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		<title>Down Syndrome Awareness Gets Boost From UN</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:24:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Beginning this year, the United Nations -- and all of its member countries -- will set aside a special annual day to recognize Down syndrome.]]></description>
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		<title>Pujols&#8217; Departure Leaves Future Of Down Syndrome Group Unclear</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 18:04:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With baseball star Albert Pujols leaving St. Louis, Cardinals fans with Down syndrome fear they have more to lose than most.]]></description>
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		<title>Girl With Down Syndrome Lands Modeling Deal</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 18:54:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[At a mere 14-months-old, Taya Kennedy is poised to take the modeling world by storm. And it just so happens that she has Down syndrome.]]></description>
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		<title>UN Gives Nod To World Down Syndrome Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 05:09:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The United Nations is on track to officially recognize an annual World Down Syndrome Day starting in 2012.]]></description>
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		<title>High-Tech Monitoring Allowing More With Disabilities To Live Alone</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2011 16:23:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For much of his adult life, Jeremy Collins was heavily supervised in a group home. But today, the 31-year-old with Down syndrome has his own townhouse, all thanks to technology.]]></description>
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		<title>State Athletic Association Says No To Teen With Disability</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 16:04:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shaun Heasley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After two years playing on the football team, one high school junior with Down syndrome will be benched this fall -- and it's all because of his age.]]></description>
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		<title>ESPN To Air Special Olympics World Games</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Special Olympics World Games kick off Saturday in Athens, Greece, but fans around the world will be able to get in on the action through a deal with ESPN.]]></description>
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		<title>Community For Adults With Special Needs Ignites Debate</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2011 17:57:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shaun Heasley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A retirement-style community just for individuals with developmental disabilities is moving forward, even as some remain concerned that the idea is nothing more than a fancy institution.]]></description>
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		<title>Fate Of Homeless Woman With Down Syndrome Debated</title>
		<link>http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2011/05/02/fate-homeless-down-syndrome/13015/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2011 17:21:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shaun Heasley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When passersby noticed a young woman with Down syndrome living on the streets with her mom, they called authorities. Now a court will decide whether or not the woman is best off with her mother.]]></description>
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		<title>Models With Down Syndrome Focus Of New Agency</title>
		<link>http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2011/03/28/models-down-syndrome/12696/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2011 17:28:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shaun Heasley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A modeling agency specifically for children and young adults with Down syndrome is launching this month in Ireland and it is believed to be the first of its kind in the world.]]></description>
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