{"id":52822,"date":"2020-01-14T10:12:07","date_gmt":"2020-01-14T15:12:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mileniostadium.com\/?p=52822"},"modified":"2020-01-14T10:12:07","modified_gmt":"2020-01-14T15:12:07","slug":"people-affected-by-dyslexia-to-speak-at-human-rights-commission-hearings-starting-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mileniostadium.com\/local\/gta\/people-affected-by-dyslexia-to-speak-at-human-rights-commission-hearings-starting-today\/","title":{"rendered":"People affected by dyslexia to speak at Human Rights Commission hearings starting today"},"content":{"rendered":"
Christine Staley\u00a0says she understands the urgency of determining early on whether a child is struggling with dyslexia.<\/p>\n
“I know if my daughter had been identified in kindergarten she would most likely be reading and writing at grade level,” Staley\u00a0told CBC Toronto.<\/p>\n “But because she wasn’t identified until quite a bit later she’s always going to struggle with her reading writing and spelling.”<\/p>\n Staley is hoping\u00a0a series of public hearings\u00a0held by the Ontario Human Rights Commission sheds more light on the lack of resources for students. The first four Right to Read public hearings are happening\u00a0in Brampton, London, Thunder Bay and Ottawa. Staley will be speaking at the Brampton hearing on Tuesday.<\/p>\n Starting Tuesday, the commission is\u00a0inviting\u00a0students, parents and other stakeholders to share their stories and experiences related to reading disabilities.\u00a0According to Dyslexia Canada, that\u00a0specific learning disability\u00a0\u2014 in which kids have trouble reading accurately and fluently\u00a0\u2014 affects three\u00a0or four children in every classroom.<\/p>\n The commission\u00a0launched the Right to Read inquiry in October and has already heard\u00a0from more than 400 people\u00a0\u2014 students with reading disabilities, parents and guardians\u00a0\u2014 who answered a survey made available on its website. The inquiry was launched to\u00a0find out if students with reading disabilities have meaningful access to education.<\/p>\n