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.


Students with Disabilities Can Launch Their Career with a NASA Internship
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February 18, 2014 by Lauren Holstein (LAE)

As an organization that provides access to textbooks, many of which focus on science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), ... Read More about Students with Disabilities Can Launch Their Career with a NASA Internship

Research Connects Dyslexia to Auditory Working Memory
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February 14, 2014 by Lauren Holstein (LAE)

New research on dyslexia, as detailed in this Wired article, supports the hypothesis that dyslexia is caused by auditory-related ... Read More about Research Connects Dyslexia to Auditory Working Memory

Mom of Dyslexic Helps Fellow Parents Avoid Dyslexia Roadblocks
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February 13, 2014 by Lauren Holstein (LAE)

Middletown, New Jersey-based mom Diane Taranto is her daughter Caroline's biggest advocate. As a mother, Diane considers her biggest ... Read More about Mom of Dyslexic Helps Fellow Parents Avoid Dyslexia Roadblocks

Kate Scott: From Dyslexic and Illiterate to Author
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February 5, 2014 by Lauren Holstein (LAE)

Author Kate Scott has come a long way from not knowing the alphabet at age eight to becoming a published ... Read More about Kate Scott: From Dyslexic and Illiterate to Author

Helping Dyslexic Children Thrive: Webinar with Barbara Steinberg
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January 29, 2014 by Doug Sprei (LAE)

Finding and agreeing on the right accommodations for students with dyslexia can be a challenge for families and educators. Parents ... Read More about Helping Dyslexic Children Thrive: Webinar with Barbara Steinberg