Title: The Struggle
Description: Columbia student Laura Smerling writes about learning disabilities. There is a fact list from the National Center for Learning Disabilities and excerpts from the United Nation's "The Universal Declaration of Human Rights." There are personal accounts from the author and other people with learning disabilities, including those with dyslexia. Smerling lays out ten steps towards challenging stigma in education.
Subjects: Learning disabilities, Dyslexia, Personal narratives
Places: United States
Time periods: 21st century