Aspi obtains ‘dyslexia friendly’ certification

Thanks to the attention it has dedicated for years to the topic of inclusion, this morning Autostrade per l’Italia received the Dyslexia Friendly Company certification from the Italian Dyslexia Association, thus joining the group of companies engaged in training and awareness courses dedicated to people with neurodevelopmental disorders and in the initiation of good practices for the recruitment and selection processes that thus become “dyslexia friendly”. The recognition comes at the end of the DSA Progress for Work project, developed in collaboration with the Italian Dyslexia Association as part of the FareDI + corporate inclusion program to increase awareness also on Specific Learning Disorders such as Dyslexia and remove any barrier and obstacle, ensuring Candidates with SLD the opportunity to express their potential through a personalized assessment.Specific learning disorders (SLD) are neurodevelopmental disorders that affect the ability to read, write and calculate correctly and fluently, manifest themselves with the beginning of schooling and are classified according to the specific difficulty they entail. It is neurodiversity, innate characteristics that persist throughout life, the difficulties of which can however be compensated for over time, with the right tools and strategies. In Italy, DSAs affect almost 3 million people – about 5% of the population. It is a still little known issue that involves not only the school world but also that of male and female workers, who often arrive at the diagnosis precisely following the certification of their children’s disorder. For this reason it is important to know the invisible diversities and, even more importantly, to seize the opportunity to enhance the potential of these people both through a greater awareness of all, and through the adoption of inclusive and supportive practices, starting from the The selection process is a time of pressure for everyone and can hide various obstacles for candidates with SLD. For this reason, today Autostrade per l’Italia is able to ensure accessible and inclusive recruitment and selection methods for candidates with SLDs who decide to declare their characteristics. “The dyslexia friendly certification process started in January 2022 – explained Alessia Ruzzeddu, Aspi Welfare Diversity & Inclusion Management manager – saw a review of the recruitment and selection processes, with the aim of guaranteeing bias free profiling, using tools compensatory measures and strategies to improve daily work and value the uniqueness of each one. We need to remove any barriers and guarantee opportunities for all, rediscovering talents hidden even by invisible diversities such as neurodevelopmental disorders. The company’s ability to create value passes from the ability to make human capital a central and strategic resource for our development, with a coherent and sustainable program that enables everyone to express themselves and contribute to their best potential. This certification represents for Autostrade per l’Italia only the first step in a broader path of cultural transformation. “” The recognition of the Dyslexia Friendly Company certification to Autostrade per l’Italia represents a significant step forward for the inclusion of workers and workers with specific learning disabilities ”said Susanna Marchisi, President of the AID DSA and Labor Committee. “Autostrade per l’Italia was able to experiment with dyslexia friendly selection methodologies through live simulations of tests and interviews with candidates and candidates with SLD, an activity that is all the more important today that a state law, 25/2022, guarantees the worker and to the worker with SLD who request it, the use of compensatory tools in the company and in interviews for hiring. I thank Autostrade per l’Italia for their strong sensitivity on the subject of DSAs and their concrete commitment to guaranteeing non-discriminatory processes, thus enhancing the potential of candidates and candidates “.