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Author: Dan Oates


Space Camp: Where Blind Kids Can Reach for the Stars

May 7, 2009

From: FamilyConnect: A Parent's Voice
Categories: Ask the Experts , Social Life and Recreation
By Dan Oates

Hi! My name is Dan Oates and I currently work at the West Virginia School for the Blind as an Educational Outreach Specialist. I have been in that position for 14 years and for the previous 14 years I was an Orientation and Mobility Instructor. Since 1990 I have had the privilege of working with … Continued

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