Quick Links to Dyslexia BC Information

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1 in 5 people have a learning disability, and dyslexia is the most common type of learning disability. Spreading awareness helps break down the barriers, misconceptions and stigma that people with dyslexia experience. It also helps us move toward a more accessible BC for children, youth and adults with dyslexia.
We’d love for you to join us! There are so many ways you can help spread awareness. Put up a poster at work, share information on social media, join one of our online events, enter our contest, or come up with your own idea. You could even hold a bake sale, lemonade stand or hot dog sale and donate the funds to Dyslexia BC, or help your school library purchase decodable books or audiobooks.
We have printable posters and information on our website to help you get started. And please send us photos of what you’re doing! We love seeing how people across BC are getting involved. At the end of October, we’ll put together a video celebrating all the ways our community has helped spread awareness.

👉 Find out more and get involved: https://dyslexiabc.ca/october-2026-campaign

October is Dyslexia Awareness Month we have a few events to help celebreate!

October 5, 2026 - Everything You Wanted to Know About Psycho-Educational Reports but were afraid to ask.

October 8, 2026 - Let's Talk Dyslexia – Prince George Understanding, Advocacy, and Supports

October 27, 2026 - Dyslexia for a Day!  (on-line) with the Dyslexia Training Institute

There is a lot happening around dyslexia and literacy in British Columbia. New initiatives and organizations bring opportunities for progress, but they also raise important questions: Who has access? Whose voices are being heard? What evidence is guiding the work? And will students with dyslexia in BC public schools actually be better supported?

Dyslexia BC believes meaningful change is about more than promoting a particular organization, program, or approach. It is about building a system where students can access early screening, evidence-informed instruction, appropriate intervention and remediation, timely assessment, accommodations, technology, and well-trained educators in their own schools and communities.

Most importantly, we need to move from reacting after children struggle to preventing them from falling through the cracks in the first place.

The measure of success is simple: Will the child sitting in a BC classroom today get the support they need to learn?

$30 Million for literacy screening for students in K to Grade 3.  Will this really help all students with dyslexia?

We had a great turn out  in front of the BC Legislature on October 3, 2023.  Lots of supporters of various ages; and lots of Members of the Legislative Assembly! 

Dyslexia BC's new report, released on the anniversary of the landmark Moore case.

One of Dyslexia BCs goals is to increase Dyslexia Awareness in the Community.  Frequently we are in the media.

Help Shape the Future of Dyslexia Support in BC

Dyslexia BC is gathering input from families across British Columbia about literacy screening, interventions, accommodations, and educational supports for students with dyslexia, reading difficulties, and other learning disabilities. We also want to hear from adults who completed or left the K–12 or post-secondary system in the last 10 years ;  your experiences help us understand long-term outcomes and gaps in support.

Your responses will directly inform our advocacy efforts, public awareness campaigns, and future reports to government. The survey is confidential, and you can save your progress and return to it later.