A Farming with Dyslexia Working Group has been established with three main objectives:
- Raise awareness of dyslexia to reduce the stigma and promote the abilities of dyslexic individuals which are of great benefit to the agriculture industry
- Engage with the Scottish Government and other stakeholders to ensure measures to recognise dyslexia among the farming community are appropriate.
- Ensure systems of communication with regulatory bodies are more accessible for dyslexic farmers and crofters with a choice of delivery options
The members of the working group are:
- NFU Scotland
- Scottish Government
- Dyslexia Scotland
- The Crofting Commission
- SRUC
- SAYFC
- Forestry Commission Scotland
- RSABI
- Dyslexic farmers and crofters