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March 2016 Blog Posts (3)

How I Got Here: A look back at my college experience

My name is Katie. I moved to the city of Minneapolis 5 years ago from a Northwestern suburb of Chicago to attend Augsburg College. My experiences in college fluctuated. Sometimes I was super motivated and into it. Other times…not so much. The first 3 years were a struggle to say the least. I never felt fully convinced that I was capable. It wasn’t until my junior year, after jumping back and forth between various majors, that I finally DECIDED to decide my major once and for all. From the…

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Added by Katie Burger on March 20, 2016 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Speech Recognition- Dictating Your Written-Work Successfully!

This past year, I have witnessed an increase in professionals seeking help for writing support. Many businesses have, or are making budget cuts and reducing or removing access to assistants who were essential in helping to edit written-work or communications to clients and customers. If you experience challenges with penmanship, typing, spelling, and or grammar, you will want to read this blog article and future posts in this series.

The past month's blog, I wrote about word…

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Added by Erika J. Kluge on March 15, 2016 at 8:00am — No Comments

Career Profile: Dancer/Artistic Director

If you’re just joining us, we are currently in the middle of a theme of blogs entitled, “Career Profiles.” For the last several months I have been finding individuals who happen to have a disability and highlighting their career trajectory. It has proven to be a very inspiring theme as it shows to others how anything can be possible, as long as there is forward thinking and creativity. I was corresponding with two separate individuals for this month’s blog, and…

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Added by Adrienne Kleinman on March 1, 2016 at 6:27pm — No Comments