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	<title>Ready &#38; Abled</title>
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		<title>Sizing Up Disability In The Media</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/robitaille/2010/10/21/sizing-up-disability-in-the-media/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Oct 2010 14:48:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Bustraan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[After disabled model Tanja Kiewitz got the courage to pose with her missing limb to recreate Eva Herzigova’s infamous Wonderbra ad, she thanked her friends and “a couple of glasses of wine,” according to Huffington Post. You might remember Herzigova: A voluptuous brunette wearing nothing but a black brassiere dares readers with the caption: “Look [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Can&#8217;t American Girl Dolls Have Disabilities, Too?</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/robitaille/2010/09/27/why-cant-american-girl-dolls-have-disabilities-too-2/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/robitaille/2010/09/27/why-cant-american-girl-dolls-have-disabilities-too-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Sep 2010 14:55:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzanne Robitaille</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[girls]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[retail]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wheelchair]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I recently stopped into American Girl Place in Chicago. My American Girl dolls are a popular, experiential concept where you choose a doll and then customize her through the purchase of clothes and other accessories that reflect hobbies like cheerleading and taking tea. Absent from the shelves, however, is much in the way of a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Deaf Diplomat Fights A Pound-Foolish Move</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/robitaille/2010/09/16/a-deaf-diplomat-fights-a-pound-foolish-move/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/robitaille/2010/09/16/a-deaf-diplomat-fights-a-pound-foolish-move/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2010 17:12:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Bustraan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[deaf]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Even in the upper echelons of employment, disability issues continue to muddle the workplace. In England, a British foreign diplomat who is deaf recently had her promotion revoked after officials ruled that her deafness would make it too expensive to send her abroad. Jane Cordell, who was to be Britain&#8217;s new deputy ambassador to Kazakhstan, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Oprah Needs Zach Anner</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/robitaille/2010/06/23/why-oprah-needs-zach-anner/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/robitaille/2010/06/23/why-oprah-needs-zach-anner/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 12:54:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzanne Robitaille</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cerebral palsy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oprah]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TV]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Oprah Winfrey, who is starting her own network called OWN and is looking for contestants to host a new reality TV show, is at the center of a voters&#8217; dilemma. Rumors are adrift that Winfrey&#8217;s show producers may be rigging viewers&#8217; votes against lead contestant Zach Anner, who has cerebral palsy and uses a wheelchair. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Law Will Make Cruise Ships, Ferries More Accessible</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/robitaille/2010/06/18/new-law-will-make-cruise-ships-ferries-more-accessible/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/robitaille/2010/06/18/new-law-will-make-cruise-ships-ferries-more-accessible/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 14:53:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzanne Robitaille</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ADA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[boats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cruise]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Taking a cruise may sound luxurious, but for people with disabilities it can be a logistical nightmare. From making sure a wheelchair can fit through the doors, to finding your way around a ship using tactile braille, it&#8217;s almost easier to just stay home. Things may be getting a little easier for this group. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Xbox Is Good for Disabled Gamers, Others</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/robitaille/2010/06/15/new-xbox-is-good-for-disabled-gamers-others/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/robitaille/2010/06/15/new-xbox-is-good-for-disabled-gamers-others/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 19:53:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzanne Robitaille</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[disabilities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[microsoft]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nintendo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[video games]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Microsoft unveiled its new add-on for the Xbox 360, known as Kinect, which uses motion detection instead of hand controls to play –- similar to Nintendo’s Wii. Microsoft, which launched Kinect at E3 in L.A., believes the program will make the Xbox more accessible to disabled gamers. Ablegamers.com writer Steve Spohn has some nice things [...]]]></description>
