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.


Blind Ph.D. Student Has a Message for Learning Ally Volunteers
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November 11, 2015 by Lauren Holstein (LAE)

National Achievement Award Winner, Henry "Hoby" Wedler, is currently a Ph.D. candidate at UC Davis studying chemistry. He is ... Read More about Blind Ph.D. Student Has a Message for Learning Ally Volunteers

Building and Maintaining Resilience for Students Who Are Blind
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October 8, 2015 by Lauren Holstein (LAE)

In his blog for Psychology Today, Peter Gray wrote a thought-provoking post entitled, “Declining Student Resilience: A Serious Problem ... Read More about Building and Maintaining Resilience for Students Who Are Blind

The DNA of Decoding Dyslexia
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May 22, 2015 by Doug Sprei (LAE)

by Doug Sprei, National Director of Communications Flashback: October 2011. . . On a warm fall day, I headed down ... Read More about The DNA of Decoding Dyslexia

Redefine Yourself in College
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May 18, 2015 by Lauren Holstein (LAE)

[caption id="attachment_34059" align="alignright" width="265"] Kristen Witucki. Photo by Anannya Dasgupta.[/caption] Kristen Witucki, Learning Ally's Community Coordinator for Students who are Blind ... Read More about Redefine Yourself in College

Helping College Students Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired Succeed
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April 7, 2015 by Lauren Holstein (LAE)

You’re invited to a day of discussion in celebration of our National Achievement Awards “The College Success Program” Saturday, April 18, 2015 11:30 am ... Read More about Helping College Students Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired Succeed