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• Dating With Disabilities: You Know Who You Are.

  
  So about what I said... — Authority: 436
  Teaser: Wow, I cant believe it. I really cant. So this is how it ends, how the curtains close on my little play? I have to say, Im rather quite disappointed in all of this. It didnt have to go down like this. And yet, in some way, I suppose I’m not that surprised either. Maybe things would have eventually ended like ...
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• College Students with Disabilities - Spend Your Summer in DC!

  
  The Wrightslaw Way — Authority: 115
  Each year, the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) hosts two Summer Internship Programs for College Students with Disabilities in Washington, DC, providing paid travel to and from DC, paid fully-accessible housing, and living stipends.  AAPD is now accepting applications for the 2010 Summer ...
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• Action Deafness – comments

  
  Citizenseye — Authority: 146
  Editor: Many people will have followed the ongoing issues between some members of the Deaf community and Action Deafness. I have been a supporter of Action Deafness since first getting involved in promoting their many events and services through Sarah Vann & her IAG work. In the interest of fairness I have fully ...
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• Columnist: ‘Sadly, most people with a learning disability should not have children’

  
  Disability News | PatriciaEBauer.com — Authority: 435
  Minette Marrin, writing in the [UK] Sunday Times, reacts to a BBC2 documentary about a couple with Down syndrome who are deciding whether to marry. Marrin’s sister has an intellectual disability. An excerpt:It is hard enough to be an adequate parent with supposedly normal intelligence. For someone of very low ...
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• Pregnant woman with learning disabilities flees to keep baby

  
  Disability News | PatriciaEBauer.com — Authority: 435
  From the  [UK] Daily Mail, [UK] Times:A pregnant woman with learning disabilities and her fiance have reportedly fled Scotland after social workers threatened to take away their baby at birth, saying the woman was not capable of raising the child.Two months ago, the couple’s wedding was halted 48 hours before the ...
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• Joe Elliot and The Myth of Dyslexia, Revisited

  
  I Speak of Dreams — Authority: 127
  Julian (Joe) Elliot of Durham University (UK) was at the center of a row in 2005 the UK when he claimed that "dyslexia is a myth", specifically: "Contraryto claims of ‘miracle cures’, there is no sound, widely-accepted bodyof scientific work that has shown that there exists any particularteaching approach more ...
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• Healthcare Mobility – An Investigation Of Remote Monitoring & Alerting Systems

  
  World News — Authority: 463
  Does this sound familiar?
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• Discounts for disabled in Himachal government-run hotels

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 716
  Shimla, Nov 22 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh will offer a discount of 30 percent on hotel room tariff from next month to physically challenged people who opt to stay at any of its 57 economy and high-end establishments.“We are offering a discount of 30 percent to guests with physical disabilities from December 3 (World ...
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• We must tell about Jesus–a sermon for the mentally challenged community

  
  Specialgathering's Weblog — Authority: 128
  We must tell about Jesus Acts 5:20 and 21 Central Theme:  Each of us should tell other people about God’s new life. Introduction–I collect rocks.  I have rocks from around the world. I love my rocks.  The only problem is that I didn’t label them so I don’t remember where my rocks came from.  China?  ...
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• State Test Score Trends Through 2007-08: Has Progress Been Made in Raising Achievement for Student with Disabilities?

  
  Docuticker — Authority: 155
  State Test Score Trends Through 2007-08: Has Progress Been Made in Raising Achievement for Student with Disabilities? Source: Center for Education Policy Using data from state reading and mathematics tests, this report takes an in-depth look at the performance of students with disabilities and highlights the ...
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• Debra O’Connor: Amazing Advocate

  
  Judy Vorfeld's Office Support Services — Authority: 119
  Debra O’Connor, Pioneer Press Watchdog, is one of my heroes. Two years ago, thanks to her willingness to advocate for Mark Grewing, dozens of volunteers and Pioneer Press readers came to the aid of Grewing, a White Bear Lake man whose service dog had been taken away. Today, Mark Grewing and his new companion dog, ...
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• Missed My Bloggiversary

  
  One Sick Mother — Authority: 115
  Again. For some reason, I had Nov 27th flagged in my head as my  Bloggiversary date. But I just looked back on my first post and it is dated November 10th, 2007.  I thought then that I wouldnt be blogging for long. Not blogging about searching for a diagnosis, anyway. I figured Id be able to riff on all sorts of ...
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• A Backbone Tale: The Beauty of Ugliness

  
  Et Cetera: Publick and Privat Curiosities — Authority: 426
  A Backbone Tale: The Beauty of Ugliness Une Histoire Vertebrale (A Backbone Tale) is an award-winning short animated film by Jérémy Clapin , which in the classic comic tradition manages to be sadly touching, romantic and funny.  In our eternal race to find love and happiness, some unfortunate souls start ...
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• Resources regarding H1N1 and people with disabilities

  
  Specialgathering's Weblog — Authority: 128
  Here is an e-mail I received from Family Cafe. Dear Friend,   We would like to pass along some resources regarding H1N1 and people with disabilities that we received from the US Department of Health and Human Services.   The DHHS office for People with Disabilities can be found online at www.hhs.gov/od/ ...
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• Invisible Disability Kids Are Being Left Out

  
  disabilityresourcelinks.com — Authority: 145
    ‘Invisible Disability’ Kids Are Being Left Out
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• Writer wonders: Must we get rid of the word ‘retardation’?

  
  Disability News | PatriciaEBauer.com — Authority: 435
  Writing in the Los Angeles Times Booster Shots Blog, Melissa Healy says she was “interested” to learn about a Senate proposal to remove the words “mental retardation” and “mentally retarded” from federal laws. The measure has the strong backing of The Arc of the United States. An excerpt:” ‘Retard,’ ...
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• Ultrasound Enhances Noninvasive Down Syndrome Tests

  
  Disabled World — Authority: 441
  We did not miss a single case of Down syndrome with our overall screening program, which included an option for invasive testing.
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• Bone Implant Offers Hope for Skull Deformities

  
  Net News Publisher — Authority: 453
  A synthetic bone matrix offers hope for babies born with craniosynostosis, a condition that causes the plates in the skull to fuse too soon. Implants replacing some of the infant’s bone with the biodegradable matrix could eliminate some of the operations currently used to treat the condition. “The remarkable ...
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• ZYDECO HELLRAISERS

  
  "El Milagro Weblog" — Authority: 110
  What happens to Attention Deficit Disorder when it grows up? Sometimes it is channeled into extraordinary gifts. So Michael Phelps Picasso JFK James Carville Robin Williams… …are all reputed ADHD guys. This is hardly an exhaustive list but it’s enough to give you a flavor. I think if they named every ...
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• Holiday Gift Guide for Kids—and Their Adults—with Spinal Cord Issues

  
  United Spinal's Action Online Magazine — Authority: 125
  Here are some gift suggestions for children, parents or grandparents with special needs. By Danielle Shaw If your child has a spinal cord injury or disorder, you may find it difficult to choose the perfect toy for her. Or if you’re a parent or a grandparent with a disability, you may feel frustrated when trying ...
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