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		<title>Canadian nonprofit brings innovation to adult living</title>
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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>iPad boosts communication for kids with disabilities</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Oct 2010 01:14:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the Wall Street Journal: Parents and therapists say the Apple iPad tablet computer is providing an important new way to help kids with speech and communication difficulties. &#8212; and one that is both less expensive and more &#8220;cool&#8221; than anything previously available. A growing number of speech-related applications, including Proloquo2Go, are being developed for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>President signs technology access measure</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2010/10/11/technology-access-measure-30177/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2010 00:24:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From AP on MSNBC, with video; the Digital Journal; Wireless Week; American Foundation for the Blind release in the Kansas City Star: President Obama has signed legislation that requires smart phones, television programs and other modern communications technologies to be made accessible to people who have impaired vision or hearing. The legislation was hailed as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bill would improve accessibility for Web, mobile devices</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2010/08/17/bill-would-improve-accessibility-for-web-mobile-devices-30017/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 16:19:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the Washington Post: Consumers with disabilities say the Internet and many mobile devices are leaving them behind, but legislation pending in Congress would pressure electronics companies to improve accessibility for all. &#8220;This is simply about inclusion. You have an industry that is known for innovation, but they don&#8217;t have a cultural understanding of what [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Senate passes bill to improve web, mobile phone access</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2010/08/10/senate-web-access-29987/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 14:39:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Press releases from Sen. Mark Pryor (D-Arkansas) and American Association of People with Disabilities: The U.S. Senate has unanimously passed a bill aimed at making the Internet and mobile phones more accessible to people who are blind or have reduced vision. Among its provisions, the measure: Mandates accessibility in smart phones, including compatibility with hearing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DOJ seeks improved Internet access for people with disabilities</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2010/07/24/internet-access-29846/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Jul 2010 04:25:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Reuters: The U.S. Department of Justice this week issued proposals aimed at enhancing access for people with disabilities to commercial and government websites, Internet emergency call centers, and entertainment programming in movie theaters. The proposals, which are primarily aimed at improving access for people with vision and hearing impairments,  are expected to draw criticism [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FCC sees problems with web access for people with disabilities</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2010/04/26/fcc-web-access-29316/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:59:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From TheHill.com: A report by the Federal Communications Commission concludes that people with disabilities face significant barriers in gaining access to internet communications, including inaccessible hardware, software, services and web content, as well as expensive specialized assistive technologies. &#8220;Only 42 percent of people with disabilities have high-speed Internet services at home &#8212; and an astounding [...]]]></description>
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		<title>iPad seen as great tool for kids with disabilities</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2010/04/12/ipad-disabilities-29192/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 15:43:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the [Toronto] Globe and Mail: Parents and educators of kids with developmental disabilities offer high praise for the new Apple iPad. They say it can serve as an assisted communication device, can help kids focus on routine tasks, and is a great help at easing student anxiety. &#8220;It&#8217;s just a game changer,&#8221; says Samuel [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Study: Internet provides lifeline for people with chronic illness</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2010/03/25/social-network-28917/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 02:27:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the New York Times: Internet-based social networks are playing a vital role in the lives of people with chronic illness, researchers say, allowing them to share information and provide emotional support to one another. &#8220;It&#8217;s really literally saved my life, just to be able to connect with other people,&#8221; said a man with multiple [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Italy pledges to prosecute backers of Facebook hate page</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2010/02/23/italy-facebook-hate-site-28512/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:15:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Site advocated using kids with Down syndrome for target practice From Reuters, New York Time,  Agence France Press: Italy&#8217;s equality minister threatened legal action against the &#8220;thousands of idiots&#8221; involved in an Italian Facebook group that called for children with Down syndrome to be used for target practice. The page, which has been shut down [...]]]></description>
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