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		<title>One-Way Ticket to Relay Hell</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/robitaille/2010/05/06/one-way-ticket-to-relay-hell/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/robitaille/2010/05/06/one-way-ticket-to-relay-hell/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 20:22:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzanne Robitaille</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Amtrak]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[deaf]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[relay]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Amtrak&#8217;s website was down, and I needed to book my ticket from Stamford to Boston for the sixth annual Games for Health conference. G4H focuses on many uses for videogames and videogame technologies in health and healthcare. I&#8217;m speaking at Game Accessibility day on May 25 about games for people with physical and mental disabilities. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Service Dogs Star in Milk-Bone T.V. Show</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/robitaille/2010/04/19/service-dogs-star-in-milk-bone-t-v-show/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/robitaille/2010/04/19/service-dogs-star-in-milk-bone-t-v-show/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 12:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Bustraan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[autism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[physical disabilities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[service dogs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When I first saw the Milk-Bone TV ad portraying a college student in a wheelchair, I admit I was stunned. It took me only a few seconds to realize the connection: The student had a service dog and flipped the dog a few treats after a long day at class. On Wednesday, the pet-snack maker [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Himes &#8220;Examining&#8221; Web Caption Support for the Deaf</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/robitaille/2010/04/15/himes-examining-web-caption-support-for-the-deaf/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/robitaille/2010/04/15/himes-examining-web-caption-support-for-the-deaf/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Apr 2010 21:05:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzanne Robitaille</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[closed captions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[deaf]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[H.R. 3101]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Today the National Association for the Deaf held a national virtual NAD legislative day in support of the Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2009 (H.R. 3101). This new law, if passed, would require all captioned TV programs on the Internet &#8212; like Hulu and ABC Network programs &#8212; to be shown with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Local Companies Attend Disability-Hiring Boot Camp</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/robitaille/2010/03/19/local-companies-attend-disability-hiring-boot-camp/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/robitaille/2010/03/19/local-companies-attend-disability-hiring-boot-camp/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:04:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzanne Robitaille</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hiring]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Walgreens]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A group of Fortune 500s, along with local disability organizations, met today in Windsor, Conn., for a leadership boot camp to examine ways to employ more people with disabilities. The backdrop: Walgreens distribution center in Windsor, which is designed to employ 30% people with disabilities. Companies attending the boot camp included Walgreens, Ernst &#038; Young, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fish Therapy for Autistic Youth at Mystic Aquarium</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/robitaille/2010/03/05/fish-therapy-for-autistic-youth-at-mystic-aquarium/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/robitaille/2010/03/05/fish-therapy-for-autistic-youth-at-mystic-aquarium/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:47:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzanne Robitaille</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[autism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[autismm Attention Deficit Disorder]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Intellectual Disabilities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rett Syndrome]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/robitaille/?p=86</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[At the popular Mystic Aquarium in Mystic, Conn., two new programs are helping kids and teens with learning and developmental disorders learn social skills to help them navigate school and beyond. In Social Species from the Sea to Me, teens encounter a variety of marine animals with varying social behaviors at the aquarium, hear about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Healthcare Debate: People with Disabilities Left Out</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/robitaille/2010/02/25/healthcare-debate-people-with-disabilities-left-out/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/robitaille/2010/02/25/healthcare-debate-people-with-disabilities-left-out/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:55:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzanne Robitaille</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Americans with disabilities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CLASS Act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[obama]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I’m watching the healthcare debate on T.V., with President Obama taking a very CEO-roundtable-like style to try to bring together a roomful of lawmakers to agree on a comprehensive $950 billion healthcare bill. Obama sits at the head of a square conference table, flanked by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Expedia And Hotels.Com’s Accessible Room Gimmick</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/robitaille/2010/02/17/expedia-and-hotels-com%e2%80%99s-accessible-room-gimmick/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/robitaille/2010/02/17/expedia-and-hotels-com%e2%80%99s-accessible-room-gimmick/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:57:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzanne Robitaille</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[accessible travel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ADA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Americans with disabilities act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[expedia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hotels.com]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I got two press releases yesterday. One from Hotels.com, and