Archaeology- the Dyslexic Profession or the Profession of Dyslexics?
Channel: Recording Archaeology
Date: 2015-01-10

Doug Rocks-Macqueen

How many Archaeologists are Dyslexic? Using data from the Profiling the Profession series, the Disabilities in Archaeology project and HESA, I present what we know about dyslexia in UK Archaeology and how many archaeologists and students have it. Also, discussed will be the disconnect we see between the very high number of students who have it and the very few professionals that do. The rest of the paper will focus on what these findings mean for UK Archaeology. Also, some of the more disturbing trends seen in the UK, such as cuts to funding for those with disabilities like Dyslexia, and what those might mean for Archaeology.