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Roel Garcia

Roel Garcia

Roel Garcia is a resident of Holland.  He teaches English for Grand Rapids Community College. He also teaches English as a Second Language for Zeeland Adult Education. He is passionate about teaching, learning, reading and writing. 

Roel Garcia's Latest Articles

Roel Garcia walks into the Library for the Visually Impaired and Physically Disabled in Muskegon.
Step inside an award-winning Muskegon library for people with disabilities

Roel Garcia shares what it's like to visit the Library for the Visually Impaired and Physically Disabled in Muskegon. Part of the Muskegon Area District Library, it is a fully functioning library specializing in additional services for people with disabilities.

Roel Garcia is an adjunct professor at Grand Rapids Community College as well as an English as a second language instructor at Zeeland Adult Education.
How a teacher regained his independence after losing his sight

Roel Garcia shares how the loss of most of his sight in high school turned his world upside down before he figured out how to adapt to his disability. He graduated from college, became a journalist, and now is a teacher. 

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