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		<title>Canadian nonprofit brings innovation to adult living</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2010/10/13/nonprofit-adult-living-30268/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Oct 2010 03:39:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On National Public Radio, a feature about a Vancouver nonprofit organization that is reimagining traditional ways of providing support to adults with disabilities. The group, called Planned Lifetime Advocacy Network (PLAN), helps to set up and nurture long-term support networks for individuals. It also spearheaded a successful nationwide effort to set up tax-deferred savings plans [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Parents seek tax-free accounts for kids with disabilities</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/03/24/tax-free-accounts-kids-disabilities-12913/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 17:25:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8217;2 brothers, 2 different sets of rights&#8217; From the Reno [NV] Gazette-Journal: Six-year-old Alexander Grant has a tax-free bank account that lets his parents save for his college education. Nothing comparable is available for his 11-year-old brother, Elliott, who has Down syndrome. &#8220;Elliott doesn&#8217;t have the same account because the government seemingly thinks disabled people [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Illinois law helps workers with disabilities stay on the job</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/02/17/new-illinois-law-9915/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2009 21:22:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the Chicago Sun-Times: A new Illinois law increases the amount of income and assets that workers with disabilities can have before they become ineligible for Medicaid insurance. The changes are significant because not every job offers health insurance, and people with disabilities are most often not able to get private insurance with adequate coverage. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>After ballot defeat, new idea from Colorado disability advocates</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2008/12/03/colorado-fund-idea-5342/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:05:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the Denver Post, 9News.com (NBC affiliate in Denver), Rocky Mountain News: Advocates in Colorado are promoting the creation of a state-backed investment fund to help pay for the long-term care of people with developmental disabilities. The proposal comes after the resounding defeat last month of Amendment 51, which would have raised the state sales [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Special needs planning &#8212; What happens when parents die?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:47:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the Wall Street Journal: A growing number of financial service companies are springing up to help parents provide for the future care of their children with disabilities. They help navigate the maze of federal and state programs, and assist parents in setting up trusts, coordinating estate plans, and educating future caregivers. These tasks have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Financial planning for kids with disabilities</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2008/10/01/financial-planning-disabilities-3353/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:36:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[U.S. News &#38; World Report lays out a list of tips for financial planning on behalf of children with disabilities. Many of these kids will require financial support throughout their lives, writes Kimberly Palmer. Government programs can cover some basic medical care, but people will lose eligibility if they have more than $2,000 in assets. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Parents adjust employment for children with disabilities</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2008/09/27/parent-employment-3311/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Sep 2008 12:49:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation), the Ottawa Citizen and The Canadian Press: A recent Statistics Canada survey reports that parents of three out of five children with a disability make adjustments in employment as a result of their child-rearing responsibilities. Mothers said overwhelmingly that their jobs were affected. The study did not include comparisons [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A journey to college with autism, depression</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2008/09/13/college-autism-depression-3190/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Sep 2008 13:34:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NPR follows 18-year-old Roger Diehl as he starts his freshman year at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. Roger was an A-student throughout high school, but the prospect of leaving his Nashville home to go to college has been especially challenging for him and his family. Roger has ADHD and autism, and has had recurrent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Palin, disability and Down syndrome: Sept. 8, 2008</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2008/09/08/palin-disability-sept-8-2008-3138/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2008 11:53:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Editor&#8217;s note: Coverage of the disability angle in relation to the candidacy of GOP vice presidential hopeful Sarah Palin continues to mount. Rather than present each item as a separate post, we&#8217;re grouping them here. Please click on the headline above to get the full version, or on â€˜read the rest of this entry&#8217; below, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Special-needs trust can assure support for kids with disabilities</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2008/04/28/special-needs-trust-can-assure-support-for-kids-with-disabilities-2029/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:03:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the Kansas City Star: An estimated one in 26 American families is raising children with disabilities, yet more than 80 percent of parents of these children have not established a special-needs trust. A special-needs trust provides financial protection to those with disabilities, and also preserves their eligibility for Medicaid, Social Security income and other [...]]]></description>
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