The aim of this book is to establish a sociological
understanding of dyslexia within adulthood. The
research explores the effects dyslexia has on the
lives of individuals within an educational and
employment context. A feature of the study is that
it draws from literature within the social model of
disability rather than employing the psycho-
educational approach that dominates contemporary
research. The study has placed dyslexia within the
field of disability studies in an attempt to
understand how this syndrome can be interpreted
through the concept of disabling barriers. In...