Dyslexia Stories 7

Telling your dyslexia story on video or in audio

In the previous blog post we started exploring some of the ways you can tell your own dyslexia story.  We did that by looking at some opportunities to do so in person.  In this blog post, we are going to explore 2 more ways to tell your dyslexia story, namely on video and in audio.  See blog post 3 for further details of nos. A4, A5 and B1. 

A. Telling your dyslexia story on video:

1) Dyslexia Scotland

• You can offer to feature in a Dyslexia Scotland video
• Contact Dyslexia Scotland on 01786 446650 or email info@dyslexiascotland.org.uk

2) ‘I am Dyslexic’ film

• You can offer to take part in this documentary
• Details: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/305117474/i-am-dyslexic-documentary
• Contact https://twitter.com/ThomJDavies / https://www.facebook.com/iamdyslexicdoc

3) Make your own video recording

• Tell your story onto a device that makes video recordings. You can use props to illustrate e.g. a medal or a school report
• For guidance on how to make a video that tells a story, see
• http://wearenorthernlights.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/A4_NL_BROCHURE3.pdf
• For guidance on how to make a video, see 
• https://vimeo.com/create

4) The 1In5 Initiative

• On its website, this US-based organisation invites you to upload your video story:
• http://explore1in5.org/what-is-dyslexia/reading-support
• To upload your video see https://vimeo.com/user16570170

5) Dyslexia Together

• If you want Dyslexia Together to post your video story on their website, contact
• http://www.dyslexiatogether.org.uk/contact-us.html

B. Telling your dyslexia story in audio:

1) The Codpast

• You can offer to feature as a guest on the Codpast
• Contact https://thecodpast.wordpress.com/contact

2) Make your own audio recording

• Tell your story onto an audio recording device
• If you use a digital device, you can save it as an audio file and share it electronically e.g. on a blog, on DropBox or by email.
• Your audio can be any length you like e.g. 3 minutes or an audiobook

I hope you are enjoying discovering different ways you can tell your dyslexia story. Just to recap, so far, in this blog post and the previous one, we have explored 3 ways you can tell your dyslexia story:

• In person
• Through video
• In audio

The next and final 2 blog posts in this series might be the most exciting ones for some dyslexics because they are about being creative! In them, we will look at telling your dyslexia story through art, e-books, and the written word including creative writing.

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