{"id":9901,"date":"2025-05-06T10:08:54","date_gmt":"2025-05-06T14:08:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learningally.org\/?page_id=9901"},"modified":"2025-05-06T10:35:25","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T14:35:25","slug":"success-stories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/learningally.org\/solutions-for-home\/college-adults\/success-stories","title":{"rendered":"Learning Ally Success Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"            <section class=\"dyslexia-text-section mt-55\"  style=\"--title-color: #002f6c;--title-size: 38px;--text-align: left;--text-width: 100%;\">\n            <div class=\"rich-text-container\">\n                                    <div class=\"rich-text_heading decor-left\">\n                        <h2 class=\"title h3\">What could membership mean to you?<\/h2>\n                    <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"rich-text_content\">\n                        <div class=\"content\"><p>Learning Ally has already helped hundreds of thousands\u00a0of individuals to become confident, independent learners. And all along the way, we\u2019ve helped them\u00a0 with knowledge, support and advice. Listen to some of their stories, and imagine the difference Learning Ally could make for you.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n                <section class=\"dyslexia-image-banner-section mb-75\"  style=\"--button-label-color: #ffffff;--button-color: #582c83;\">\n                                <\/section>\n    \n\n         <section class=\"video-with-text-section\">\n         <div class=\"video-with-text-wrapper\">\n            <div class=\"video-with-text-column video-with-text-column-text\">\n               <div class=\"video-with-text-text-wrapper\">\n                                       <h2 class=\"video-with-text-title\">FEATURED SUCCESS STORY<\/h2>\n                                                         <div class=\"video-with-text-description\"><p><em>\u201cLearning Ally really works.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A mother and her dyslexic son describe how audiobooks boosted his confidence and love of reading.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                                 <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"video-with-text-column video-with-text-column-video\">\n               <div class=\"video-with-text-video-wrapper\">\n                                       <p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\"\n    src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kUfoyv0Wbw8?si=AAq4aAftsk2OaWWj&#038;autoplay=1&#038;mute=1\"\n    title=\"YouTube video player\"\n    frameborder=\"0\"\n    allow=\"accelerometer; 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autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Over the years, Eddie has transformed his disability into an asset<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                                                                                    <div class=\"item-action\">\n                                                                            <\/div>\n                                                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n    \n\n            <section class=\"resources-section content-left\" id=\"efficacy\" style=\" --title-color: #002f6c; --text-color: #444444; --title-decor-color: #005fb3; --text-width: 100%; --background-color: #ffffff; --button-color: #005fb3;\">\n            <div class=\"section-container\">\n                                    <div class=\"section-title\">\n                        <h2 class=\"title underlined\">\n                            Blind or Visually Impaired\r\n                        <\/h2>\n                    <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"resources-container\">\n                                            <div class=\"resource-item\">\n                            <div class=\"item-image\">\n                                                            <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"item-content\">\n                                                                                                    <div class=\"item-subtitle\">\n                                        <p>\u201cIt\u2019s all about helping each other in this world.\u201d<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                                                                                    <div class=\"item-text\">\n                                        <p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Zdgevd8AkVU?si=KBcXM9HOSRxlrcOA\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Patricia returned to college at age 59 while supporting others with vision loss at UC Berkeley&#8217;s Low Vision Center.<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                                                                                    <div class=\"item-action\">\n                                                                            <\/div>\n                                                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"resource-item\">\n                            <div class=\"item-image\">\n                                                            <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"item-content\">\n                                                                                                    <div class=\"item-subtitle\">\n                                        <p>\u201cHe is an example for our students.\u201d<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                                                                                    <div class=\"item-text\">\n                                        <p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eoVEuAeDjGU?si=KXZ0SngMtzqecPgl\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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