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UNC invites public to help install dyslexia-awareness posters

·Greeley·Weld County

Volunteers can meet at 10 a.m. Oct. 10 on McKee Hall’s south side; the black-and-white artwork features 55 people who pledged solidarity with people with dyslexia, and free pizza will be provided.

Members of the University of Northern Colorado’s (UNC) Schools of Teacher Education and Special Education are inviting anyone to help install posters featuring 55 people who pledged solidarity with people with dyslexia at McKee Hall on Saturday, Oct. 10.

A series of large black-and-white posters is planned for the concrete ground of the McKee Hall breezeway on Saturday, Oct. 10, and will be attached with biodegradable paste. The posters will feature the faces of 55 people who signed a pledge of solidarity with people with dyslexia. The installation is titled Until Everyone Can Read: A Pledge of Solidarity.

Volunteers can join starting at 10 a.m. on the south side of McKee Hall to collaborate with other Bears, get free pizza and help install the artwork. The event flyer has more information and sign-up details.

The event is sponsored by the Rocky Mountain chapter of the International Dyslexia Association and is being held in partnership with the Inside Out Project. Organizers hope to involve UNC students, faculty and staff in a community project that makes dyslexia more visible at UNC. Jenny Pettit called it “a wonderful opportunity for participants to be part of something bigger than themselves.” The project envisions participants creating and installing the artwork, learning more about dyslexia and prompting conversations about literacy, inclusion and ensuring everyone has the opportunity to read, Pettit said. “UNC is such a meaningful place for this project because of its strong history of preparing future teachers,” said Gloria Arquieta-Carlson, board director for the International Dyslexia Association’s Rocky Mountain Branch; she said future educators will have the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of students with dyslexia and other students who struggle with reading.