Kauffman Foundation News (5/10/11): Carl Schramm featured in HBO documentary

Journey into Dyslexia documentary to air on HBO2 May 11
Kauffman CEO Carl Schramm featured
Free DVD of documentary to first 250 people who respond, 
compliments of the Kauffman Foundation

On Wednesday, May 11, at 8 p.m. ET, 7 p.m. CT, the HBO2 documentary, Journey into Dyslexia, will examine dyslexia’s complexities and debunk its myths. The film was created by Academy Award winning filmmakers Alan and Susan Raymond.
A recent study revealed that as many as 35 percent of entrepreneurs may be dyslexic. Putting their unique differences into perspective is Carl Schramm, CEO of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, whose mission is to advance entrepreneurship and improve the education of children and youth. Schramm asks, “Are these people more visionary, can they see things differently? They come to the realization that society pronounces the number of skill sets that are necessary for success that they don’t seem to have. And they go out and build the environment in which they will impact. That’s sort of my working hypothesis to explain why all these entrepreneurs exist who have traits of dyslexia.”
Among the notable dyslexic adults who recount their struggles and triumphs in the film are: consumer advocate Erin Brockovich; Ben Foss, inventor of the Intel Reader; Steve Walker, New England Pellet founder and CEO; micro sculptor Willard Wigan; and Dr. Carol Greider, 2009 Nobel Laureate in Physiology and Medicine. They describe dyslexia as “a gift” and “a wonderful form of intelligence” that facilitated their success.

Free DVDs Available: The Kauffman Foundation is making 250 copies of this film available free to those who request a DVD. One copy per request, please. To request a copy, please fill out for at…>> http://survey.kauffman.org/survey.cfm?id=425