World Dyslexia Awareness Week (WDAW) is an annual week-long event in the first week of October that aims to increase awareness of Dyslexia and other Specific Learning Difficulties by bringing local and regional communities together to embrace diversity and celebrate diverse talents.
WDAW Activities (1 October - 6 October 2019)
1 Oct, Tuesday (FREE)
LET'S EMBRACE DYSLEXIA
Event: DAS-UOB Art Exhibition & Roadshow
Venue: UOB Plaza 1, 80 Raffles Place, Singapore 048624
Time: 9.00am - 5.00pm
2 Oct, Wednesday (FREE)
WORKSHOP FOR PARENTS
Event: Clever but Cluttered
Venue: Rex House, 73 Bukit Timah Road #05-01 Singapore 229832
Time: 7.00pm - 9.00pm
Registration: tinyurl.com/cleverbutcluttered
3 Oct, Thursday
SPLD SEMINAR - A Seminar for Medical, Health and other professionals working with children with learning differences.
Event: Comorbidities of Learning Differences and Social-Emotional Difficulties in School Population
Venue: Lifelong Learning Institute, 11 Eunos Road 8, Singapore 408601
Time: 7.00pm - 9.00pm
4 Oct, Friday
WALK FOR DYSLEXIA - Co-organised with Gardens by the Bay
Event: Walk for Dyslexia
Venue: 18 Marina Gardens Drive, Singapore 018953 (Get Directions)
Time: 6.00pm - 8.30pm (Registration starts 5.30pm)
Walk for a cause and get entitlements; goodie bag, embrace dyslexia enamel pin, foldable fan, glow bands.
6 Oct, Sunday
SCORE FOR DYSLEXIA
Event: Football with Singapore Legends
Venue: Jalan Besar Stadium, 100 Tyrwhitt Road, Singapore 207542
Time: 5.00pm - 8.30pm
Be a spectator and support your legends like Aleksandar Duric, Rafi Ali and many more!
All proceeds go directly to the DAS Bursary Fund to support low-income families afford intervention programmes at Dyslexia Association.