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		<title>Should Asperger&#8217;s Be An Excuse?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:13:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shaun Heasley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From wandering to inclusion, NBC's "Parenthood" has put disability issues at the forefront since its debut in 2010. Now, the show is set to take on excuses.]]></description>
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		<title>HBO To Air New Film Tackling Disability Caregiving</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:17:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Diament</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new documentary chronicling one woman's experience as she assumes care of her sister with an intellectual disability is set to premiere on HBO later this month.]]></description>
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		<title>Sarah Palin On Ups And Downs Of Son&#8217;s Disability</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:12:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shaun Heasley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In an essay in this week's Newsweek magazine, former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin writes about the joys and challenges of raising a child with special needs.]]></description>
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		<title>Respite Care May Be More Beneficial Than Autism Therapy</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 05:01:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shaun Heasley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A little money spent on temporary relief for caregivers goes a long way toward keeping kids and young adults with autism out of psychiatric hospitals, a new study suggests.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama Calls For Better Pay For Disability Caregivers</title>
		<link>http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2011/12/15/obama-better-pay-caregivers/14652/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 17:46:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Diament</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Obama administration is proposing new rules to provide first-ever minimum wage and overtime protections for in-home care workers who assist people with disabilities.]]></description>
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		<title>Guide Looks To Help Parents Tackling Challenging Behavior</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 04:38:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Diament</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new guide out this week aims to help parents as they contemplate medicating their kids to address challenging behaviors often associated with autism.]]></description>
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		<title>Down Syndrome Study Finds Families Are Happy</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 15:53:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shaun Heasley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Having a child with Down syndrome may come as a surprise, but it's a good experience, families are reporting in a trio of new surveys.]]></description>
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		<title>Respite Care To Get Boost From Feds</title>
		<link>http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2011/07/27/respite-care-boost/13617/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 04:02:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shaun Heasley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Caregivers of those with disabilities may soon have an easier time accessing respite care services, thanks to $1.1 million in grants designed to strengthen such programs.]]></description>
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		<title>Families Increasingly Shoulder Caregiving Burden</title>
		<link>http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2011/07/19/families-caregiving-burden/13549/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 04:05:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Diament</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[More than 40 million Americans care for adults with disabilities and aging individuals, according to a new study valuing the volunteer care families provide at a whopping $450 billion annually.]]></description>
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		<title>Cuts To In-Home Care Could Prove Costly</title>
		<link>http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2011/06/28/cuts-in-home-costly/13435/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 17:33:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shaun Heasley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a bid to save money, Tennessee will soon stop paying for some with disabilities to receive help from two personal assistants at once. But the new rule could end up costing the state more.]]></description>
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