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		<title>Obama Urges Senate To Ratify Disability Treaty</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 04:48:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Diament</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nearly three years after signing the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the Obama administration is asking the U.S. Senate to grant final approval of the treaty.]]></description>
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		<title>Suit: Athletes With Disabilities Unlawfully Excluded</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 04:42:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A lawsuit filed this week in Illinois alleges that the state's high school athletic association is violating the rights of students with disabilities by barring them from competition.]]></description>
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		<title>Shock As Noah Wyle, Disability Advocates Ordered To Court</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 04:56:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Diament</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In an unusual move, more than 70 disability advocates arrested last month during a Medicaid protest at the U.S. Capitol are being forced to return to Washington to appear in court.]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Love Hormone&#8217; May Boost Sociability In Kids With Autism</title>
		<link>http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2012/05/17/love-hormone-autism/15637/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 04:22:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Diament</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A simple nasal spray of a naturally-occurring hormone is showing tremendous promise in treating the socialization difficulties associated with autism.]]></description>
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		<title>Millions On Tap For Disability Housing</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 04:16:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shaun Heasley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The federal government plans to send an additional $85 million to states to provide rental assistance for people with disabilities living on extremely modest incomes.]]></description>
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		<title>States Look To End &#8216;Wrongful Birth&#8217; Suits</title>
		<link>http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2012/05/15/states-end-wrongful-birth/15626/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 18:20:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shaun Heasley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With a number of parents turning to the courts to sue after unexpectedly giving birth to a child with a disability, several states are considering legislation to ban "wrongful birth" suits.]]></description>
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		<title>In Bid To Cope, Man With Asperger&#8217;s Offers Free Hugs</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 17:44:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shaun Heasley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Social skills don't come naturally to Christopher Webster who has Asperger's syndrome, but offering free hugs to strangers is helping the San Antonio man come out of his shell.]]></description>
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		<title>In First, Feds Issue Advice On Restraint And Seclusion</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 16:42:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Diament</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of Education weighed in on the use of restraint and seclusion in schools Tuesday with a 45-page resource document, but stopped short of issuing formal guidance to educators.]]></description>
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		<title>Path To Adulthood Rocky For Most With Autism, Study Finds</title>
		<link>http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2012/05/14/path-rocky-autism/15607/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 04:42:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Diament</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Transition is proving especially difficult for those with autism as compared to other disabilities, with most on the spectrum struggling to move into the workforce or additional schooling.]]></description>
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		<title>New Rule May Boost Special Needs Care</title>
		<link>http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2012/05/11/new-rule-special-needs-care/15602/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 18:02:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Diament</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Doctors treating Medicaid patients may get a pay raise next year under a new rule proposed this week, a move which could make it easier for many with disabilities to access medical care.]]></description>
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