Dear Dyslexic Podcast

Rosalie is a criminologist, an accredited facilitator with the Center for Courage & Renewal, and a clinical speech pathologist with more than 30 years’ experience. In 2013 Rosalie founded a charity, Chatter Matters Tasmania, to bring literacy and parent-child attachment programs to Tasmania’s Risdon Prison. She was awarded 2017 Tasmanian Australian of the Year for the work she began at the prison. She is grateful for the platform this recognition has afforded her to promote the value of kind communication in evidence-based service delivery. And she is ever-grateful to all family, friends and colleagues. Nothing that is worth doing is ever done alone.

Christine originally trained as a primary school teacher and has a strong background in education and financial services. She has taught at all levels including kindergarten and primary as well as adult education at institutions such as Victoria University, the Salvation Army and NMIT Preston. She developed and ran the ‘Able Sports Programme’ for the Australian Sports Commission and Vic Sport and Recreation. Christine has also worked full time at registered training organisations, including AAMC Training Group and was a Director of Skill Solutions. Christine works as a Mortgage Broker, mentor and has used her educational skills in teaching finance for the financial services sector. Social justice is a strong motivator and Christine wants to make a difference for people with dyslexia and specific learning disabilities, particularly in teacher/tutor training and direct support services to dyslexics over 16.

Jacqueline recently completed her PhD in Sociology, focusing on dyslexia and Learning Difficulties with a particular interest in working with adult students in higher education and in workplaces. She has a background in teaching with a Master of Education. Jacqueline is a PhD tutor who supports adolescents Browse Media File adults who have dyslexia and learning disabilities within Queensland. She has previously worked with a range of organisations as a Teacher and Disability Officer. She now provides culturally appropriate support and educational services to progress learning for students and adults on the Sunshine Coast through her private business, Dyslexic.Qld.Com.

We hope you this latest podcast with Jacque who shares who lived experience of dyslexia, the challenge we are facing in Australia and how we have to champion together to support the establishment of vital services across the TAFE and university.

Professor Rufus Black is the Vice Chancellor and President at the University of Tasmania.

He has extensive tertiary education experience and many years working in government and corporate roles.

Rufus holds degrees in law, politics, economics, ethics and theology from the University of Melbourne and Oxford University, where he studied as a Rhodes Scholar.

In this episode, I talk to Dr Grainne Cleary about science and wildlife ecology.

Not the first topics that come to mind for a dyslexia podcast, but this amazing lady has been doing some fascinating work and it's all connected – listen to discover the link.

Grainne is passionate about the wildlife in our own backyards and empowering people with the knowledge and skills to create habitat in the home.

Her story about her challenges with dyslexia and mental health is inspirational. I hope you enjoy this podcast as much as I enjoyed meeting and interviewing her.