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		<title>Nurses&#8217; medication policy puts students at risk, parents say</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/10/13/epilepsy-medication-risk-23926/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:18:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[education]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the Orange County Register (with video): A recent policy change by California&#8217;s nursing board is endangering the lives of students by withholding medication needed to quell potentially life-threatening seizures, say parents and epilepsy advocates. A directive issued by the board last month says no school staff except registered nurses can administer Diastat, and that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Blogger: Obama proposal will improve disability coverage</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/09/17/health-care-disabilitie-22446/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 04:52:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A small group of parents protested this week that the Obama health care legislation would lead to the rationing of services for their children with disabilities, a charge that was refuted by some disability advocacy organizations. Politico&#8217;s Ben Smith writes that such accusations are &#8220;simply not true,&#8221; and said the Obama proposal will actually benefit [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Article: &#8216;Will babies with Down syndrome slowly disappear?&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/09/14/will-babies-with-down-syndrome-disappear-22323/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 16:54:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[abortion]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[selective termination]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Writing in the Archives of Disease in Childhood (subscription required for full text), Dr. Brian Skotko reports that the number of babies born with Down syndrome has been steadily decreasing around the world as prenatal testing and selective termination have become more widespread. Skotko reports that a trend toward later childbearing in the United States [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Seclusion and restraints policies uneven; Advocates seek reform</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/04/18/seclusion-and-restraints-14633/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2009 11:55:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[education]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Christina Samuels]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[National Disability Rights Network]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Christina Samuels writes in Education Week that the use of seclusion and restraints has prompted local attention in some deadly cases, but that national action has been hampered because the federal government does not track the issue and state policies vary widely. Advocacy groups seeking action have responded by releasing a report, &#8220;School is Not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Strings attached to federal stimulus funds for special education</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/04/02/strings-attached-13478/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 14:08:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[economics]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Education Week reporter Christina A. Samuels says the federal stimulus special education boost, providing an extra $6.1 billion now and another $6.1 billion to come later this year, comes with restrictions that limit the ways local districts can use the money. Since the additional funds will only be available for two years, and a provision [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Op-ed: Dale juggling two White House jobs?</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/03/27/op-ed-dale-13148/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 21:07:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[arts/music]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Writing in the Chicago Reader, Deanna Isaacs raises red flags about a New York Times report that Kareem Dale, President Obama&#8217;s special assistant for disability policy, has been chosen to be the president&#8217;s staff adviser on arts and culture. The story &#8220;left jaws dropping in both the arts and disability camps,&#8221; she said. An excerpt: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The legacy of Ivan Cameron</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/02/26/legacy-ivan-cameron-10655/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 11:17:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[cerebral palsy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[education]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8216;Parents see the world through their children&#8217;s eyes. And Ivan Cameron changed his father&#8217;s view of everything.&#8217; Writing in the [UK] Independent: columnist Deborah Orr says the life and death of Ivan Cameron  profoundly shaped the views of his father, UK Conservative leader David Cameron &#8212; and thus, perhaps, the future of a nation. Six-year-old [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Biden says disability rep will have &#8216;direct access&#8217; to president</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/02/13/biden-names-9602/</link>
		<comments>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/02/13/biden-names-9602/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2009 18:19:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[civil rights]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the Idaho Statesman and AP/Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Vice-President Joe Biden announced during an appearance at the Special Olympics World Winter Games on Thursday that Kareem Dale has been named special assistant to the president for disability policy. Dale, who worked on the Obama campaign as national disability vote director, will have &#8220;absolutely direct access to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Disability advocates prod new education secretary</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/02/10/disability-education-chief-9354/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 22:19:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[education]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Christina A. Samuels in Education Week (subscription only): Advocates for students with disabilities say new Secretary of Education Arne Duncan did not pay particular attention to disability issues during his seven years as head of the Chicago school district. They&#8217;d like to see that change. Among their specific requests: a crackdown on the use [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Guest commentary: A call to the disability community</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2008/12/24/call-to-disability-community-6606/</link>
		<comments>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2008/12/24/call-to-disability-community-6606/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2008 16:48:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Elevate disability policy within the White House Domestic Policy Council From Rud and Ann Turnbull, co-founders and co-directors Beach Center on Disability The University of Kansas Background The audacity of hope lies in the heart of the disability community. The insistence on rights is still part of its daily agenda. As individuals with disabilities and [...]]]></description>
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