“Certified Dyslexic”
Justine Vilgrain is a Franco-Greek interdisciplinary creator and artist . Specializing in video production, she unapologetically addresses the relationship between art and society.
While she was in first grade, Justine was diagnosed, like 1 in 5 people today, with dyslexia. A lasting written language disorder affecting reading, spelling and also writing . But it was only at the age of 17, after a difficult school career, that she decided to accept her difference and turn it into a strength.
In 2018 she created her video production company Braw Haus and the problems of writing emails became complicated. She must constantly ask her partner, trainees or friends to correct her mistakes. This results in a loss of autonomy for her but also a waste of time.
In 2019, convinced that she is not the only one to experience these difficulties, Justine wrote a letter to the President of the Republic, Emmanuelle Macron, to propose a solution to this problem which affects many French people today. The creation of a logo to recognize dyslexic people and thus allow public recognition of this disorder to avoid prejudice and discrimination. With no response from the President or the government, Justine decides to lead this fight alone by creating her own logo and website : Certified Dyslexic .
This project aims to help people active in our society who suffer from dyslexia. By democratizing the use of the “Certified Dyslexic” logo during the exchange of emails, letters or messages, Justine hopes that recipients will overlook spelling mistakes to concentrate on the subject of the message.
In 2020 Justine gets an interview on Konbini to talk about Certified Dyslexic. The first in a long list of interviews to spread his message of hope to all people with dyslexia.
His ultimate goal?
Take Certified Dyslexic to the government so that its logo can be approved. This would allow all dyslexic children to be recognized and helped specifically by the teaching staff. And it would also help companies accept and democratize the use of the logo for their employees. Today there is real discrimination among people with this disorder, which is why Justine wants to eliminate prejudices and show everyone that a dyslexic person is just as capable and deserving as another person.
A fight that has only just begun, and Feed.back will help him to achieve his dream: to make a difference.
