MIDDLEBURG HEIGHTS, Ohio – Reading can pose a challenge for those with dyslexia, a more-common-than-you-know neurobiological learning disability that impacts the brain’s ability to process letters, language, spelling and writing.
October is Dyslexia Awareness Month, and because dyslexia affects 20 percent of the population and accounts for 80 to 90 percent of all learning disabilities, Middleburg Heights Mayor Matt Castelli and City Council recently presented a proclamation to the Northern Ohio Branch of the International Dyslexia Association (NOBIDA) to greater expand public knowledge of the condition.
“Dyslexia affects approximately one in five people, regardless of race, gender, age or socio-economic status,” Council President David Bortolotto read from the proclamation at the Sept. 10 council meeting…