive to certain wavelengths
Our final outcome was to create a digital screen in the millennium square in Leeds city centre. In front of the screen would be different coloured screens that represent the overlays dyslexic people use to read. On the back of the screen would be a QR code people can scan to donate money as well as to add their own message onto the screen. We thought this interactive activity would be an effective way to raise awareness about the struggles of having dyslexia.
Week One Recap: After this weeks workshop, I was happy with the outcome for the campaign made with my group. We did our research into the learning disability we spoke about, and discussed multiple ideas. The workshop made me think about all the different technologies that I wouldn’t usually consider as I tend to stick to skills/technologies that I am familiar with. I also enjoyed working as a group as it was interesting to hear other peoples opinions.
