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Our story so far
2000Dyslexia International Tools and Technologies ASBL, not-for-profit organization, founded in Brussels and registered in the Moniteur belge.
2000BBC Language Shock – Dyslexia across cultures, awareness- raising film with accompanying guide widely distributed, also to ministries of education.
2001Her Royal Highness HRH Princess Margaretha of Liechtenstein becomes Patron.
2003Tintin helps dyslexic learners – The Mystery of the Lost Letters a tri-lingual self-help tool to assist mentors and encourage learnerson a journey of self-discovery, produced by the BBC for Dyslexia International; launched at the Royal Palace Brussels in the presence of Her Majesty Queen Fabiola, and later disseminated worldwide.
2006Dyslexia International (DI) granted operational status with The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
2008With Microsoft School Technology Innovation Center, Brussels organization of a webinar in 20 countries on Dyslexia: Neuroscience and cognitive psychology, with Professors Stanislas Dehaene, José Morais and John Stein.
2010First World Dyslexia Forum organized at UNESCO ministries of education of over 190 countries invited to attend; UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador HRH The Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg spoke of the pressing demand for free access to higher education – an ‘e-Campus’.
2012Dyslexia International organized a second webinar with 10 countries on Illiteracy in the prison population hosted by Microsoft School Technology Innovation Center. With professors Elena Grigorenko and Linda Siegel, and experts Marion Walker and Melanie Jameson.
2012A fully functional Beta version of the e-Campus was launched at UNESCO on 5 October, World Teachers Day, in the presence of Dyslexia International’s Patron and UNESCO Assistant Director General Education, Mr. Tang.
OnwardsKeep up to date with our progress at www.dyslexia-international.org
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