This month’s ‘Hitchhiker’s Guide To’ is all about dyslexia in
support of Dyslexia Awareness Week and Dyslexia Awareness Month.Dyslexia is the world’s most common condition, with 10% of
the global population experiencing effects. Dyslexia Week is an annual event to
raise awareness of dyslexia.The British Dyslexia Association has created a space
here, for people to share their stories to enrich…
Hitchhiker’s Guide To LiteracyAs
part of this month’s ‘Hitchhiker’s Guide To’ we’re supporting UNESCO’s
International Literacy Day and looking at how ROMBi is supporting children and
adults with literacy.International
Literacy Day is an annual awareness day which celebrates the importance of
literacy worldwide.UNESCO’s
website highlights that over 775 million adults struggle with basic liter…
A
hoarding disorder can be described as acquiring an excessive number of items
and storing them in a chaotic manner. This may result in visibly unmanageable
amounts of clutter or in less tangible forms.Signs
of a hoarding disorder can include finding it hard to categorise or organise
items, having difficulties making decisions and/or keeping items that may have
little or no monetary or perso…
The Future of Innovation in Learning and Teaching in Schools 2021On
June 23rd 2021, ROMBi founder and Access 1st Director, Penny
Georgiou, presented at the Institute of Government & Public Policy's showcase event; The Future of Innovation in Learning and Teaching in Schools 2021.ROMBi is a unique
block puzzle designed for using structured handplay to retrospectively resolve
issues in…
Celebrating Learning Disability Week
Last
week marked Learning Disability Week and this year’s theme is ‘art and
creativity’; something we’re passionate about here at ROMBi.
The
awareness week aims to raise public awareness of learning disabilities and
those living with them. With most of us having spent more time at home than
ever, this year’s event has presented a great opportunity…
Getting Behind Autistic Pride DayHeld
on June 18th every year, Autistic Pride Day is a worldwide, pride
celebration for autistic people.Autistic
pride day recognises the importance of pride for autistic people and aims to
raise awareness amongst those who are not on the autistic spectrum disorder. Kabie
Brook, the co-founder of Autism Rights Group Highland (ARGH) explains that “the
most imp…
