Acknowledgment of country
‘In the spirit of reconciliation The DLD Project acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.’
OUR VISION
A world where people with DLD are recognised, understood and empowered to live their best life.
OUR MISSION
To be the most trusted provider of evidence based DLD information, resources and training in Australia.
OUR Values
We celebrate the individual
We do more with less
We breathe, reflect then act boldly
We make lives better, today
WHAT DOES THE DLD PROJECT DO?
Extensive and evolving research tells us what works best for people with DLD but unfortunately these learnings and insights sit in the hands of a few.
The DLD Project, overcomes these roadblocks by providing an online platform that distributes evidence-based information, resources and training created by contributors from around the globe.
In addition to offering loads of free and paid tools and resources to support the Australian DLD community a portion of the proceeds goes to funding game changing DLD advocacy and research initiatives.
The DLD Project Founders
Shaun Ziegenfusz
CO-CEO + CO-Founder, The DLD Project
“ The DLD Project is an impact focussed, innovative social enterprise founded to elevate awareness and understanding of DLD in Australia.
GET IN TOUCH WITH SHAUN
Shaun loves to talk all things DLD. You can reach him at:
shaun@thedldproject.com
Natalie Turner
CO-CEO + CO-Founder, The DLD Project
“Australian families, educators and health professionals have been calling for more DLD Australian specific support and we are here to help.
GET IN TOUCH WITH Nat
Nat is very keen to talk with people ready to make a big impact in the DLD space. You can reach her at: nat@thedldproject.com
Dr Charlotte Forwood
Charlotte developed our FREE What is Language + What is DLD online course. More recently, we have collaborated on our new course Supporting primary students with DLD.
Professor Dorothy Bishop
Dorothy delivered the Day 1 keynote at the International DLD Research Conference in 2022.
PROFESSOR ELIZABETH PEÑA
Elizabeth developed delivered the Day 2 keynote at the International DLD Research Conference in 2022.
Associate Professor Nat Munro
Nat delivered the Day 3 keynote at the International DLD Research Conference in 2022.
PROFESSOR Tiffany Hogan
Tiffany has been a HUGE supporter of our work. Most recently, we have collaborated on our short course DLD & Dyslexia.
Dr jULIA sTARLING
We are very proud to partner with Julia for the delivery of her incredibly successful and impactful LINK-S training program.
