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Chris Packham holds head in hands as he cringes at Matt Hancock’s London Marathon video
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Chris Packham holds head in hands as he cringes at Matt Hancock’s London ...
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Teen with Down syndrome makes history at London Marathon: Lloyd Martin’s mother says her son ‘achieved his dream’
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Teen with Down syndrome makes history at London Marathon
Quick Glance: Jepchirchir Sets New Record, Claims Victory at London Marathon
  • Jepchirchir won the 44th London Marathon, breaking the women's-only world record. She crossed the finish line in front of Buckingham Palace in two hours, 16 minutes, and 16 seconds.

  • Munyao clinched the men's race in 2:04.01, marking his most significant career triumph. Bekele secured the second position with a time of 2:04.15.

  • The participation of around 50,000 runners made this edition of the London Marathon the largest event along the River Thames.
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Lloyd Martin writes his name into the record books at the London Marathon: A teenager with Down Syndrome has written his name into the record books by becoming ...
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Lloyd Martin writes his name into the record books at the London Marathon
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Promise Project Plans ‘Beautiful Promise’ Spring Fundraiser for May 7: Proceeds from the event 'Beautiful Promise' benefit children with learning ...
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Promise Project Plans ‘Beautiful Promise’ Spring Fundraiser for May 7
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Neurodiversity is usually just part of being human: Avril was wondering about an assessment for autistic spectrum disorder (ASD). “I’ve always been very ...
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Neurodiversity is usually just part of being human
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Call for clarity on when Melville Centre will be accessible: Adaptations to make an arts centre chosen as a base for a support service suitable are required.
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Call for clarity on when Melville Centre will be accessible
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Shy Boy With Dyslexia Finds Confidence to Read to His Disabled Rescue Dog: With the help of specialist tutors and his dog Sammy, Ruth Gentry's son Roan has made ...
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Shy Boy With Dyslexia Finds Confidence to Read to His Disabled Rescue Dog
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Man swallowed conkers and choked to death: Vulnerable Marcus Hanlin had severe learning disabilities, autism and Down's syndrome and was supposed to be ...
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Man swallowed conkers and choked to death
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Funding fears for learning-disability services in York: Funding fears for learning-disability services in York
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Funding fears for learning-disability services in York
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Bedfordshire misses target to reduce numbers of people with learning disabilities and autism in mental health hospitals
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Bedfordshire misses target to reduce numbers of people with learning ...
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Letter: Danny Chambers 'not fit to be MP' after dyslexia comments: Danny Chambers and Labours Parliamentary Candidate are not fit to be MPs ...
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Letter: Danny Chambers 'not fit to be MP' after dyslexia comments
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Can this Arabic font help readers with dyslexia?: A new font call Maqroo attempts to improve readability with irregular letterforms.
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Can this Arabic font help readers with dyslexia?
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Ultimate Thunder, the acclaimed Leeds noise-rock band with learning disabilities, have announced a limited edition vinyl for charity ... Show more
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D.I.S.C.O - A Meet 'N' Match event is on the way to Lancashire for adults with learning disabilities and carers go free 🥳🥰 Full story in the comments..
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'Positivity Pop Ups' being staged by Keighley organisation: A KEIGHLEY-based organisation which supports adults with learning disabilities is staging a series of ...
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'Positivity Pop Ups' being staged by Keighley organisation
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At home in a world of words, and feeling like a stranger | Opinion: I’m a professional writer who cannot spell. Interesting career choice, huh?
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At home in a world of words, and feeling like a stranger | Opinion
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Serena Molloy: a verse-led universe for young dyslexic readers: For someone with dyslexia, reading was a challenge for Serena Molloy. Today she is writing the ...
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Serena Molloy: a verse-led universe for young dyslexic readers
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AI innovations revolutionising support for kids with autism: On Tuesday, April 7, people from various countries around the world celebrated the 2024 World Autism ...
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AI innovations revolutionising support for kids with autism
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Sumayya discovered her learning disability; Danah’s dream was shattered; Basma became a journalist; Aymen became anti-religious; numbers became Zahra’s ... Show more   kuwaittimes.com/
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Mason’s donation to fund a weekend break: A generous donation is set to fund a weekend away for adults with learning disabilities.
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Mason’s donation to fund a weekend break
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Kas oled kehv matemaatikas? Düskalkuulia võib olla süüdi: Düskalkuliaga inimesed ajavad numbreid segi. Tõenäoliselt on sellest mõjutatud iga kahekümnes inimene ...
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Kas oled kehv matemaatikas? Düskalkuulia võib olla süüdi
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Gaming platform launched for people with learning disabilities: 'Zea' offers a large-screen video game area, adapted game consoles, music therapy ...
