This is a personal view not that of the British Dyslexia Association( BDA). The BDA would like to add the condolences to Apples co founder Steve Jobs.

I am a big fan of Apple and the iphone as they are good for dyslexics because with the single application there is no clutter and they are not like other mobile platforms.

I have been watching the Apple keynote for the iphone 4s and last night I finished watching it and was very excited to talk to Apple’s Siri this is were you can talk to your iphone ask it questions, reply to text messaging and add reminders to the new reminder app. This will support dyslexics, fantastically. I can not wait to get my hands on the iphone 4s.

This morning we learnt of the sad loss of Steve Jobs former CEO and Co-founder of Apple. I think that Steve was one of the best inventors, one of the best business men and a world changer when it comes to technology. We now know that he not only battled with cancer during his life but he also battled dyslexia. His dyslexia I believe was what made him what he was, being able to think out the box, creating mobile devices that have revolutionised the world and changing the way we communicate with each other.

Steve Jobs was a world changer who I will put on a par with the Great Dyslexic’s Einstein and Edison, and now Jobs

RIP

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Last Sunday, my fiancé Lucy, told me that she had downloaded DragonDictate for her iPhone.  This is a dictation app witch will be brilliant for dyslexics.  I am Arran Smith Membership and Project Officer the British dyslexia Association. To get DragonDictate for the iPhone All you need to do is download from the app store on your  iPhone / itouch / iPad  I’m now dictating not only on my laptop but also on my iPhone. It’s not the best yet, but it works well for small dictation. It means that now dyslexics can text without typing, send e-mails on the iPhone, and connect it to twitter and Facebook.  All you do is tap to dictate and start talking.

As the Membership and Project Officer of the British Dyslexia Association, I’m running a project called Children will Shine, but more about that in my next blog.  Here are some brief insights from the past five weeks

I started at the BDA at the end of June after leaving a National retail job. I feel very passionate because I want every dyslexic to reach their potential.

The first day after leaving my last job, I’m in Leicester at Leicester City Council’s dyslexia friendly schools conference with over a hundred teachers from the City of Leicester. I attended the event at Leicester University chaired by my friend and Chairman of the Leicestershire Dyslexic Association Chris Hossack, he was assisted by Marie Allison Director of Service of the special needs teacher team the key note was from Rachel ingham who is a specialist in  dyslexia friendly school.

BDA Members Day was the next event that was fantastic, with the BDA’s Chief Education Officer Dr Kate Saunders as the keynote speaker followed by Edward Vickerman who won the Newly Qualified Teacher Award 2009, and Louis Barnett BDA Ambassador and founder of ‘Chokolit’  chocolate. It was a great experience for all the family and was a successful first working day for me.

Since then I’ve worked with Intel on their Intel bus , and I’ve been part of a consultation meeting with the local dyslexic Association’s, that was a good platform. I’ve also been with Dr Kate Saunders to a dyslexic friendly school in Swindon,  it’s amazing how you can see dyslexic children show you how they learn angles by using their arm. Acute, obtuse, straight and reflex.

I’ll try to keep you up-to-date with what’s going on, but I’m severely dyslexic and as I said and I forget, still

Take care Arran Smith

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