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Lecture - Rebecca Alexander, Conference on disABILITY Evening Keynote Presentation

Wednesday, 21 October, 2015

Born with Usher Syndrome Type III, Rebecca Alexander, 36, has been simultaneously losing both her vision and hearing since she was a child, and was told that she would likely be completely blind and deaf by age 30. Rebecca is a psychotherapist, author, fitness instructor, advocate, and extreme athlete who holds two master’s degrees from Columbia University in Public Health and Clinical Social Work. Rebecca’s memoir, Not Fade Away: A Memoir of Senses Lost and Found (Penguin Books; September 2014) received an Indie Book Award and an award from the MS Society’s Books For A Better Life. In her memoir, Rebecca tells her life story which is harrowing, funny, and inspiring.

Contact:

Rebecca Dalgin, Ph.D.

Phone: 570-941-7819
Website: Click to Visit

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DeNaples Center, McIlhenny Ballroom (407)

900 Mulberry Street
 Scranton, PA 18510