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Gaming platform launched for people with learning disabilities
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Care agency 'deregistered' by CQC after catalogue of failures: The CQC said the service remained inadequate
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Care agency 'deregistered' by CQC after catalogue of failures
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Supported living plan would create new jobs: A care company hopes to transform a former nursing home into supported living accommodation for adults of all ages.
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Supported living plan would create new jobs
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Millions now eligible for DWP payment worth £737 a month: The DWP has a list of medical conditions that could mean you are eligible for the money
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Millions now eligible for DWP payment worth £737 a month
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Carshalton firm shortlisted for Heart of Gold business award: A Carshalton service that supports adults with learning disabilities have been shortlisted for ...
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Carshalton firm shortlisted for Heart of Gold business award
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New Changing Places facilities open in Thompson Park: A brand new state-of-the-art Changing Places toilet has been installed in Thompson Park.
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New Changing Places facilities open in Thompson Park
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Uncovering chatbots: fortunately with computational weaknesses: How do you find out whether the other person works with a brain or with an artificial neural ...
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Uncovering chatbots: fortunately with computational weaknesses
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Heartless thieves steal charity minibus used to help adults with learning disabilities
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Heartless thieves steal charity minibus used to help adults with learning ...
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Supported living units at Woodbridge Road to open in 2025: Plans approved by the council to convert a residential care home into supported living units at ...
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Supported living units at Woodbridge Road to open in 2025
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Funding needed to take show aimed at disabled communities around Aotearoa: Spark Live kicked off at the Auckland Town Hall on Thursday - World Down Syndrome Day.
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Funding needed to take show aimed at disabled communities around Aotearoa
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The steps being taken to get better treatment for Australia’s autistic people: Australia has its first assistant minister for autism and is crafting its first ...
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The steps being taken to get better treatment for Australia’s autistic ...
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Understanding Dyscalculia, Dyslexia’s Numeric Counterpart: The inability to process numeric information, dyscalculia is still poorly understood ...
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Understanding Dyscalculia, Dyslexia’s Numeric Counterpart
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Ofsted raise 'delays' in SEND support for Kent families: Ofsted have said necessary improvements had been identified and the action that had been taken had been ...
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Ofsted raise 'delays' in SEND support for Kent families
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A young woman dubbed 'ugly' by cruel bullies at school and even told by a teacher she 'wouldn't get far' in life because of her disability has landed a job - ... Show more
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Dyslexia ambassador crafting change with art, advocacy: From exhibiting his work to the likes of the King of Saudi Arabia to Sir Elton John ...
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Dyslexia ambassador crafting change with art, advocacy
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Managing a reading disability: 6 ways to help a child with dyslexia: Children with dyslexia are neither poor learners nor lazy, but parents should know that the ...
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Managing a reading disability: 6 ways to help a child with dyslexia
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Plans for supported living units at Woodbridge Road approved: Ipswich Borough Council has approved plans to turn a care home in Woodbridge Road into supported ...
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Plans for supported living units at Woodbridge Road approved
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My 10-year-old daughter is trapped in a two-year-old’s body: Sarah Schofeild’s daughter has a rare condition that, is it believed, only 100 others have in the UK
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My 10-year-old daughter is trapped in a two-year-old’s body
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'I was called thick and ugly by bullies - but now I'm a model': A young woman dubbed 'ugly' by cruel bullies at school and even told by a teacher she 'wouldn't ...
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'I was called thick and ugly by bullies - but now I'm a model'
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Bluebird Care brings Easter joy to Osborne School pupils: Osborne School is a maintained special school for children with learning disabilities ...
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Bluebird Care brings Easter joy to Osborne School pupils
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Pinneberger offers fitness for people with disabilities: Sports assistant Etienne Boubakeur will soon be offering fitness for people with mild disabilities at ...
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Pinneberger offers fitness for people with disabilities
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Dyscalculia: Why so many children struggle with numbers: In fact, research shows that children with dyslexia are more than a hundred times more likely to receive ...
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Dyscalculia: Why so many children struggle with numbers
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Fresh plans for three Ipswich sites to be discussed: Plans for three sites in Ipswich in Suffolk are set to be discussed by the borough council's planning ...
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Fresh plans for three Ipswich sites to be discussed
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‘Handicapped’: Billionaire’s report card: British billionaire Sir Richard Branson has taken “prove them wrong” to another level.
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‘Handicapped’: Billionaire’s report card
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Norfolk County Council in consultation letter blunder: Blundering Norfolk council bosses failed to send letters about a consultation that will affect thousands ...
