October is Dyslexia Awareness Month

Published: 02 Oct 2020 Tagged: Do It RedDyslexiaDyslexia Awareness Monthred

Code REaD Australia is launching its annual campaign towards the awareness of people with dyslexia across the country. This neurodiverse condition affects a significant number of people, who suffer from frustration and even school bullying when their condition is not fully understood by classmates and even by teachers.

The campaign to increase awareness regarding this condition in 2020 has become much more flexible, but still using the hashtag #doitRED to represent the campaign’s title, which is Do It Red for Dyslexia. Here are some initiatives people and organisations can conduct throughout October to help increase awareness about dyslexia:

• Use some of Code REaD’s resources in electronic media, such as social media image, Zoom/Teams background, email signature, social media bingo cards, dyslexia facts poster, Facebook profile frame or outdoor banner
• Following Code REaD’s social media profiles and other content from this organisation
• Donate directly to Code REaD
• Register in one of the free webinars about dyslexia, the first one on Oct 12 about Dyslexia Myths & Facts, the second one on Oct 26 about Supporting your Child Through Their School Journey
• Light your house or commercial spot in red
• Buy campaign-related merchandise from RedBubble or The Print Bar
• Wear red-coloured clothing and accessories
• Fly red paper planes or kites
• Bake, cook, prepare, eat and drink red-coloured foods and beverages
• Colour objects or yourself in red, such as using red polishing for nails, dye the hair etc.
• Use red-coloured writing/drawing/painting stuff
• Craft, build or sculpt red-coloured stuff

An of course, spread these activities to the world using the hashtag #doitRED in every post (you can see the hashtag in Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, for example)! Speakable is a strong supporter of awareness activities and will always support such initiatives and be ready to offer our services to clients who experience dyslexia!

Do It Red for Dyslexia!