DYSLEXIA experts are holding an open evening information session in Darwen to mark the 100th anniversary of the disorder's discovery.

Right to Write is a charity set up to promote the education of anyone disadvantaged by the inability to read and write effectively. It provides advice, tuition and support to anybody affected by dyslexia.

Said organiser Elaine Ferguson-Wall: "We see dyslexia as a difference and endeavour to help those affected to achieve their full potential.

"Dyslexia is a disability you are born with: it is no reflection on ability and is commonly associated with high intelligence.

"It means that you learn in a different way from most of the population and are therefore at a disadvantage in an education system set up for the majority.

"An estimated one in 25 people suffer from this problem and because it is often hereditary it can affect several members of the same family."

The open evening in Darwen is from 5pm to 7pm on Friday, June 21, at The Kiosk, Sunnyhurst Wood.

For further information about Right to Write, ring the charity's headquarters in Colne on 01282 860222.

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