December graduate leverages her experiences as both client and provider of disability resources to help local students
December 17, 2020
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Dani Wilder, who is set to graduate this month with a degree in biology from Arts & Sciences, helps local students who, like herself, have learning disabilities. (Photo: Joe Angeles/Washington University)
Remote learning is hard. Especially for children. Even more so for children with a disability.
“It’s too much to ask a child with an ADHD diagnosis to look at a screen for six hours and not get up,” said Dani Wilder, who is set to graduate this month with a degree in biology from Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis. “These students need stimulation, to move between classes, to talk through questions and collaborate. We knew this before the COVID pandemic, but it’s become all too clear now.”