Episodes

Anthony Gartner is the Manager of Student Equity and AccessAbility Services at Swinburne University. He is a social worker with a commitment to access and inclusion for students who are often marginalised within higher education. With over twenty years’ experience in the community and education sector Anthony brings an understanding of the social model of health to his role as manager of AccessAbility Services and is supported by an amazing team of AccessAbility Advisers at Swinburne in Melbourn...

This month Shae speaks with Cheri Shone, a dyslexia tutor who shares her story about working with students with dyslexia as well as living life with dyslexia.

In this episode, Shae speaks with Mandy Nayton, the CEO of DSF Literacy and Clinical Services, Western Australia and President of AUSPELD.

In this month’s episode, Shae speaks to Gemma Bilardi. Gemma is a passionate advocate for supporting those living in rural and regional Victoria and is a dear friend of Shae's and a fellow dyslexic. Listen to her inspiring podcast now. If you would like to hear more of our great podcasts then help us by donating. Donations over $2 are tax deductible and ever dollar helps!

This month we speak with fellow dyslexic Sandra Hargreaves who is an English teacher, the co-author of the practical textbook Study Skills for Students with Dyslexia: Support for Specific Learning Differences (SpLDs) and a passionate dyslexia advocate.

Respected academic and Patron of SPELD Victoria speaks about his experience as a dyslexic academic and the value of the support he has had throughout his career.

Episode 5 with Jackie French

Episode 5 with Jackie French

Episode 5 with Jackie French

Did you know that 48% of Tasmanians do not have the literacy and numeracy skills they need for life in a technologically rich world? Find out more on how the 26TEN program is trying to address this major issue within their communities.

Catherine Deveny is a writer, comedian, author, social commentator and speaker well known for her work as a columnist with The Age newspaper, as a Melbourne International Comedy Festival favorite and as an ABC regular. Wedged between her busy speaking schedule and working on two books for Black Inc Books she is currently a columnist for the Guardian. Catherine is a passionate advocate, working extensively as a patron and volunteer in the community for a variety of causes including the Federal Go...

Catherine Deveny is a writer, comedian, author, social commentator and speaker well known for her work as a columnist with The Age newspaper, as a Melbourne International Comedy Festival favorite and as an ABC regular. Wedged between her busy speaking schedule and working on two books for Black Inc Books she is currently a columnist for the Guardian. Catherine is a passionate advocate, working extensively as a patron and volunteer in the community for a variety of causes including the Federal Go...

Catherine Deveny is a writer, comedian, author, social commentator and speaker well known for her work as a columnist with The Age newspaper, as a Melbourne International Comedy Festival favorite and as an ABC regular. Wedged between her busy speaking schedule and working on two books for Black Inc Books she is currently a columnist for the Guardian. Catherine is a passionate advocate, working extensively as a patron and volunteer in the community for a variety of causes including the Federal Go...

Episode 2 - Dear Dyslexic speaks with Dr Nola Firth who is an Honorary Research Fellow at The Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and the University of Melbourne. Nola has over 30 years’ experience working with students who have learning disabilities...

Episode 1 - Dear Dyslexic speaks with Savvy from Savvy Motivation a dyslexic advocate. Savvy has worked in the media and entertainment industry for over 16 years and now runs his own audio and sound company. On top of his busy work life,