Program aids blind, dyslexic school kids: ; Recordings ease use of textbooks for students with visual impairments
Though it has been in West Virginia only two years, RFB&D began in 1948 on the top floor of the New York Public Library. Members of the library's Women's Auxiliary began recording, on 78 RPMs, textbooks for World War II veterans who had been blinded in battle but still wanted to fully...
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| Published in | The Charleston daily mail (Charleston, W. Va. : 1920) |
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| Format | Newspaper Article |
| Language | English |
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Charleston, W.V
Charleston Newspapers
26.11.2007
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| Summary: | Though it has been in West Virginia only two years, RFB&D began in 1948 on the top floor of the New York Public Library. Members of the library's Women's Auxiliary began recording, on 78 RPMs, textbooks for World War II veterans who had been blinded in battle but still wanted to fully enjoy the benefits of their G.I. Bills. "It makes a difference in people's lives," said Bell, a former principal. "We're serving about a sixth of the students in this state that we could be serving. There are so many more students in this area who could use our help." |
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