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		<title>Books: Memoir tells of mom&#8217;s attachment to &#8216;throwaway child&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 15:36:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Writing in the [UK] Guardian, Charlotte Moore interviews Anne Crosby, author of &#8220;Matthew,&#8221; a memoir about her son with Down syndrome. Crosby sent Matthew to an institution in the 1960&#8242;s under the advice of an eminent psychologist who urged her to protect her daughter, the &#8220;important&#8221; child, from her son, the &#8220;throwaway&#8221; child. Moore says [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UK panel seeks urgent action to halt violence toward people with disabilities</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2009 21:27:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Report: People with disabilities four times more likely to be crime victims From the [UK] Guardian: Urgent action is needed if a &#8220;hidden catastrophe&#8221; of violence and hostility towards disabled people is to be tackled, says a damning report today from the [UK] Equalities and Human Rights Commission. The report paints a bleak picture of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;The Deaf Issue&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2008/10/11/the-deaf-issue-3432/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2008 23:59:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the [UK] Guardian, a special issue on the culture of deafness. Among the featured articles: I wouldn&#8217;t have minded if my baby had been born deaf, but the embryology bill suggests I should &#8211;  Rebecca Atkinson says the embryology bill currently before the House of Commons curtails the rights of deaf parents. The bill [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Paralympics opening ceremony dazzles</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2008/09/07/paralympics-ceremony-dazzles-3135/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:21:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Reuters, the Los Angeles Times, the New York Times, Associated Press, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Canadian Broadcasting, USA Today and elsewhere: Beijing opened the international Paralympic Games this weekend with an extravagant performance by a cast of thousands, as President Hu Jintao proclaimed that the government is dedicated to improving the lives of its 83 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;We cannot ignore the AIDS plight of the disabled&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2008/08/09/aids-plight-2931/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Aug 2008 13:43:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From [Toronto] Globe and Mail: Columnist and public health reporter Andre Picard says HIV-AIDS initiatives have sought to identify marginalized groups for treatment and prevention but &#8220;the largest of the marginalized groups has been callously ignored: People with disabilities.&#8221; An excerpt: What few studies have been done &#8212; and there has been a lot more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Disability rights groups organizing over &#8216;Tropic Thunder&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2008/08/02/thunder-disability-react-2869/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Aug 2008 16:39:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Update here: Rights groups prepare for boycotts, protest A national coalition of disability rights organizations has formally requested a meeting with executives at DreamWorks/Paramount to express concerns about negative portrayals of people with intellectual disabilities in &#8220;Tropic Thunder,&#8221; an R-rated raunchfest that is set to open August 13. (Earlier posts here and here.) Ben Stiller [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Disabled youngsters forced into marriage to provide passports&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2008/07/28/forced-marriage-2818/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 11:49:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the [UK] Independent: Advocates and officials held urgent talks in London last week to discuss the forced marriages of people with learning disabilities to foreigners seeking passports. The Foreign Office&#8217;s Forced Marriage Unit dealt with more than 80 cases of forced marriages involving people with learning disabilities last year, amounting to more than one [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Despite good intentions, &#8216;disability dolls&#8217; stir fury in parents</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2008/07/07/disablity-dolls-2627/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:03:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the [UK] Daily Mail: Dolls with disabilities are &#8220;hugely controversial&#8221; in the UK. Manufacturers say they are designed to help build confidence in youngsters with disabilities, as well as to foster acceptance by other children. While some parents have welcomed the dolls, like the Down syndrome model at left, others worry that they overemphasize [...]]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. firm makes dolls with appearance of Down syndrome</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2008/06/29/down-syndrome-dolls-2517/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jun 2008 21:51:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From ABC News: Parents of children with Down syndrome are enthusiastic about a line of dolls that are intended to look like their kids. Downi Creations, an American company, manufactures the toys to help children with Down syndrome gain validation and acceptance. The dolls are also sold to colleges and universities as teaching tools. Dr. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Are disability dolls a blessing or a sick joke?&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2008/06/25/disability-doll-2474/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 01:37:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the [UK] Times: Doll manufacturers are starting to turn out all types of &#8220;disability dolls,&#8221; with prosthetic limbs, hearing aids, blindness and Down syndrome (left). In addition to reaping potential financial benefits, dollmakers say they are hoping to build the confidence of children with differences, as well as educate children about disability and help [...]]]></description>
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