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		<title>Job prospects dismal for people with disabilities</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2010/08/27/grim-job-prospects-disabilities-30113/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 18:40:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post &#8216;Federal Eye&#8217; blog,  and the Kansas City Star: In its first detailed look at employment for workers with disabilities,  the federal government reports that these workers are far more likely than people without disabilities to be out of work or working only part-time. According to the Department of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wait times for disability claim hearings vary widely, report says</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2010/04/07/disability-claim-hearings-29051/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 04:12:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Diane Suchetka, blogging in the Cleveland Plain Dealer, says Ohioans face longer waits for Social Security disability claim hearings than do residents of any other state. A report this week by Allsup, a for-profit company that helps people file for disability benefits, found Ohioans must wait more than 19 months &#8212; without benefits &#8212; before [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Holiday gifts can jeopardize benefits for people with disabilities</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/12/17/holiday-gifts-26748/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:19:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Giving gifts to a people with developmental disabilities, like Sarah Michael (left, with her family), during the holiday season can put their government benefits in jeopardy if not done properly. If the gifts or benefits exceed $2,000 in total assets, the government can freeze critical benefits such as Medicaid, Medicare, Supplemental [...]]]></description>
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		<title>VA plans to ease disability claims tied to Agent Orange</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/10/14/agent-orange-24035/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:52:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the New York Times: Forty years after Agent Orange was last used in Vietnam, the federal government has plans to make it easier for former veterans to get disability payments and health care for illnesses they say were caused by exposure to the toxic defoliant. The shift underscores efforts by the secretary of veterans [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Audit: Too many veterans face lengthy waits on disability claims</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/09/25/veteran-disability-claims-22959/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:06:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the AP/San Francisco Examiner: An audit by the Veterans Affairs Department&#8217;s inspector general has concluded that too many veterans are waiting more than a year to get their disability claims processed. The audit found that 11,000 veterans had been waiting more than a year as of one year ago, and that about $14 million [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Judge orders restoration of benefits for elderly, disabled adults</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/09/11/restore-benefits-22215/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 01:48:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the Seattle Times and the Associated Press/Olympian: A federal judge has ordered the state of Washington to restore services to some 950 seniors and people with disabilities who lost their benefits without notice on July 1. A lawsuit was filed contesting the state&#8217;s decision to relieve budget pressure by cutting social and medical therapy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UK leader Cameron calls for end to &#8216;bureaucratic pain&#8217; for families of kids with disabilities</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/07/16/cameron-bureaucratic-pain-20173/</link>
		<comments>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/07/16/cameron-bureaucratic-pain-20173/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 14:44:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[UK Conservative leader David Cameron writes in the [UK] Independent about his plan for ending the red tape nightmare faced by the families of children with disabilities. He draws on what he learned from his family&#8217;s experience with his six-year-old son, Ivan, who died last February. Ivan had cerebral palsy and epilepsy. Life for the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>VA flooded by disability claims; Backlog mounts</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/07/14/va-disability-claim-20069/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:55:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the New York Times: A growing backlog of disability claims is leaving veterans waiting months or longer for their government benefits. Damian J. Todd (left), 33, who was diagnosed with post-traumatic distress disorder after serving two tours in Iraq, waited nearly 18 months to receive approval after filing a claim. The Department of Veterans [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Columnist sees &#8216;nightmares&#8217; for disabled and elderly Californians</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/06/08/skelton-nightmare-disabilities-17953/</link>
		<comments>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/06/08/skelton-nightmare-disabilities-17953/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:34:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[George Skelton, longtime Sacramento correspondent for the Los Angeles Times, says people with disabilities are an &#8220;easy target&#8221; as California officials propose painful budget cuts. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger expects to save $402 million during the next fiscal year by cutting state supplemental income payments; $124 million by reducing caregivers&#8217; wages; and $385 million by disqualifying [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thousands protest home care cuts in California</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/05/23/california-protest-17110/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2009 12:45:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the Los Angeles Times &#8216;LA Now&#8217; blog: Three thousand state workers and advocates gathered in downtown Los Angeles yesterday to protest California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger&#8217;s proposed cuts to the state home-care program. The state plans to cut wages for state workers from $12.35 to $8 per hour and reduce the number of hours. Parents [...]]]></description>
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