Dr. Melvin Levine has resigned from the executive board of the widely known program called “All Kinds of Minds,” an institute he co-founded in 1995, according to a news report by Tamara Lewin in the New York (NY, US) Times and Elizabeth Cooney of the Boston (MA, US) Globe. Dr. Levine, renowned for his recommendations about treating what he called “learning differences,” has been the subject of multiple lawsuits over the last year; his accusers allege that, among other actions, he fondled their genitalia during physical examinations. Although it appears likely that his resignation is related to these accusations, neither Dr. Levine nor the All Kinds of Minds institute has issued a statement connecting the two.
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Monthly Archive for November, 2008
Jayne Black is an another advocate for individuals with Learning Disabilities who, in addition to working with the Learning Disability Association (LDA) and making presentations about LD, has launched a Web site to further her advocacy. Ms. Black, who was diagnosed as having LD as an adult, chose the nifty name of Mission ABC for her site.
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Alice Sutton achieves
Despite having dyslexia, Alice Sutton of Wales (UK) has earned her way into a degree university program. As reported by Moira Sharkey of the Western Mail, Ms. Sutton hopes that her “hope my story will show other dyslexics that they can achieve their dreams.”
Although I’m pleased to see stories about unusually high-achieving individuals with Learning Disabilities, those folks are rare examples, and it is stories such as Ms. Sutton’s that emphasize the case for providing educational services to students with LD. Of course, it could be that 15 years from now folks will be marveling about Ms. Sutton’s great achievements in her field or study.
Link to Ms. Sharkey’s article.
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