Our new middle grade novel, Roxie in Color, helps dispel some of the misconceptions about people who are blind by offering an authentic portrayal of what life is like for a 12-year-old girl with blind parents.
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Diane Debrovner,
PEOPLE,
1 July 2026
Attorney Al Watkins, who represented the McCloskeys during the early stages of the controversy, said one of the biggest misconceptions about the case is what triggered the confrontation in the first place.
The idea is to allow for accidents, miscommunications or misunderstandings that the participants agree should not scuttle talks.
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ABC News,
ABC News,
1 July 2026
Starting to collaborate early, and maintaining collaboration throughout every phase of the campaign process, is how teams can move away from working in siloes and decrease the chances of misunderstandings.
Meanwhile, the New Atheists were making hay of the fact that such faithful misapprehensions about nature were easily disproved by scientific discovery.
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Elizabeth Bruenig,
The Atlantic,
26 Mar. 2026
Ronald Reagan did not suffer from such misapprehensions.
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