About the talk
- Date
- September 30, 2026
- Location
- Pratt Institute
Higgins Hall in the Architecture building
Too often, dyslexia is framed as a deficit that needs to be fixed. But what if it’s actually a hyper-ability — a hidden superpower that fuels creativity, problem-solving, and leadership?
Join a think tank-style panel led by three creative leaders, educators, and advocates transforming how we perceive learning differences. Together with the audience as a “fourth panelist,” we’ll reframe dyslexia as a source of strength, explore how to build inclusive classrooms, and inspire a future where every mind thrives.
Let’s co-create a new narrative — together.
Speakers
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Gil Gershoni
Founder & Creative Director
Gershoni Creative & Dyslexic Design Thinking
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Theresa Fitzgerald
Design Leader and Educator
Parsons School of Design
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Jake Swantko
Director of Photography
Icarus, The Dissident
Resource Library
Websites
Books
- The Dyslexic Advantage
- Thinking Differently
- This is Dyslexia
- GGRIT: Choose to Rise
- The Bigger Picture Book of Amazing Dyslexics and the Jobs They Do
- Insight Into a Bright Mind: A Neuroscientist's Personal Stories of Unique Thinking
- Maggot Moon
- The Gift of Dyslexia: Why Some of the Brightest People Can't Read and How They Can Learn
Platforms
Art
Educational Institutions
- The Windward School
- Athena Academy
- Pace Brantley
- The Liberty School
- Rawson Saunders School
- North Bridge Academy
- Sterne School
- Charles Armstrong School
- Notre Dame San Jose
- Sand Hill School
- The Siena School
- Swift School
- The Lab School
- The Christ School
- Hamlin Robinson School
- Oakwood School
- The Fletcher School
- The Hamilton School at Wheeler
- Horizon Academy
- Chartwell School
- Trident Academy
- Riverside School
- Jullie Billiart Schools
- Park Academy
- White Oak School
- The Schenck School
- Assets School
About Dyslexic Design Thinking
Dyslexia affects as many as 1 in 5 people, yet its benefits remain shrouded in mystery.
With Dyslexic Design Thinking, Gil Gershoni shares how dyslexia offers a heightened advantage, what he calls his “hyper-ability.”
Through the lens of his experiences as a creative director and entrepreneur, Gil shows how he transformed a perceived weakness into a strength and explores the steps needed to build awareness and effect change.
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