Dyslexia in the learning of law: its meaning and its impact on
student and teacher Jackie Lane (University of Huddersfield)
Dyslexia is probably the most common ‘disability’ encountered in
the law classroom and yet most law lecturers have only a vague
understanding of what it means, or of the impact it has on the
student’s ability to study law. This paper aims to give tutors a
better understanding of the condition, and an increased
awareness of the legal obligations owed towards students
disabled in this way. It gives guidance on how they can
recognise a potentially dyslexic student, and how to assist the
student to overcome their difficulties, thus ensuring greater
equality between the dyslexic and the non-dyslexic students. The
particular difficulties experienced by law students with
dyslexia lie in the quantity of reading material they have to
cope with, and the difficulty with recall of cases which are
often presented in pure text form. The paper suggests ways of
enabling such students by presenting mater