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		<title>Controversial comic to appear in LA Down syndrome benefit</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 17:14:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Michael Arrington, writing in TechCrunch.com via the Washington Post, reports that comedian Sarah Silverman has agreed to donate her time to a Los Angeles-area fundraiser to benefit people with Down syndrome. Proceeds from the March 6 benefit in Culver City, called TwentyWonder, will go to the Down Syndrome Association of Los Angeles. Silverman stirred controversy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UN recruits pop icon to improve life for those with disabilities</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/12/04/stevie-wonder-3-26210/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:27:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Associated Press/USA Today and Reuters: The United Nations has appointed musician Stevie Wonder as a United Nations Messenger of Peace. He will will focus on helping to improve life for the estimated 650 million people with disabilities &#8211; about 10% of the world&#8217;s population. UN representatives said the singer-songwriter, who has won 25 Grammy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Nonprofit company makes owners wealthy&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:10:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While CA cuts funds for disabled, couple gets rich providing services By Alan Zarembo in the Los Angeles Times: A California couple who run a nonprofit for people with developmental disabilities have earned more than $7 million in salary and deferred compensation over the past five years, spurring questions about the limits of laws governing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hennefer to be honored at All-Star Game</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/06/30/hennefer-wins-19374/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the [Cherry Hill, NJ] Courier-Post: Golfer Brad Hennefer, who has Down syndrome, has been selected in a nationwide internet vote to represent the Philadelphia Phillies at the 2009 All-Star Game in St. Louis this summer. Hennefer, 20, was nominated in the &#8220;All-Stars Among Us&#8221; campaign for his work with the Golf for Life Foundation. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Palin appears at NY disability events; Start of next campaign?</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/06/08/palin-disability-2-17987/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 15:26:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Newsday, Newsday Spin Cycle blog, People magazine on MSNBC.com, the [White Plains, NY] Journal News, and New York Daily News: Saying she remains an advocate for people with developmental disabilities, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin appeared at two disability-related events in New York over the weekend. The appearances were seen as possible first steps toward [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Column: Jewelry business builds confidence, independence</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/05/26/beckham-jewelry-business-17152/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 14:38:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Boston Globe columnist Beverly Beckham writes about a small jewelry business run by a nonprofit residential community in Massachusetts that employs artisans with disabilities to create disability awareness jewelry. Cheryl Bleakney, an employee of  New England Village, came up with the plan to design &#8220;True Meaning Jewelry.&#8221; The organization donates a percentage of its sales [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Smile Pinki&#8217; takes Oscar; Surgery rid girl of stigma</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/02/23/smile-pinki-takes-oscar-10455/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 17:14:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From BBC, UK Times, People Magazine, Hindustan Times: The story of an Indian girl whose cleft lip was repaired through surgery has won the Academy Award for best short documentary. Directed by Megan Mylan, the film follows Pinki&#8217;s transformation from an introverted social outcast to an outgoing local celebrity after an operation funded by The [...]]]></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>Afghanistan&#8217;s disability crisis</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2008/12/25/afghanistan-6645/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Dec 2008 23:49:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Video from the New York Times: There are roughly 1 million people with disabilities in Afghanistan, most of them victims of war. Many cannot find work and must beg on the streets to support themselves. State hospitals cannot afford to treat them, so they rely instead on people like Alberto Cairo (above), an Italian physiotherapist [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kids with disabilities meet sensitive Santas</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2008/12/18/disabiities-santa-6302/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 16:40:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By columnist Jacquielynn Floyd in the Dallas Morning News: Several branches of Our Children&#8217;s House at Baylor, a Dallas area hospital, are making it possible for kids with disabilities to visit with Santa in a relaxed, stress-free environment. The Santas are greeting kids in quiet, low-key settings with soft music. An appointment list allows the [...]]]></description>
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