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Montanans shining spotlight on learning disability that affects 1 in 5 people

December 6, 2018/

Montana is one of three states that has no laws relating to dyslexia, a disability that makes reading and sometimes writing difficult.

For state Sen. Cary Smith, R-Billings, who has a granddaughter diagnosed with dyslexia, the issue “is very close to me.”

Smith plans to introduce a bill or bills pertaining to dyslexia in the 2019 legislative session.

 


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