<div dir="ltr">Shelley,<div><br></div><div>That was very helpful, thank you!<br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><p style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Bradley Hand ITC"">Maria <span class="" id=":130.1" tabindex="-1" style="">Ortado</span></span></b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
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<br><div><blockquote type="cite"><div>On Feb 8, 2019, at 12:47 PM, Robert Spangler <<a href="mailto:rspangler1@udayton.edu" target="_blank">rspangler1@udayton.edu</a>> wrote:</div><br class="gmail-m_-4150081592102872163Apple-interchange-newline"><div><div dir="ltr">Hello, we are considering purchasing exam Reader/C-Pens from <a href="http://www.examreader.com/" target="_blank">www.examreader.com</a>. They are multilingual and are helpful for those with dyslexia and other learning disabilities in having test questions read out loud. I am seeking feedback from anyone who has used these. Did your students like them?<div><br></div><div>If anyone has used these, I would appreciate hearing anything you have to say about them.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div>Robert</div><div><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail-m_-4150081592102872163gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr">Robert Spangler<br>Disability Services Technical Support Specialist<br><span><a href="mailto:rspangler1@udayton.edu" target="_blank">rspangler1@udayton.edu</a><br></span>Office of Learning Resources (OLR) - RL 023<br>Ryan C. Harris Learning & Teaching Center (LTC)<br>University of Dayton | 300 College Park | Dayton, Ohio 45469-1302 <br>Phone: 937-229-2066<br></div><div>Fax: 937-229-3270</div><div>Ohio Relay: 711 (available for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing)<br></div><div>Web Site: <a href="http://go.udayton.edu/learning" target="_blank">http://go.udayton.edu/learning</a><br><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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