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.


Doug Sprei  (LAE)
Doug Sprei (LAE)
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"A Ramp to Self-Determination"
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May 29, 2011 by Doug Sprei (LAE)

Meet Ben Foss -- inventor of the Intel Reader, new executive director of the Disability Rights Associates legal center, ... Read More about "A Ramp to Self-Determination"

The Cambridge Chronicle: A Professor’s Experience Reading for the Blind

May 26, 2011 by Doug Sprei (LAE)

"On April 11, Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic became Learning Ally. I have been volunteering at its Cambridge ... Read More about The Cambridge Chronicle: A Professor’s Experience Reading for the Blind

Legislative Update: Ohio House Passes New Dyslexia Bill
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May 24, 2011 by Doug Sprei (LAE)

Ohio HB 96, which was passed on May 24 by a resounding vote of 94 to 1, includes dyslexia ... Read More about Legislative Update: Ohio House Passes New Dyslexia Bill

A Blossoming Reader
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May 15, 2011 by Doug Sprei (LAE)

From struggling with severe dyslexia in 4th grade to enjoying Tolstoy in her high school AP Literature class, Catherine ... Read More about A Blossoming Reader

Schooling the Gifted Dyslexic Child
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April 24, 2011 by Doug Sprei (LAE)

Despite the dyslexia that throttled his reading and early schooling experience, Zach Nathan displayed extraordinary talents in areas like ... Read More about Schooling the Gifted Dyslexic Child