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Norfolk County Council in consultation letter blunder
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Uckermark children are more often bad at German than math: Some children find learning easy, others struggle with even the simplest tasks. Often ...
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Uckermark children are more often bad at German than math
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Meet Kyra, 13, crowned Miss Junior Teen Staffordshire: She hopes to set an example for other children with dyslexia by helping them to read
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Meet Kyra, 13, crowned Miss Junior Teen Staffordshire
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Man with hypersensitivity gets £500 payout over home next to noisy pub: The man had previously been hospitalised for mental health problems
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Man with hypersensitivity gets £500 payout over home next to noisy pub
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Top NYC Department of Education official on reading Carolyne Quintana leaving amid shakeup
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Top NYC Department of Education official on reading Carolyne Quintana ...
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‘My daughter was allowed to die of Covid because she had Down’s syndrome’: The Covid inquiry is expected to investigate whether older people and patients with ...
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‘My daughter was allowed to die of Covid because she had Down’s syndrome’
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Fearless fighter for marginalised New Zealanders: Clinical psychologist Dr Olive Webb is nominated in the Local Hero category of the Kiwibank New Zealander of ...
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Fearless fighter for marginalised New Zealanders
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Millions spent on keeping adults with learning disabilities locked up, ITV News reveals
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Millions spent on keeping adults with learning disabilities locked up ...
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Reservoir made more accessible with new facilities: Accessible toilet facilities are making a tourist attraction more welcoming for all.
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Reservoir made more accessible with new facilities
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College for students with special educational needs has improved: Cambrian Lufton College is "delighted" by the new report
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College for students with special educational needs has improved
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Recharge and refresh with NHK WORLD-JAPAN's podcast series VISION VIBES. Also available on Apple and Google podcast apps. Click here to listen 🎧 www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/podcast/vv/20230511-1/
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ALPACA: A game-changer for dyslexia and reading difficulties in young people: This new digital tool identifies children at risk for dyslexia before they can read ...
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ALPACA: A game-changer for dyslexia and reading difficulties in young ...
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Aamir Khan’s Sitaare Zameen Par to centre around Down Syndrome: Actor Aamir Khan's next, we learn will revolve around Down Syndrome.
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Aamir Khan’s Sitaare Zameen Par to centre around Down Syndrome
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'Books can be intimidating, but there are ways to enjoy them, other than just sitting down and reading alone' writes Mark Hoyle (aka LadBaby) trib.al/MxNjGC3
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Newholme day centre in Honiton one of five set to close: Five centres across Devon that provide day services for residents with learning disabilities look set to ...
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Newholme day centre in Honiton one of five set to close
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Demystifying Dyslexia: Dyslexia is a neurological condition that disrupts the brain's language processing, making reading, writing, and spelling difficult.
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Demystifying Dyslexia
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Dyslexia in Saxony-Anhalt: A 17-year-old from Wittenberg struggles with letters and prejudices
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Dyslexia in Saxony-Anhalt: A 17-year-old from Wittenberg struggles with ...
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BBC Inside Our Minds to return with new series on dyslexia and ADHD: The two-part series will see four contributors share how they see things
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BBC Inside Our Minds to return with new series on dyslexia and ADHD
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Bracknell's Larchwood children's home gets new Ofsted: A short breaks children's home has been given a new rating by Ofsted.
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Bracknell's Larchwood children's home gets new Ofsted
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Why the concept of neurodiversity should firmly be a part of our language: Many people might not have often read about or heard the word ‘neurodiversity’ ...
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Why the concept of neurodiversity should firmly be a part of our language
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Students with disabilities embrace chance to be baristas at Madani Rakyat event: KUALA SELANGOR: Five students with disabilities (OKU) did not miss the chance to ...
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Students with disabilities embrace chance to be baristas at Madani Rakyat ...
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Students the losers in reading lessons that fail to flag learning issues: Victorian parents are spending thousands on tutors and specialists while children are ...
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Students the losers in reading lessons that fail to flag learning issues
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OO. Those who don't have a driver's license find it difficult to gain a foothold in some professions. But what do you do if the exam doesn't work? The AK Upper ...
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OO. Those who don't have a driver's license find it difficult to gain a ...
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How a Parisian Bar Took a Major Step Toward Inclusivity by Creating a Cocktail Menu Focused on Texture
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How a Parisian Bar Took a Major Step Toward Inclusivity by Creating a ...
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Holly Willoughby opens up on hidden condition which she found ‘shameful’: Holly has discussed her battle with dyslexia ever since school in a series of revealing ...
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Holly Willoughby opens up on hidden condition which she found ‘shameful’
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