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■ 05 September 2010 | 5:00 AM

Friendship builders

Re 'Fellow students help freshman get her bearings,' Hampton Roads, Aug. 29: It was touching to read how the Granby High architectural and drafting students built the scale model to help Jessica Bryant, a blind freshman, navigate a building 'bigger than five football fields' by tracing with her fingertips and memorizing the layout.

As the only deaf student at my high school in the late 1970s, I understand the importance of bridging the gap between disabled and non-disabled. With the note-taking and explanations from fellow students, I managed to fit in academically. It benefited not only me but also my classmates, with whom I share long-standing friendships to this day.

The Granby scale model will no doubt be a huge benefit for Jessica and her fellow students for many years to come.

Bainy Cyrus
Norfolk
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