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		<title>Critic&#8217;s take on disability themed movie: &#8216;There will be tears&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2010/01/07/extraordinary-measure-27000/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 20:29:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Anna Pickard in the [UK] Guardian Extraordinary Measures, starring Brendan Fraser and Harrison Ford, features &#8220;a sad dad&#8217;s relentless efforts to fund a maverick medic&#8217;s search for a cure for his terminally ill kiddies.&#8221; The film was &#8220;inspired by&#8221; the story of John Crowley, a New Jersey dad who worked to find a cure [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mom&#8217;s book honors boy who fought disease, sought peace</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:31:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the Baltimore Sun, Good Morning America, Fox News and elsewhere: Mattie Stepanek was a boy with muscular dystrophy who wrote six best-selling books and inspired millions with his messages of hope and peace. He died five years ago just short of his fourteenth birthday. Now his mother Jeni Stepanek, 50, has written a book [...]]]></description>
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		<title>First on the chopping block: Aid for vulnerable people</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2009 02:26:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the New York Times: In the midst of the deepest and most widespread budget deficits in decades, more than 34 states have cut programs for vulnerable groups and people with disabilities, according to the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities in Washington. Officials say the cuts may end up costing money over time, because [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Video games can be a lifesaver for people with disabilities</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2009 01:40:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[But few are accessible From MSNBC with video: People with disabilities say video games offer them an avenue for making vital community and social connections. Yet game developers generally have been slow to make the games accessible, citing expense, scheduling pressures, and just plain ignorance. Technology allows gamers with disabilities to &#8220;have a community that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bracing for more deep cuts in Florida support services</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/03/03/deep-cuts-in-florida-10905/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2009 18:18:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the Tallahassee Democrat: A tanking economy and budget cuts in Florida have meant less government-funded support for people with disabilities like 46-year-old Mary Ann Sanderford, who has muscular dystrophy. Sanderford had been successful at an art-based adult training program, selling her wares and gaining confidence. Funding cuts now mean she must cut back from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Advocates protest award for Lewis</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:22:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the [Newark, NJ] Star-Ledger: Writer/filmmaker Simi Linton was joined by dozens of activists near the Kodak Theatre red carpet in Los Angeles Sunday to protest the presentation of a humanitarian award to Jerry Lewis at the Academy Award ceremony. Carrying signs carrying slogans like &#8220;Respect Not Pity,&#8221; and &#8220;Don&#8217;t Reward Bigotry,&#8221; they made the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Humanitarian Oscar goes to Lewis</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/02/23/humanitarian-lewis-10428/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 15:58:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the Hollywood Reporter: Comedy film icon Jerry Lewis was greeted with a standing ovation when he took the Kodak Theatre stage to accept a special Oscar for his longtime charitable endeavors. &#8230; The Academy&#8217;s selection of Lewis to receive this year&#8217;s humanitarian award has drawn criticism. Some cited his use of the slur &#8220;fag&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Point-counterpoint on Jerry Lewis&#8217; humanitarian award</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/02/20/jerry-lewis-humanitarian-10274/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2009 21:37:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s time for Jerry Lewis to get an Oscar &#8211; By Christian Toto in Human Events An excerpt: It must crush Lewis to be on the receiving end of &#8230; protests, particularly from those who are disabled. Their efforts would be better spent meeting with Lewis directly or reaching out to the media to applaud [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Harriet McBryde Johnson: A reflection by Peter Singer</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2008/12/29/harriet-mcbryde-johnson-2-6795/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2008 16:22:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Writing in the New York Times&#8217; annual &#8216;Lives They Lived&#8217; issue, philosopher Peter Singer memorializes the life of disability rights advocate Harriet McBryde Johnson. Johnson was perhaps best known for her 2003 New York Times Magazine cover story Unspeakable conversations. The first-person piece described her journey to Princeton University to debate Singer over his advocacy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Columnist: &#8216;The problem with Jerry&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2008/12/13/columnist-jerry-lewis-6028/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Dec 2008 22:29:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Shawn Levy in the [Portland] Oregonian: Gay rights advocates are reportedly complaining to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences about plans to give a humanitarian award to Jerry Lewis (left). The comedian, who hosts an annual telethon for the Muscular Dystrophy Society of America, has used anti-gay slurs in public at least [...]]]></description>
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