 Speaker: Susan Gibson
Financial Mentor / Education Facilitator from Jubilee Budget Advisory Services Topic: What I need to be all that I can be... When: 7.30pm on Monday, 2nd September 2019 Where: Federated Farmers, 70 Forth Street, Invercargill Susan will provide information on;
Go up the driveway to the right of the building.) All welcome. Come to hear a speaker and to meet others like you. Support persons most welcome  Speaker: Mike Peters
Topic: Being born dyslexic can be one hell of an advantage When: 7.30pm on Monday 5th August 2019 Where: Federated Farmers, 70 Forth Street, Invercargill I am strongly dyslexic and very successful in life. I will talk about and show you the tricks that I have used for last 35 years. · Getting organised and staying focused by using templates · Studying advanced subjects by teaching myself. · Problem solving visually. · Writing a lot when I can’t spell and don’t know what words to use. · Creating mad crazy stuff with daydreams. · Going where your gut tells you. · Finding patterns everywhere and doing tricky math’s when I can’t calculate. · Why draw in 2D when I can draw in 3D · Knowing what day it is by marrying someone who is not dyslexic All welcome. Come to hear a speaker and to meet others like you. Support persons most welcome  Speaker: Caroline Loo, Manager of the Loss and Grief Centre
Topic: An interactive talk that discusses the grief unique to a diagnosis of dyslexia and provides strategies to manage the grief associated with loss. When: 7.30pm on Monday 1st July 2019 Where: Federated Farmers, 70 Forth Street, Invercargill (Carpark and entrance is at the back of the Federated Farmers building. Go up the driveway to the right of the building as indicated above.) All welcome. Come to hear a speaker and to meet others like you. Support persons most welcome  Speaker: Sue Fleury, Literacy Aotearoa
Topic: Support available for dyslexics at WINZ, Invercargill. We never know when we will have to go into a WINZ office. It could be supporting a family member, applying for National Super or for applying for support after studying. Navigating the signage, the forms and the processes can become overwhelming. Sue helps give us the big picture of what to expect and what support is available for people with dyslexia. When: 7.30pm on Monday 6th May 2019 Where: Federated Farmers, 70 Forth Street, Invercargill (Carpark and entrance is at the back of the Federated Farmers building. Go up the driveway to the right of the building.) All welcome. Come to hear a speaker and to meet others like you. Support persons most welcome We have a new venue: Federated Farmers building, 70 Forth St. Parking and the entrance are at the back of the building. Go up the drive on the right hand side - see arrow above. Speaker: Chris Cole
Topic: Discussing and demonstrating how assistive technology can support a person with dyslexia. When: 7.30pm on Monday 1st April 2019 Where: Federated Farmers, 70 Forth Street, Invercargill All welcome. Come to hear a speaker and to meet others like you. Support persons most welcome  Sally Chesterfield speaking at the February meeting. Speaker: Stacey Christey, Business Owner and dyslexic Topic: How my dyslexia helps me in business When: 7.30pm on Monday 4 March 2019 Where: Windsor Community Church, 19 Windsor St, Invercargill All welcome. Come to hear a speaker and to meet others like you. Support persons most welcome |
