This month, A2i Dyslexia have begun work with Black Thrive in order to provide much needed funding and education to residents of Lambeth. We want to provide both workshops and direct help to enable Lambeth residents in the black community to be able to create your future with Dyslexia. Having secured crucial funding we have set up an 18-month long initiative to give people in these communities who have Dyslexia the skills and training needed to ensure long-term, beneficial employment.   Who is Black Thrive? Black Thrive is an amazing organisation set to help those in the black community o ..read more

Thursday 28th October 2021 via Zoom 6:30PM – 8:30PM Tickets available via Eventbrite soon Sign up to our mailing list www.a2idyslexia.org.uk to be notified ..read more

Taught one day a week, prepare your future career and goals with our specialist workshops where you will learn techniques which will enable you to build confidence and skills to reach your full potential. **NEW** Limited amount of FREE Dyslexia assessments available (usually £240) Topics will include: – 1:1 Coaching sessions – Using your creative strengths – Managing time effectively – IT/Digital Skills – Specialist guest speaker talks + much more! Participants must have the right to live and work in the UK, be aged 16+, live within any London borough and must not be in any form of education ..read more

Prepare your future with guided remote 1:1 support and online workshops specialised for Black Lambeth residents with Dyslexia or other SpLD’s who are facing barriers to training or employment.  Some participants may also be given the opportunity to have a FREE full Dyslexia assessment (usually £240) upon completion of the workshop. Thursdays 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Sept 16th 2021  – Dec 2nd  2021 Remotely via Zoom Please sign up via email at team@a2idyslexia.org.uk with the subject: Create your future Lambeth or phone us on 07476 012 992. To avoid disappointment,  please regist ..read more

Since A2i Dyslexia’s inception and founding by Elizabeth Takyi, the goal has always been to work within the community to help those with Dyslexia and other associated conditions. Elizabeth leads from a lived experience of Dyslexia and wants to change, not only the level of support that is available for those who need it, but also how Dyslexia and neurodiversity is perceived in the wider community. With the Equip project, we want to help neuro-diverse people create their future with Dyslexia. Using role models and examples, we want to demonstrate that Dyslexic thought can actually be an advanta ..read more

Official certificate to state that A2i founder and CEO, Elizabeth Takyi, was the runner-up in the Genius of the Year category of the Celebrating Neurodiversity Awards from Genius Within. Genius Within is a fantastic organisation set up to help those who are part of the neuro-diverse community. From their own words: “At Genius Within we stand proudly at the intersection of lived experience and expertise. As a neurominority led business and experts in our field, we have made it our life’s work to help neurominorities access their inner genius and be at their best at work. Our team of highly qual ..read more

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Here at A2i, we are more than aware of the difficulty that those who have Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, and/or Dyscalculia face, not just in their day-to-day life, but in the academic world as well. It can be hard in both school and university when you face additional challenges to the other students around you. This is only highlighted when confronted with teachers that are ill-equipped to deal with your needs. With our Study Skills Support programme, it is our aim to get help to those who need it most, in the places that they need it most. This is a six-month programme in which we want to extend a he ..read more

Welcome back to our blog! Our last post of our COVID19 response series is all about reaching your full potential and becoming your best self. After the lockdown rules, many of us were faced with a new unknown reality and forced to adapt new methods of working rather than the normal discipline of office working life. Many of us were also stripped of our usual working routines which could have evoked feelings of doubt, lack of motivation and forcing us to create new ways of working. Below are some ways to continually excel and thrive, no matter the current circumstances of the world. Start to th ..read more

Hey Dyslexic friends! Today’s post is all about the big S… STRESS. Did you know 67% of Dyslexics request support for stress at work? Now stress is something I’m sure we’re all familiar with or have experienced at least once (or many times!) throughout our daily lives and with the uncertainty of what’s instore for the world post pandemic, it’s easy to become anxious, worried and stressed. This post will guide you with how to manage your stresses during covid19 and turn your stress into productivity rather than panic. 1.Identify the cause of stress – We are often so busy with our daily tasks tha ..read more