Learning Ally Blog: Access and Achievement

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Now more than ever, people with learning and visual disabilities are flourishing in the classroom, launching productive careers and becoming assets in their communities. This blog spotlights remarkable individuals who demonstrate that having a visual or print disability is no barrier to educational success.


"What's Wrong With You?"
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May 17, 2010 by Doug Sprei (LAE)

Stacey Dugan Montebello, a student at Maryland Institute College of Art, writes with passion about her experiences struggling with dyslexia as ... Read More about "What's Wrong With You?"

On Camera in Washington D.C.
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May 11, 2010 by Doug Sprei (LAE)

On Friday, May 7, blind doctoral student and aviation safety professional Barry Hyde joined our long time friend, ... Read More about On Camera in Washington D.C.

Psychology Today: Free Audiobooks for People With Print Disabilities
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May 4, 2010 by Doug Sprei (LAE)

Dyslexic author Robert Langston: "Having my books available through RFB&D brings my struggle with a print disability full circle. ... Read More about Psychology Today: Free Audiobooks for People With Print Disabilities

America-Dot-Gov: Computing Advances Allow More Blind to Access Published Works
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April 27, 2010 by Doug Sprei (LAE)

"Advances in computing — especially the widespread availability of text-to-speech technology and the rapid spread of hand-held e-readers — ... Read More about America-Dot-Gov: Computing Advances Allow More Blind to Access Published Works

"THE PACIFIC" - Companions to the Miniseries
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April 26, 2010 by Lauren Holstein (LAE)

As HBO's acclaimed miniseries spotlights America’s epic role in ending Japan’s control of the Pacific, RFB&D members can ... Read More about "THE PACIFIC" - Companions to the Miniseries