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Best of the Bronx: Art teacher at school for the blind

<p>Jessica Jones, an art teacher at the Lavelle School for the Blind, is using her disability to help her students gain confidence.</p>

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Best of the Bronx: Art teacher at school for the blind

<p>Jessica Jones, an art teacher at the Lavelle School for the Blind, is using her disability to help her students gain confidence.</p>

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