Scientology: How We Help—Study Technology Changes Life of a New Jersey Man
A new brochure released in March 2013 spotlights Applied Scholastics. Lars Risdal is an example of why the Church of Scientology supports the program. Lars Risdal, director of Applied Scholastics Bergen County, New Jersey, says he is proud that with L. Ron Hubbard’s Study Technology, he can teach anyone of any age how to read and write. Lars Risdal, 28, is a confident, extroverted redhead—in a wheelchair. “I was born like that,” he says. “People ask me about my wheelchair or my disability. To me, it’s not really a big deal.” His philosophy: No matter the disability or