<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>Disability News &#124; PatriciaEBauer.com &#187; polio</title>
	<atom:link href="http://www.patriciaebauer.com/category/polio/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com</link>
	<description>Disability News &#124; PatriciaEBauer.com</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2011 14:03:18 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1</generator>
		<item>
		<title>Obit: Martha Mason wrote a book about years in iron lung</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/05/11/obit-martha-mason-15986/</link>
		<comments>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/05/11/obit-martha-mason-15986/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 11:49:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[books]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[documentary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[obits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[personal stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[polio]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[disability news and commentary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[iron lung]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Martha Mason]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wake Forest University]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patriciaebauer.com/?p=15986</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[From New York Times, Associated Press/Greensboro [NC] News &#38; Record, Charlotte Observer, Winston-Salem Journal, Shelby [NC] Star: Martha Mason, author of the memoir &#8220;Breath,&#8221; died in her North Carolina home last week shortly before her 72nd birthday. Mason had lived more than 60 years in an iron lung after a childhood bout with polio left [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/05/11/obit-martha-mason-15986/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Remembering Andrew Wyeth</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/01/17/remembering-andrew-wyeth-7802/</link>
		<comments>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/01/17/remembering-andrew-wyeth-7802/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2009 13:23:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[arts/music]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[celebrities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[obits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[polio]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[public attitudes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Andrew Wyeth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christina's World]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[disability news and commentary]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patriciaebauer.com/?p=7802</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[American artist Andrew Wyeth died this week at the age of 91. His iconic painting &#8220;Christina&#8217;s World&#8221; was one of the best known artworks of the 20th century. From the Museum of Modern Art catalog: The woman crawling through the tawny grass was the artist&#8217;s neighbor in Maine, who, crippled by polio, &#8220;was limited physically [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/01/17/remembering-andrew-wyeth-7802/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Paralympic champ faces stigma at home</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2008/10/04/paralympic-champ-stigma-3384/</link>
		<comments>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2008/10/04/paralympic-champ-stigma-3384/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2008 16:14:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[exercise/sports]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[international]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NOT2BEMISSED]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paralympics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[personal stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[polio]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[public attitudes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stereotypes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stigma]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[success stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[athletics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Beijing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bias]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[champion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[crutches]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[disability news and commentary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Egypt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gold medal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heba Said Ahmed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paralympic Games]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[power lifting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[world record]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patriciaebauer.com/?p=3384</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[From the New York Times: Heba Said Ahmed (left) won a gold medal for power lifting at the recent Paralympic Games in Beijing, and broke a world record. But when she left Beijing and returned home to Egypt, Ahmed once again faced a society that views her as a second-class citizen because she cannot walk, [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2008/10/04/paralympic-champ-stigma-3384/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Paul Longmore: An open letter to disability rights constituency</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2008/09/15/paul-longmore-open-lette-3205/</link>
		<comments>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2008/09/15/paul-longmore-open-lette-3205/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2008 03:14:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[advocacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[asset management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[benefits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[books]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Campaign 2008]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[civil rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employment/jobs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[families]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[first-person]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IDEA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[inclusion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[independent living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[institutionalization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicaid/Medicare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mental health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NOT2BEMISSED]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[polio]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[post-secondary education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[poverty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[public attitudes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stigma]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[veterans]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patriciaebauer.com/?p=3205</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Guest commentary: What Kind of Advocacy Do Americans with Disabilities Really Need? By Paul K. Longmore Ever since Sarah Palin&#8217;s acceptance speech, the &#8220;needs&#8221; of children with disabilities have gotten a lot of press. Palin pledged to be a &#8220;friend and advocate&#8221; for those children. News stories have reported the excitement of parents and other [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2008/09/15/paul-longmore-open-lette-3205/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>20</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Athletes disabled by war lead Iraqi Paralympic team</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2008/06/30/iraq-paralympic-2528/</link>
