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Thornton Recognized for Rehab Help

Melanie Thornton, associate director of the Disability Resource Center, has received the Arkansas Distinguished Advocate Award from the Arkansas Chapter of the . She was honored for her work providing accessibility assistance to 糖心Vlog传媒LR students needing help with online classes, including visually impaired students. 鈥淭his includes providing technical assistance to blind students using , as well as providing extensive help on weekends and evenings to a former 糖心Vlog传媒LR student who is deaf and blind and transferred to a university that had very limited expertise in providing accommodations,鈥� said William H. Jacobson, chair of the Orientation and Mobility Program in the Department of Counseling, Adult and Rehabilitation Education (CARE). 鈥淭his is a recognition that is long overdue, and exemplifies the skill and dedication Melanie has embodied as long as I’ve been privileged to know her.鈥