INDIGO are thrilled to announce that Martin as CEO of INDIGO Foundation has achieved a place in the top 100 of the Barclays 2010 Trading Places Awards. The following can be found at: www.barclays.co.uk/tradingplaces.
"Martin Parsonage was diagnosed with severe dyslexia at the age of eight and was educated in specialist schools. After leaving University, Martin’s poor literacy made it impossible for him to find work and in 2003 he founded the Indigo organisation to help support others like him. With the aid of assistive technology, Martin operates as Indigo’s Chief Executive, with his mother Jenny as Chair of the organisation.
Based in the city of Norwich, the Indigo Dyslexia Centre provides dyslexia screening and diagnosis, training courses and tuition, information and advice, as well as an Access to Work mentoring project. The Centre caters for dyslexic people of all ages, and is a registered charity mainly staffed by volunteers. Over 450 people benefit from its services each year on a one-on-one basis, and it receives around 400 telephone help line calls.
With at least 10 per cent of the UK population displaying some signs of dyslexia, Indigo provides an invaluable local resource to enable people with the condition to realise their true potential."
