BBC World Service has been marking Dyslexia Awareness Week by broadcasting several items on the subject.
This short recording (which works in Firefox and M$ Edge but doesn't seem to work in Googel Chrome) gives a good account of why businesses may want to employ dyslexic people - to benefit from the particular abilities dyslexic people often posses:
Like many human characteristics, such as height, weight or shoe size, there is a natural variation in the anatomy of people’s brains. Many authorities now use the term neurodiversity to describe dyslexia, dyspraxia, autistic spectrum/Asperger syndrome and other differences due to this variation in the ‘wiring’ of the brain.
Neurodiverse people have a range of characteristics and many are highly able, leading successful careers and holding positions of authority
Dyslexia
Dyspraxia
Asperger/Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
A Toolbox for Managing Neurodiversity (ND)
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A guide for the workplace.
Dyslexic adults can be found working effectively at the highest levels in many occupational areas. Successful dyslexics are often viewed as people who achieved their good results in spite of their dyslexia. In reality, however, many successful dyslexics are successful because of their dyslexia.