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		<title>Illinois girl with DS wins homecoming crown, peers&#8217; respect</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Oct 2008 21:29:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the Chicago Tribune: Seventeen-year-old Anne Jennings was selected homecoming queen at Libertyville High School north of Chicago earlier this month. She has Down syndrome. &#8220;Before, I was just plain me,&#8221; said Jennings, selected by student vote out of 17 nominated girls. &#8220;When I was queen, it changed. It&#8217;s amazing. Everyone loves me. I love [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Students choose classmate with DS as homecoming queen</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Oct 2008 17:21:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the Dallas Morning News: Eighteen-year-old Kristin Pass (center, left) was voted homecoming queen by members of the senior class at Aledo High School in Aledo, Texas, just west of Fort Worth. Kristin has Down syndrome. &#8220;Oh my gosh! I was sitting in the student section and everyone stood up, crying and cheering for Kristin,&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Karaoke group shows the power of song&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 22:41:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the Des Moines Register: Cy Arnett and three other men with intellectual disabilities rock out at a karaoke bar in Des Moines each week. Between performances, they live in a group home. Bar owner Billy Bryant said at first some of the regulars at Billy Joe&#8217;s Pitcher Show didn&#8217;t understand the &#8220;Greased Lightning boys,&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Craig Dietz is Michael Phelps &#8212; minus the limbs</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:30:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Rick Reilly in ESPN The Magazine; earlier story from KDKA TV in Pittsburgh: Lawyer Craig Dietz swam in the Pittsburgh Triathlon recently as part of a three-man relay team he called Bob (at left). He came in 273rd out of 308 swimmers, which meant he beat 35 people who had all their arms and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Buddy movement transforming special education</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:53:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Matches students with, without disabilities &#8216;With buddies, they&#8217;re 1 of the gang&#8217; From the Chicago Tribune: The &#8220;peer buddy&#8221; movement is transforming special education across Illinois and the nation. Students with intellectual disabilities are matched with &#8220;regular&#8221; teens to bridge the social gulf that has persisted through decades of attempts to merge children with disabilities [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Supper club helps kids with autism find friendship</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2008/04/14/supper-club-helps-kids-with-autism-find-friendship-1940/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2008 16:27:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Writing in the Dallas Morning News, columnist Jacquielynn Floyd hangs out at Chili&#8217;s restaurant with a group of kids who are enjoying their once-a-month Supper Club. The club was started by pediatric therapist Mary Hawkins, and is designed to help kids with autism make friends and have fun. In the process, they also pick up [...]]]></description>
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