One of our success projects called Unique Dyslexic Get Creative

 

Hi my Name is Steve McCue and I am a dyslexic and dyslexia and inclusion specialist. I am also the founder of Dyslexia Pathways Community Interest Company. We are a registered social enterprise and company limited by guarantee. This means we must have social aims and are a not for profit organisation.

Dyslexia Pathways Community Interest Company is a Fife based organisation focused on dyslexia. We were founded in 2009 and have been working with universities and other clients across central Scotland. We were the first dyslexia focussed social enterprise to be founded in Scotland.

 One of the projects we initiated was Unique Dyslexic Get Creative.

The objectives of Unique Dyslexic Get Creative are to:

·  Support, promote and celebrate the creative talents of dyslexic and neuro difference individuals across the full range of creative spectrum.

·  Promote a more positive social model profile of dyslexia and neuro difference

·  Develop a global community for all things creative and dyslexic and neuro different.

I have secured funding from a number of sources for the Unique Dyslexic Get Creative venture, including: The Big Lottery, Fife Creative Learning Network, Scottish Community Foundation and Fife Cultural Trust. 

We are inviting anyone who is dyslexic, or thinks they are dyslexic or neuro different, to join Unique Dyslexic Get Creative and share their creative talents and ideas on our dedicated Unique Dyslexic Get Creative web page and social media: So all you aspiring, amateur or professional:

actors, animators, sculptures, artists, comedians, chefs, dancers, dreamers, engineers, entrepreneurs, games designers, improvisers, information technology geeks, inventors, film makers, musicians, photographers, poets, song writers, story tellers, writers and visionaries.

Get involved share what you do and support other creative individuals like yourself. We already have some very talented people sharing their work on our Unique Dyslexic web site and social media

You not have to be diagnosed as dyslexic and we welcome people from other neuro difference communities to come and share their creative talents. Or just visit our website and social media and see what we can do.

As part of Unique Dyslexic Get Creative we are running four free to access creative workshops across Fife over the next 8 weeks. Unique Dyslexic Get Creative have already run one workshop earlier this year and have organized workshops on visual art, music and furniture revamping.

We would also accept any donations to help us with the costs of running this venture. As a social enterprise Dyslexia Pathways is a not for profit organization.

If you would like to find out more about what we do, or about any of our free creative workshops being held in Fife.

Please call me on 01592 756 187 or 07828741473 to discuss this further or arrange a meeting.

Link to Unique Dyslexic website:  http://www.uniquedyslexic.com/

Link to Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Unique-Dyslexic-Get-Creative/1431413910440768

Link to Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/unique.dyslexic/

Link to my blog: http://sdyslexia.blogspot.co.uk/

Link to Twitter: https://twitter.com/SteveMcCue1

We would also like to hear from anyone who would be willing to volunteer their time to support Unique Dyslexic Get Creative. In particular we are seeking anyone with experience of web mastering to help us with running the Unique Dyslexic Get Creative web site.

Many thanks for taking the time to read this blog.

Below are some examples of the work created by participants at the first Unique Dyslexic Get Creative workshop.

 

 

Many thanks to all the directors of Dyslexia Pathways CIC who have volunteered their time and support to Dyslexia Pathways CIC and Unique Dyslexic Get Creative. With out their support we would not been able to achieve what we have achieve so far.

I would also like to thank everyone who has shared their talents with us so far.

Steve McCue (BSc Hon, PGCE Inclusive Ed, Cert Adult Dyslexia Support, MEd Cert Multisensory e Learning and Dyslexia)