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• Op-ed: ‘Sarah Palin and Me’

  
  Disability News | PatriciaEBauer.com — Authority: 433
  Lon Jacobs, general counsel for the News Corporation and a pro-choice Democrat, writes in the Wall Street Journal that he empathized with Sarah Palin when she spoke in an interview last week about the “cruel attacks on her son Trig.”Jacobs, whose 13-year-old daughter has an intellectual disability, says he ...
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• Press Release: "New Research Sheds Light on Chiropractic and ADHD" -- No It Doesnt!

  
  I Speak of Dreams — Authority: 130
  Michael McCoy, a chiropractor who has a number of enterprises going,  including McCoy Press , i  founded a new journal in 2009 , the  Journal of Pediatric, Maternal & Family Health - Chiropractic.  It sounds sciency, doesnt it?   It isnt.  One thing McCoy is excellent at is propagating press ...
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• SI writer: Eunice Shriver deserves recognition

  
  Disability News | PatriciaEBauer.com — Authority: 433
  Sports Illustrated writer Selena Roberts nominates Eunice Kennedy Shriver for the magazine’s Sportsman of the Year award. An excerpt:Without her relentless lobbying, it is very possible that those with mental challenges would still be hidden from view, institutionalized instead of embraced. Without her access to the ...
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• Liberals betray people living with developmental disabilities

  
  NJN Network — Authority: 148
  “Nothing about us without us” suffers death by a thousand cuts in BC Programs for people with developmental disabilities in BC are cutting off direction from the people affected. Input from people with developmental disabilities is pushed aside. Although the disabled don’t want programs without their input, ...
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• Traveling by Air When You Have a Disability

  
  Travel Guides — Authority: 483
  If you’re one of the 180 million or more people worldwide who have a disability, the thought of air travel might be scary. It can be hard to get accommodations for your disability in day-to-day life, let alone in the airports that work like machines to get as many people to their destination as quickly as possible. ...
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• Taconic DDSO Employee Busted For Drugs

  
  North Country Gazette — Authority: 494
  PLEASANT VALLEY—An employee of the Taconic Developmental Disabilities Services Office in Wassaic was arrested Wednesday after State Police found her in possession of more than eight ounces of marijuana.Diana Boyer, 30, of Pleasant Valley was charged with third degree criminal possession of marijuana, a felony.  She ...
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• Dating With Disabilities: The Challenges of Dating When Disabled.

  
  So about what I said... — Authority: 435
  Teaser: For nearly a year now, you’ve seen me write about my lack of a love life and my search for one with a physical disability. This week, I got the chance to hear someone else’s story – a story that I could instantly identify with, and one that didn’t make me feel so alone in my aloneness when it comes to ...
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• EP: Mark On Married With Children, The Pilot

  
  THE MARK TAYLOR CANDLESHORE BLOG — Authority: 126
  In this post, Mark Taylor publishes an audio-only version of the pilot episode of Fox’s Married With Children, as an approximately 22 minute Candle Shore Podcast. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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• Holiday giveaway: Win a $250 Toys "R" Us gift card!

  
  To The Max — Authority: 492
  You might recall from my visit to BlogHer this summer that I did not meet Britney Spears . But I did meet this dynamo of a woman who works for BillMeLater, Sara. Weve kept in touch, and one of these days Im going to tell her about my revolutionary idea, BillMeTenYearsLater. Anyway, Sara invited me to participate in ...
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• Closed Captioning – A Very Public Affair

  
  47 Movies — Authority: 159
  Most people think of closed captioning as something used only in the privacy of our homes. In fact, the Americans with Disabilities Act has resulted in an increased use of both open and closed captioning in public places. Continue reading here: Closed Captioning – A Very Public Affair
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• How To Buy Mobility Scooters UK

  
  How Healthy Are You? — Authority: 143
  There are a high number of mobility scooters UK citizens can take advantage. For many, they instantly become a lifeline to keeping in touch and staying active. They also allow people to be free to live their own lives, without having to rely on the good will of friends and family. However, with such a growth in the ...
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• Can workers have it both ways? Man gets disability, then sues employer

  
  HRMorning.com — Authority: 139
  There are signs everywhere workers are getting more aggressive about squeezing all they can out of their employers. The latest piece of evidence: An Illinois man filed for a disability pension, claiming he was unable to do any work — and then he turned around and sued his employer for failing to accommodate his ...
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• They play to fight discrimination against the disabled

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 729
  By Maitreyee BoruahBangalore, Nov 26 (IANS) They have overcome their physical disabilities and now are trying to fight discrimination on the sporting field.Meet table tennis player Raj Aravindam (27) from Chennai, who has been infected with polio when he was one-year-old and has taken up the game ten years back to ...
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• Happy Thanksgiving

  
  Specialgathering's Weblog — Authority: 128
  Today, I’m cooking and eating a great Thanksgiving feast.  Our son, Mark, is here from Hawaii.  He is celebrating the publication of his book, Sea Turtles A-Z.   He was the illustrator. Mara Hixon was the author/publisher.  It is a bitter/sweet time because none of my grandchildren are here and I’m not at ...
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• The future of adult social care in England

  
  The Social Work Blog — Authority: 130
  Quick straw poll: Has the delivery of frontline adult social care services remained high on the agenda for your organisation, despite the economic crisis? A large majority (84%) of social care workers and managers at the Transforming the Adult Social Care Workforce: Putting People First conference in London on ...
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• U.S. National Paralympics rowing team in Austin - News 8 Austin

  
  Beijing 2008 Stadium — Authority: 145
  Men and with women with physical injuries, including Afghanistan and Iraq veterans, trained for the Paralympics games in Austin Friday. The Texas Rowing Center is holding the rowing camp all weekend long. The camp is a precursor to the selection of Continue .. Athletes with learning disabilities to compete in ...
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• Use the gift given to you

  
  Specialgathering's Weblog — Authority: 128
  It is interesting what people call gifts from God.  In reality, the scriptures are pretty clear what gifts from the Lord are.  In Romans 12:6 to 8, we learn that God, the Father, gives every person a gift.  They are prophet, server, teacher, encourager, giver, leader, and mercy.  Jesus said that the Father sends ...
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• Funny How Those In Favor Of ACTA Are Against Treaty Providing Mo...

  
  Computer & Internet - computer-internet.marc8.com — Authority: 167
  It seems pretty bizarre that companies and industry organizations would be against helping those with reading disabilities or vision impairment -- but thats exactly what you get in the discussion over creating some loopholes in copyright law to make it easier to reformat content to help those who would have ...
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• Can workers have it both ways? Man gets disability, then sues employer

  
  Work Fanatic — Authority: 137
  There are signs everywhere workers are getting more aggressive about squeezing all they can out of their employers. The latest piece of evidence: An Illinois man filed for a disability pension, claiming he was unable to do any work — and then he turned around and sued his employer for failing to accommodate his ...
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