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“I need a drink after meetings ’cause I’d just feel like I was banging my head against the wall.”
Together we can change the story. This Dyslexia Awareness Month, let’s ensure every child gets the right support and every family feels heard.
Heidi Gregory
Oct 13 min read


Our Voices Count: Dyslexia Victoria Support in Academic Research
In June 2025, a paper I was part of was accepted for publication in the Educational and Developmental Psychologist, “The actual diagnosis...
Heidi Gregory
Sep 133 min read


Holding the Line Without Losing Yourself
This piece is written from lived experience and reflects over a decade of advocacy work with families of children with Specific Learning...
Heidi Gregory
Aug 175 min read


A Fresh Update to the Parent Advocacy Pocket Guide By Heidi Gregory, Parent Advocate and Founder of Dyslexia Victoria Support
Updated Parent Advocacy Pocket Guide now available. That’s where this guide began—and it’s exactly why I’ve updated it for 2025. This...
Heidi Gregory
Jul 243 min read


The Dyslexia-Friendly Font Myth.
This blog is an expanded version of a post I recently shared in the Dyslexia Victoria Support Facebook group. As the Founder of DVS, I...
Heidi Gregory
Jun 146 min read


Pamela Snow Guest Post: A Letter to My Son, featured on the Snow Report.
Pamela Snow Guest Post: A Letter to My Son, featured on the Snow Report.
Heidi Gregory
Apr 211 min read


When the System Fails Our Children, Parents Rise.
Speaking as Mothers, Not Just Advocates On Wednesday 12 June 2024, I sat in front of the Victorian Parliament’s Legal and Social Issues...
Heidi Gregory
Apr 105 min read


Recipe for Great Parent Advocacy Pancakes.
Serves:  One determined parent (with enough to share!) Prep Time:  A lifetime of lived experience Cooking Time:  Ongoing, with moments of...
Heidi Gregory
Mar 193 min read


"The best way to advocate for a child with dyslexia is to be so well-trained and informed that no one can (or wants to) argue with you."— Dr. Kelli Sandman-Hurley.
A Decade of Advocacy: The Fight for Change Continues For the past decade, I have led Dyslexia Victoria Support (DVS), the group I...
Heidi Gregory
Mar 194 min read


We Will Never Give Up! The Journey of the Dyslexia Victoria Support (DVS) Year 1 Phonics Screening Check (PSC) Campaign. 🌟
Together, we’re making history for early literacy in Victoria! As a parent advocate who has stood alongside passionate educators, I've...
Heidi Gregory
Mar 124 min read
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