The start of the pilot project was formally confirmed by a speech of Mrs. Dineke ten Hoorn Boer: the Director-General Youth and Sanction Application of the Dutch Ministery of Justice.

The Breaking Barriers program aimed at dyslexic adults in general. Prison education only was the focus point of the Dutch participation. But, by coincidence, the Finish partner FINDER introduced the results of 3 year Helsinki prison investigation for learning difficulties during the first regional seminar in Helsinki. Also the Estonian partner, Pedagogic department of the University of Talinn, had tight connections with prison education. During the third regional seminar in Talinn, we have visited the old (sovjet based) Talinn prison. In doing research, Jan van Nuland came in contact with Jacky Hewitt Main. She happened to be a dyslexic volunteer in an English prison. She just had finished a remarkable 1 1/2 year project.

(Please find the information on the speeches under the subject titles:)

Seminartitle: "Dyslexia in detention" ,
9:30 Program and Announcements
Thea van Kemenade (Chair)
9:35 Opening speech and start of Dutch Dyslexia Pilot 2012 - 2013
Dineke ten Hoorn Boer, Director-General Youth and Sanction Application
9:50 Project Breaking Barriers
Eeva Siirala (projectleader)
10:00 Dutch initiative to support dyslectic prisoners
Annet Bakker, Education Coordinator
10:20 Incidence of dyslexia in detention
Jan van Nuland (Valk&Uil)

11:00 Coffee break

11:15 Free from learning difficulties
Mirva Gullman, The Probation Foundation Helsinki Finland
12:00 Dyslexia screening
Eeva Siirala, Finish Diverse Learners' Association FINDER


12:30 Lunch

13:30 Juggling experiment
Wichert van Bethlehem prison educator
13:50 Chelmsford Prison experiences
Jacky Hewitt-Main, English dyslexia specialist
14:50 SIBL: ICT tools for learning in the cell
Cees Bak, ICT in prison specialist
15:20 Pear Learning for dyslectics: examples of a training method
Giacomo Cutrera, Italian dyslexia specialist
15:50 Closure
Eeva Siirala and Jan van Nuland


16:00 Music and drinks