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		<title>Short takes</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 21:59:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8216;Rosa&#8217;s law&#8217; would remove &#8216;retarded&#8217; from federal laws &#8212; Annapolis Capital College bound kids with learning disabilities get help &#8212; USA Today Students with learning disabilities must advocate for themselves, say experts &#8212; Boston Herald Police: Man hit dad of autistic child at Olive Garden &#8212; ABC 25 wpbf.com in West Palm Beach, Florida Man [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Additional items for Thursday, April 28, 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 02:04:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bill to protect disabled students from abusive restraint passes in Florida House &#8212; Palm Beach Post Man with cerebral palsy helps teach special-ed course &#8212; Denver Post Youth with autism conquers the waves on his surfboard &#8212; ABC Nightline Daring to dance: Ballet class for kids with Down syndrome &#8212; Norfolk Virginian-Pilot Legally blind, Portland&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>And now for something completely different &#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:01:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m taking a few days off, but will be checking email and comments while I&#8217;m gone. Wouldn&#8217;t this be a great time to cruise the archives and read some of the posts you missed? Back next week &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>UK&#8217;s Tories plan to help people with disabilities join Parliament</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2010/01/15/uks-tories-disabilitie-27168/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 06:16:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the [UK] Guardian: The UK&#8217;s Conservative Party is planning a £1m fund to help people with disabilities become members of Parliament. The effort by the Tories is aimed at encouraging the UK government to be more representative of the people it serves. One in five people in Great Britain has a disability, but only [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Disability advocates praise new Minneapolis stadium</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/12/09/minnesota-twins-stadium-26392/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:06:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Building exceeds requirements; Says one organizer, it&#8217;s &#8216;revolutionary&#8217; From the [Minneapolis] Finance and Commerce: The Minnesota Twins&#8217; new stadium will be one of the most accessible in the nation when it opens in the spring, say disability advocates. Among the features of the new Target Field: Extra-wide entrances and curb cuts for wheelchairs, outfield captioning [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UN says huge obstacles remain for people with disabilities</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/12/03/un-obstacles-disabilities-26203/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 06:19:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the Voice of America: Kicking off the celebration of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the United Nations has issued a statement saying that hundreds of millions of people with disabilities around the world continue to face overwhelming obstacles in their efforts to lead a meaningful life. An excerpt: Globally, almost one in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Texas students with disabilities face broad use of restraints</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:21:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Emily Ramshaw in the Texas Tribune: State data shows that Texas educators forcibly pinned down students with disabilities more than 18,000 times in the last school year, sometimes causing injury. A handful of districts reported more than 40 incidents of restraint per every 100 students with disabilities during the 2007-2008 school year, with one [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Proposal to drop Asperger&#8217;s label stirs disapproval</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/11/05/getting-rid-of-aspergers-25025/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:02:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the [Toronto] Globe &#38; Mail: Canadian parents of children with Asperger&#8217;s syndrome are resisting a proposal by scientists to remove the Asperger&#8217;s label from psychiatry&#8217;s diagnostic manual. The parents say such an action would cause confusion and potentially impede treatment for people with the disorder. Scientists say the change is needed for the sake [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gone fishin&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/08/15/gone-fishin-22021/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2009 17:32:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8230; Back after Labor Day. I&#8217;ll do a roundup when I return, so please do keep those emails coming in while I&#8217;m away.]]></description>
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		<title>Researchers: Restrictive diets may not help kids with autism</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/07/28/restrictive-diets-autism-20844/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 15:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the New York Times: Researchers at the Mayo Clinic say the strict gluten-free or dairy-free diets often favored by parents of kids with autism may not be warranted, and may actually cause problems. The study is published in the journal Pediatrics. Lead researcher Samar H. Ibrahim suggested that the diets be used only after [...]]]></description>
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