Waking Up to the Possibilities: Angela’s Story
A digital story about horses, music, school and dyslexia and how they fit together. The story of Angela, a songwriter, and some of her experiences with dyslexia. Created to raise awareness about the experiences of people with learning disabilities.
This was created by Doreen MacLean, with Angela and Dee McRae, as part of the Learning Disabilities & Whole Life Learning project.
Permission has been granted for non-commercial educational use.
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