Huffington Post: HBO’s Journey Into Dyslexia Is Excellent
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Alan and Susan Raymond make documentaries that matter, and their latest, Journey Into Dyslexia, lives up to their reputation. It premieres on HBO2 Wednesday, May 11 at 8 p.m. — set your DVRs.
This 75-minute film, shot and edited in the Raymonds' trademark no-frills style, bluntly takes on the perceptions and realities of dyslexia. The Raymonds have a gift for earning their subjects' trust; the film's candid, unguarded scenes and interviews are raw and powerful. …
Read the full review at www.huffingtonpost.com
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BusinessWeek: New Dyslexia Documentary Explains Entrepreneur Link
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… Aware that many entrepreneurs view their dyslexia as a gift, the Raymonds say they were struck by the stories of how founders had discovered their strengths early in their lives, while struggling in school. “Carl Schramm [the CEO of the Kauffman Foundation, who is interviewed in the film] says there’s no particular reason to think that you could connect the dots between a learning disability and entrepreneurs. He believes it’s because they are visionary and they do have an ability to see things other people don’t. They’re people who don’t fit in typical societal norms, so they sort of create their own world. It’s a fascinating idea,” says Alan. …
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Inc. and Big Think Blogs: Dyslexia Fosters Entrepreneurs?
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carolsanford: "…I would say close to 50% of the entrepreneurial leaders I have worked with over the years (as I sit here and count them up) have been dyslexic. including @JeffHollender, the co-founder of Seventh Generation. We always allowed extra time for him to read slower than every one else, on materials I shared in Strategy sessions. But his reading "challenges" also allowed his mind to "wander" into corners and ways of viewing that no one else saw. It is a gift when the culture does not convince someone otherwise.…"
Read the blogs and comments at www.inc.com and www.bigthink.com
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Business Insider: Dyslexia Makes Great Entrepreneurs
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"Are these people more visionary, can they see things differently?" asks Carl Schramm, CEO of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation to advance entrepreneurship, who also appears in the film. "They come to the realization that society pronounces the number of skill sets that are necessary for success that they don't seem to have. And they go out and build the environment in which they will impact. That's sort of my working hypothesis to explain why all these entrepreneurs exist who have traits of dyslexia."
Read the full article at www.businessinsider.com
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The Leonard Lopate Show
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Alan and Susan discuss their documentary “Journey Into Dyslexia.” It explores and debunks myths of the most prevalent learning disability, dyslexia, which is neurobiological in origin and typically manifests through difficulty in reading, writing, spelling and math, and affects up to ten percent of the population in the U.S. "Journey Into Dyslexia" debuts May 11, at 8 pm, on HBO2.
Hear the interview at www.wnyc.org
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Utica Observer-Dispatch: Local firm’s CEO discusses dyslexia on HBO
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Steve Walker, founder and CEO of New England Wood Pellet, can immediately dissect a complex business system in his head, whereas the average person likely could not. He also can look at that multi-dimensional system and visually memorize its ins and outs.
But ask him to spell “tomorrow,” and he might struggle.
The 43-year-old entrepreneur, whose company has a manufacturing plant in Schuyler, has dyslexia – a learning disability that makes it difficult to process written information. But he says the condition is just as responsible for his unusual abilities as it is for his challenges. …
Read the full article at www.uticaod.com
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‘JOURNEY INTO DYSLEXIA’: TALKING WITH THE FILMMAKERS
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We sat down with Academy Award-winning filmmakers Alan and Susan Raymond to talk about their new documentary, Journey into Dyslexia, which debuts May 11 at 8pm on HBO2. The film examines the misconceptions of dyslexia and debunks the myths associated with the learning disability. Among those myths is the belief that dyslexia is a form of mental retardation - something 80 percent of Americans believe. "That is still the most alarming statistic for me," says Susan Raymond. "I think nobody knows what dyslexia is. I think it's a mystery to most people." …
Read the full article at www.nymetroparents.com
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KANSAS CITY BUSINESS JOURNAL: Kauffman Foundation CEO Schramm appears in dyslexia documentary
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Academy Award winning filmmakers Alan and Susan Raymond lend a roughly four-minute spot to Schramm in the film, “Journey into Dyslexia.” It also will be available on demand.
The filmmakers met Schramm two years ago when they attended a meeting in Arizona that the Kauffman Foundation hosted on the link between dyslexia and entrepreneurship, said foundation communications director Joy Torchia. The discussion was based on a study the foundation commissioned in 2007 finding that as many as 35 percent of entrepreneurs may be dyslexic, Torchia said. …
Read the blog entry at www.bizjournals.com
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YOUTUBE: Susan Raymond talks about Journey Into Dyslexia
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Care Innovations was pleased to join Parents Education Network on April 15, 2011 for the world premiere pre-release screening of HBO's Journey Into Dyslexia, a documentary by acclaimed filmmakers Alan and Susan Raymond. …
Watch the video clip at youtube.com
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