A national partnership between Skills Council of Canada and Fraser Academy to build understanding of dyslexia across Canadian classrooms, workplaces and government.
What reading can feel like.
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Who are you?
Pick your door. Each leads to practical next steps.
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Two sides of the story
The challenge is real. So are the strengths.
Dyslexia is not a problem with intelligence. It is a different way of thinking and learning.
Strengths
- Creative
- Imaginative
- Strong problem solvers
- Big-picture thinkers
- Resilient
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How to help
Five small shifts that change everything for a dyslexic learner.
Be patient
Progress takes time.
Celebrate strengths
Notice effort, not only results.
Give the right tools
Tech and strategies that help.
Believe
They can achieve great things.
Include everyone
Build places where everyone belongs.
0%
of US entrepreneurs surveyed said they were dyslexic
0.0%
of Canadian K-2 students are covered by universal reading screening (Sept 2026)
0%
of Canadian adults scored at the two lowest literacy levels
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Tools for every role
Free checklists, templates and guides, sorted by who you are.
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Built Different Minds
People who spoke publicly about their dyslexia, and built remarkable things.
Richard Branson
Entrepreneur · United Kingdom
Founded the Virgin Group, building airlines, music, rail and space businesses.
Steven Spielberg
Film director · United States
Directed Jaws, E.T. and Schindler's List, shaping modern cinema.
Charles Schwab
Entrepreneur, finance · United States
Pioneered discount brokerage, opening investing to everyday people.
John Chambers
Technology executive · United States
Led Cisco for two decades, building the networks behind the internet.
Carol Greider
Scientist · United States
Co-discovered telomerase and shared the 2009 Nobel Prize in Medicine.
Richard Rogers
Architect · United Kingdom
Co-designed the Centre Pompidou and won the 2007 Pritzker Prize.
Ann Bancroft
Polar explorer · United States
First woman to reach both the North and South Poles across the ice.
Erin Brockovich
Environmental advocate · United States
Helped win a record settlement over contaminated water in Hinkley, California.
THE CAMPAIGN
BuiltDifferent
Free tools and guides for schools, employers and families. Dyslexia Ready, by Skills Council of Canada.
COAST TO COAST
The Canada Tracker
See how every province and territory screens, identifies and supports dyslexic learners, with sources.
Open the tracker06
The partnership
Skills Council of Canada
A national workforce development organization.
Fraser Academy
An independent school in Vancouver for students with dyslexia.
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