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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">I was sent this link this morning and though it would be of interest to other people on this list:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">How a Blind Student Who Felt Locked Out of STEM Classes Challenged and Changed Her University</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="https://www.edsurge.com/news/2017-12-08-how-a-blind-student-who-felt-locked-out-of-stem-classes-challenged-and-changed-her-university">https://www.edsurge.com/news/2017-12-08-how-a-blind-student-who-felt-locked-out-of-stem-classes-challenged-and-changed-her-university</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The short article discusses both the legal issues of accessibility and cultural issues of accepting people with disabilities.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Jon</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Jon Gunderson, Ph.D.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Coordinator</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Accessible IT Group</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Disability Resources and Education Services</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">College of Applied Health Sciences</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">E-mail: jongund@illinois.edu</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">WWW: http://disability.illinois.edu/academic-support/aitg</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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