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.


Lauren Holstein (LAE)
Lauren Holstein (LAE)
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ALA Booklist Online: "Voices in My Head -- Accessible Audiobooks for the Print Disabled"
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October 15, 2013 by Lauren Holstein (LAE)

This article, written by Mary Burkey about the accessible audiobook industry, appeared on Booklist Online on September 15, 2013.  * ... Read More about ALA Booklist Online: "Voices in My Head -- Accessible Audiobooks for the Print Disabled"

To Proudly Declare: I Have Dyslexia
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October 10, 2013 by Lauren Holstein (LAE)

Over the past few years, the quiet rumble of individual parents has grown into a thunderous national movement with ... Read More about To Proudly Declare: I Have Dyslexia

A Blind Researcher Takes Aim at the Future of Accessible Tech
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August 23, 2013 by Lauren Holstein (LAE)

A blind Ph.D. student studying computer science at North Carolina State University, Sina Bahram is doing innovative research to ... Read More about A Blind Researcher Takes Aim at the Future of Accessible Tech

Learning to Love Audiobooks - My Family's Story
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August 12, 2013 by Lauren Holstein (LAE)

-by Lyn Pollard, guest blogger “Time to practice the piano,” I call out to my 10-year-old son.  “And time ... Read More about Learning to Love Audiobooks - My Family's Story

A Homeschool Family Listens and Learns Together
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August 7, 2013 by Lauren Holstein (LAE)

The homeschooling community tends to be a tight-knit group, and may be a bit of a mystery to those ... Read More about A Homeschool Family Listens and Learns Together