another from Expedia.com, both claiming that they have renovated their websites to let people with physical disabilities search for accessible hotel rooms. While this seems like good news, here&#8217;s what they didn&#8217;t say: 1. Customers can search for, but not book, accessible rooms. I thought [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Find a Captioned Holiday Movie</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/robitaille/2009/12/18/how-to-find-a-captioned-holiday-movie/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/robitaille/2009/12/18/how-to-find-a-captioned-holiday-movie/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:14:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzanne Robitaille</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[captions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[closed captions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[deaf]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[film captions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hard of hearing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[movie theaters]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Now that the thrust of the holiday movie season is upon us, let’s talk about something not so cheerful: Going to a film and not being able to hear it. Thousands of people who are deaf or hard-of-hearing miss out because they can’t follow dialogue on the big screen. Big chains like AMC Entertainment and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;My Football Game&#8217; Helps Disabled Gamers Go Deep</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/robitaille/2009/12/08/my-football-game-helps-disabled-gamers-go-deep/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/robitaille/2009/12/08/my-football-game-helps-disabled-gamers-go-deep/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:35:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzanne Robitaille</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[accessible video games]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[developmental disabilities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sports disabilities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[veterans]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It was a roller-coaster ride that sparked Chuck Bergen’s interest in helping kids with disabilities. Many years ago Bergen and his family attended a theme park in Pennsylvania and stood on line for a roller coaster. The ride was accessible, in the sense that people who used wheelchairs could transfer from their chair to the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To Find Disability-Friendly Travel Locales</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/robitaille/2009/11/09/how-to-find-disability-friendly-travel-locales/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/robitaille/2009/11/09/how-to-find-disability-friendly-travel-locales/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:15:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzanne Robitaille</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[disability travel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[travel sites]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Planning a vacation for the holidays? Sure, you can get great inside tips from online travel sites — TripAdvisor and Travelocity come to mind — but for the disability community, resources are scarce. However, a few avid travelers with disabilities have been paving the way with new websites, search engines and wikis. Enter Disabledtravelguide.co.uk, a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bringing Halloween to Sick Kids</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/robitaille/2009/10/31/bringing-halloween-to-sick-kids/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/robitaille/2009/10/31/bringing-halloween-to-sick-kids/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 12:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzanne Robitaille</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[disabilities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[halloween]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I mentioned in my earlier post that I would be blogging about the Halloween party at Blythedale Children&#8217;s Hospital in Westchester County. The party was hosted Wednesday by the Greenwich Jaycees, of which I am a member. I dressed as a witch, and brought dirt cupcakes for the kids, which were a hit. The recipe [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Plan a Corporate &#8220;Caring&#8221; Event at Blythedale Hospital</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/robitaille/2009/10/28/plan-a-corporate-caring-event-at-blythedale-hospital/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/robitaille/2009/10/28/plan-a-corporate-caring-event-at-blythedale-hospital/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzanne Robitaille</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Blythedale]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Disney Publishing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Greenwich Jaycees]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[traumatic brain injury]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s an idea for corporate companies in Fairfield County and surrounding areas. Plan a Corporate Day of Caring at Blythedale Children&#8217;s Hospital in Valhalla, N.Y. This hospital, located in Westchester County, cares for kids with serious medical conditions from traumatic brain injury and heart defects, to skin burns and neurologic disorders. Companies can work with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Abilis&#8217; Walk in the Park is a Wash</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/robitaille/2009/10/19/abilis-walk-in-the-park-is-a-wash/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:55:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzanne Robitaille</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Abilis]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Greetings Southern Connecticut readers, Well, my first anticipated blog posting was a wash &#8212; quite literally. The third annual Walk in the Park for Abilis was cancelled due to the severe rainstorm. This planned, one-mile stroll through Greenwich Point Park (Tod&#8217;s Point) is the organization&#8217;s largest fundraiser each year, which goes to benefit children and [...]]]></description>
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