		<comments>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2008/06/30/iraq-paralympic-2528/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:11:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[blindness/visual impairments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[exercise/sports]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[international]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[limb loss]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[physical disabilities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[polio]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[disability news and commentary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Faraj Hasab Khudhair]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Iraq]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paralympics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rasul Kadhim]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wheelchair]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patriciaebauer.com/?p=2528</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[From The New York Times: Iraq, which has been in three wars in two decades, has a robust Paralympic team. Twelve of the 20 athletes who have qualified for the Paralympic games are disabled war veterans. &#8220;As a country that participated in many wars since 1980, we have many disabled people,&#8221; said Ahmed Abid Hassan, [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2008/06/30/iraq-paralympic-2528/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Harlan Hahn, 68: USC professor championed disability rights</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2008/05/10/harlan-hahn-68-usc-professor-championed-disability-rights-2101/</link>
		<comments>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2008/05/10/harlan-hahn-68-usc-professor-championed-disability-rights-2101/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 14:57:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[accessibility]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ADA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NOT2BEMISSED]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[obits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[polio]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wheelchair]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[disability news and commentary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[disability rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Harlan Hahn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USC]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patriciaebauer.com/?p=2101</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[From the Los Angeles Times: Harlan Hahn, a longtime USC professor of political science and champion of disability rights who successfully sued the university to improve access for disabled people campuswide, died April 23 at his Santa Monica home. He was 68. The cause was a heart attack, said his daughter, Emily. Hahn was already [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2008/05/10/harlan-hahn-68-usc-professor-championed-disability-rights-2101/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Onley: Disabled workers provide business with competitive edge</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2008/04/05/onley-disabled-workers-provide-business-with-competitive-edge-1886/</link>
		<comments>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2008/04/05/onley-disabled-workers-provide-business-with-competitive-edge-1886/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Apr 2008 12:45:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>marymuller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[employment/jobs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[polio]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[public attitudes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[public policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stigma]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Onley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[disabilities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[disability news]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[disability news and commentary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ontario]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[scooter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unemployment]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2008/04/05/onley-disabled-workers-provide-business-with-competitive-edge/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[From Northumberland [Ontario] Today: Ontario Lt. Gov. David Onley, who himself had polio and uses a motorized scooter, says there are strong economic reasons for employing and serving people with disabilities. An anticipated labor shortage, tied to the graying of the baby boomers, makes it vital for employers to take another look at the approximately [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2008/04/05/onley-disabled-workers-provide-business-with-competitive-edge-1886/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Candidate eager to disprove doubters</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2008/02/22/candidate-eager-to-disprove-doubters-1530/</link>
		<comments>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2008/02/22/candidate-eager-to-disprove-doubters-1530/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Feb 2008 00:51:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>marymuller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cerebral palsy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[polio]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Louisiana]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[polio survivor]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2008/02/22/candidate-eager-to-disprove-doubters/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[From the [New Orleans] Times Picayune: Gilda Reed, Democratic candidate for Louisiana&#8217;s open 1st Congressional district seat, defies conventional wisdom. She is a survivor of childhood polio, and adopted a son with cerebral palsy after being told by doctors that he would &#8220;probably be a vegetable.&#8221; Her son is now a college graduate. &#8220;Polio has [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2008/02/22/candidate-eager-to-disprove-doubters-1530/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>History professor flourishes through activism</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2007/12/15/disabled-history-professor-flourishes-through-activism-1042/</link>
		<comments>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2007/12/15/disabled-history-professor-flourishes-through-activism-1042/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 11:24:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[civil rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[personal stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[polio]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wheelchair]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2007/12/15/disabled-history-professor-flourishes-through-activism/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Acclaimed SF State teacher living history of disabled rights movement From Xpress online, a news service of San Francisco State University: a feature about disability rights activist Paul Longmore, history professor and author of &#8220;Why I Burned My Book.&#8221; Longmore had polio as a child and uses a motorized wheelchair. An excerpt: As a student [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2007/12/15/disabled-history-professor-flourishes-through-activism-1042/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>A powerful mind</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2007/10/14/a-powerful-mind-575/</link>
		<comments>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2007/10/14/a-powerful-mind-575/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Oct 2007 12:29:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[advocacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mental health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[personal stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[philanthropy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[polio]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[veterans]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2007/10/14/a-powerful-mind/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A Hollins professor and polio survivor leads a global organization to help others with the disease. From the Roanoke (VA) Times: A feature on Lawrence Becker, a philosopher and fellow at Virginia&#8217;s Hollins University who heads Post-Polio Health International. The organization is dedicated to enhancing the lives and independence of polio survivors. Following his polio [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2007/10/14/a-powerful-mind-575/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>

