Monday, September 22, 2008

Senior citizens pursuing education from home

NEW YORK - Kathy Leeds grows animated as she describes the courses she is taking this fall, including classes in current events, art and literature.

But Leeds will never step foot on a campus or in a classroom. The 79-year-old widow has multiple sclerosis, uses a wheelchair and is confined to her Manhattan apartment.

Leeds is one of about 500 people enrolled for the fall semester in a telephone-based educational program for homebound seniors called DOROT University Without Walls, believed to be the largest program of its kind in the country.

Read full story: MSNBC Senior citizens pursuing education from home

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