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	<description>Suzanne Robitaille looks at disabilities and special needs with a local angle</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>
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		<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>

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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 typical [...]]]></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>
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		<category><![CDATA[Americans with disabilities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CLASS Act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare]]></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>
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		<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>
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		<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 the [...]]]></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>
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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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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>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:15:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzanne Robitaille</dc:creator>
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		<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, [...]]]></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>
		<category><![CDATA[kids]]></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[Abilis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Blythedale]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[developmental disabilities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Disney Publishing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Greenwich Jaycees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TBI]]></category>
		<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>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/robitaille/2009/10/19/abilis-walk-in-the-park-is-a-wash/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:55:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzanne Robitaille</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></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 adults [...]]]></description>
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