Throughout Alabama, thousands of bright children struggle with the written word in public schools that don't recognize or test for dyslexia.

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Fred Simpson, the attorney who tried 64 murder cases, the author of three books on Huntsville history, is dyslexic.

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School officials removed Clay Gibson's special education designation in the 10th grade. That sparked a dispute that eventually led Gibson to attorney James Irby.

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