There were university professors there who are very aware of learning disabilities within their institutions. I found it gratifying to learn that they really care and are trying to help. Also, I take my hat off to literacy practitioners. Sometimes at literacy conferences, learners seem to be off in a kind of ghetto. I've never liked that.
Learners are just like anyone else.
One presenter talked about how when the tractor just came out, some people weren't open to it. We forget that wheelchairs, eyeglasses and tractors were high technology at one time. Technology helps people do things they might otherwise never be able to do. Literacy programs taught me to read and write better, but what's more important, they helped me build my self-esteem. Technology and hard work did the rest.