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			<title><![CDATA[A few words with White House special assistant Kareem Dale]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Kareem Dale is the Special Assistant to President Obama for Disability Policy. He recently agreed to spend a few minutes with The Detroit News Disabilities Blog discussing employment issues, how health care reform will impact the disability community, and the Administration's priorities for]]></description>
			<author>(McKinzie Brantley)</author>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:57:11</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Flint playwright earns scholarship]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Kristi Starnes, a graduate student and playwright at the University of Iowa, recently received the  David and Rosalie Braverman Scholarship for her community service work.

The Flint Journal ran a nice profile of Starnes, who is a person with a learning disability.]]></description>
			<author>(McKinzie Brantley)</author>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:58:29</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[New Mobility magazine celebrates 20 years]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to New Mobility magazine, which recently celebrated its 20th anniversary. New Mobility began publishing to provide information about life after spinal cord injury and other disability issues. 

The magazine built a solid audience by focusing on wheelchair-users who wish to]]></description>
			<author>(McKinzie Brantley)</author>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:20:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Hate crimes legislation adds protections for people with disabilities]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[On Wednesday, President Obama signed legislation that makes it a federal offense to commit a crime against someone based on his or her disability.

&quot;After more than a decade of opposition and delay, we've passed inclusive hate crimes legislation to help protect our citizens from violence]]></description>
			<author>(McKinzie Brantley)</author>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 06:09:29</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[UCP-Michigan unveils Ramps for Independence]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[UCP-Michigan recently started a new program, Ramps for Independence, designed to increase access to the community by providing ramps for homes of individuals with disabilities.

To qualify for Ramps for Independence, you must:

be a person with cerebral palsy or live with someone with CP,
not]]></description>
			<author>(McKinzie Brantley)</author>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 06:53:08</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Special Olympics boss talks advocacy]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[I read an interesting piece over the weekend in the New York Times in which Special Olympics Chairman Tim Shriver shares his perspectives on growing up with children with disabilities, his family and how to &quot;get off the horse.&quot;

To read the column, click here.]]></description>
			<author>(McKinzie Brantley)</author>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:41:47</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Heavy Load gives punk rock a disability spin]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[You don't often hear the words &quot;punk rock&quot; and &quot;disabilities&quot; in the same sentence. So here's a story that really intrigued me:

Britain-based band Heavy Load is made up of several members who have learning disabilities. The group garnered some attention in the United States]]></description>
			<author>(McKinzie Brantley)</author>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:59:46</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Employers, workers learn during Disability Mentoring Day]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Today is the 10th anniversary of Disability Mentoring Day (DMD), a day of activities around the nation designed for &quot;career exploration, mentoring and job shadowing to students and job seekers with all forms of disabilities.&quot;


More than 20,000 people with disabilities will participate]]></description>
			<author>(McKinzie Brantley)</author>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 08:24:15</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Bad news, good news]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Sometimes bad news is good news. It was recently announced that there would be no Cost of Living Increase (COLA) for the 50 million people receiving Social Security, including people with disabilties who are enrolled in SSI or SSDI programs.

The good news is the reason why: The federal goverment]]></description>
			<author>(McKinzie Brantley)</author>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 17:25:25</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Obama names October Disability Employment Awareness Month]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama has proclaimed October to be National Disability Employment Awareness Month.


Here are his comments:


Fair access to employment is a fundamental right of every American, including the 54 million people in this country living with disabilities. A job can provide]]></description>
			<author>(Nick Assendelft)</author>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 11:56:40</pubDate>
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