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Posts related to Learning Ally, accessibility, dyslexia, blindness etc.

Remarks at the Learning Ally National Achievement Awards

May 3, 2014

Below are the introductory remarks I made at the Learning Ally National Achievement Awards last Saturday. First I introduced a video about the awards, then I spoke about Learning Ally’s progress in technology and community building. ———– Thank you Dee … Continue reading →

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Nonfiction in School

December 7, 2012

I completely agree: David Coleman, president of the College Board, who helped design and promote the Common Core, says English classes today focus too much on self-expression. “It is rare in a working environment,” he’s argued, “that someone says, ‘Johnson, … Continue reading →

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Why the increase in reading disabilities?

November 28, 2012

Nice article from Microsoft on Enabling accessibility – Building Windows 8 . About 15% of the world’s population has a disability1. In the United States alone, 49.6 million people have a disability2 and 45 million in Europe3. When it comes … Continue reading →

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