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BATON ROUGE — U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. will chair two Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Hearings in New Orleans and Baton Rouge on Tuesday, October 13, 2015. The hearing in New Orleans is titled Developmental Perspective on Testing for Dyslexia, and the hearing in Baton Rouge is titled Educational Milestones of Dyslexia.
The hearings follow the passage of a bipartisan resolution in the U.S. Senate designating October 2015 as “National Dyslexia Awareness Month,” recognizing that dyslexia has significant educational implications that must be addressed. The Resolution, S. Res. 275, can be read HERE.
Details on the hearings can be found below:
NEW ORLEANS HEARING
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WHEN:
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Tuesday, October 13, 2015
10:00 A.M. CST
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WHERE:
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Homer L. Hitt Alumni & Visitor Center
Ballroom
University of New Orleans, Lakefront Campus
2000 Lakeshore Drive
New Orleans, LA 70148
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WHO:
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Sen. Bill Cassidy, M.D.
Witnesses include:
Dr. Bennett Shaywitz, Chief of Pediatric Neurology and Co-Director of the Yale Center for Dyslexia and Creativity, Yale University School of Medicine
Dr. Sally Shaywitz, Audrey G. Ratner Professor in Learning Development and Co-Director of the Yale Center for Dyslexia and Creativity, Yale University School of Medicine
Ms. Karen Chauvin, Director, Louisiana Center for Dyslexia and Related Learning Disorders, Nicholls State University
Mr. Ameer Baraka, Actor
Mr. J.J. Buquet, President Buquet Distributing Co.
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BATON ROUGE HEARING
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WHEN:
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Tuesday, October 13, 2015
3:00 P.M. CST
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WHERE:
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Dalton Woods Auditorium
Energy Coast and Environment Building at LSU
Nicholson Drive Extension
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
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WHO:
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Sen. Bill Cassidy, M.D.
Witnesses include:
Dr. Bennett Shaywitz, Chief of Pediatric Neurology and Co-Director of the Yale Center for Dyslexia and Creativity, Yale University School of Medicine
Dr. Sally Shaywitz, Audrey G. Ratner Professor in Learning Development and Co-Director of the Yale Center for Dyslexia and Creativity, Yale University School of Medicine
Ms. Margaret Law, Dyslexia/504 Coordinator, Central Community School System
Ms. Allyce Trapp, Student
Rev. Derrius M. Montgomery, Associate Minister Greater King David Baptist Church
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