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		<title>US Airways ejects man with wheelchair: &#8216;Too disabled to fly&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2010/10/20/too-disabled-to-fly-30340/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2010 06:16:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From ABC News, CNN, Grand Rapids [MI] Press: Johnnie Tuitel, a motivational speaker who uses a wheelchair, says he was forced to leave a recent US Airways flight before takeoff because flight personnel had decided that he was &#8220;too disabled to fly.&#8221; Tuitel, who has cerebral palsy, said the incident occurred last month while he [...]]]></description>
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		<title>President signs technology access measure</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2010/10/11/technology-access-measure-30177/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2010 00:24:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From AP on MSNBC, with video; the Digital Journal; Wireless Week; American Foundation for the Blind release in the Kansas City Star: President Obama has signed legislation that requires smart phones, television programs and other modern communications technologies to be made accessible to people who have impaired vision or hearing. The legislation was hailed as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bill would improve accessibility for Web, mobile devices</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2010/08/17/bill-would-improve-accessibility-for-web-mobile-devices-30017/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 16:19:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the Washington Post: Consumers with disabilities say the Internet and many mobile devices are leaving them behind, but legislation pending in Congress would pressure electronics companies to improve accessibility for all. &#8220;This is simply about inclusion. You have an industry that is known for innovation, but they don&#8217;t have a cultural understanding of what [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Senate passes bill to improve web, mobile phone access</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2010/08/10/senate-web-access-29987/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 14:39:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Press releases from Sen. Mark Pryor (D-Arkansas) and American Association of People with Disabilities: The U.S. Senate has unanimously passed a bill aimed at making the Internet and mobile phones more accessible to people who are blind or have reduced vision. Among its provisions, the measure: Mandates accessibility in smart phones, including compatibility with hearing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Despite ADA, much of Boston remains inaccessible</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2010/07/26/boston-remains-inaccessible-29880/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:41:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[David Abel reports in the Boston Globe that thousands of pedestrian ramps, walkways and government buildings around Boston, including polling places and schools, remain inaccessible to people with disabilities twenty years after the Americans with Disabilities Act became the law of the land. Advocates say the city and state have often failed to comply with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DOJ seeks improved Internet access for people with disabilities</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2010/07/24/internet-access-29846/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Jul 2010 04:25:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Reuters: The U.S. Department of Justice this week issued proposals aimed at enhancing access for people with disabilities to commercial and government websites, Internet emergency call centers, and entertainment programming in movie theaters. The proposals, which are primarily aimed at improving access for people with vision and hearing impairments,  are expected to draw criticism [...]]]></description>
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		<title>City to drivers with disabilities: Pay up</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2010/06/19/parkin-29768/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jun 2010 01:52:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From NBC Washington: Officials in Alexandria, Virginia, have decided the city can no longer afford to offer free metered parking to drivers using disabled parking placards. The change, which goes into effect in September, is expected to generate $133,000 in revenue for the city in its first year alone. City officials say the switch is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FCC sees problems with web access for people with disabilities</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2010/04/26/fcc-web-access-29316/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:59:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From TheHill.com: A report by the Federal Communications Commission concludes that people with disabilities face significant barriers in gaining access to internet communications, including inaccessible hardware, software, services and web content, as well as expensive specialized assistive technologies. &#8220;Only 42 percent of people with disabilities have high-speed Internet services at home &#8212; and an astounding [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Twins&#8217; new ballpark gets high praise for disability access</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2010/04/19/target-field-access-29270/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 22:59:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the Minneapolis Star Tribune: Perhaps the most overlooked accolade among those piled on the Minnesota Twins&#8217; new ballpark is how well it caters to people with disabilities. Dominic Marinelli, a national consultant who has worked on a number of new stadiums, called Target Field &#8220;the most accessible one in the country.&#8221; &#8220;It sets a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New theme park is designed for people with disabilities</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2010/04/10/new-theme-park-29138/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Apr 2010 05:18:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From ABC Good Morning America: A father&#8217;s vision for his own daughter has led to the creation of a 25-acre theme park tailored to serve people with disabilities. Opening Saturday in San Antonio, Texas, Morgan&#8217;s Wonderland features high-tech attractions designed to suit a wide range of cognitive and physical needs, rides that accommodate wheelchairs, and [...]]]></description>
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