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		<title>Letter to the late Eunice Kennedy Shriver</title>
		<link>http://ableplay.wordpress.com/2009/08/21/letter-to-the-late-eunice-kennedy-shriver/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 20:08:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[disability rights]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Mrs. Shriver,
I am aware that this letter is a little late, failing to reach you before you left this earthly plane; but hearing of your death, I felt compelled to write despite the fact that you are not able to physically respond.
After reading many of the articles about your life, I have to admit [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ableplay.wordpress.com&blog=4106154&post=325&subd=ableplay&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Global Perspectives on People with Disabilities</title>
		<link>http://ableplay.wordpress.com/2009/07/31/global-perspectives-on-people-with-disabilities/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 19:31:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by guest blogger Thuli Katerere
I’ve been writing about the ways in which our system in the US has a long way to go in terms of providing the best care for those with disabilities. I thought a look at some of the obstacles members of the disabilities community deal with around the world would provide [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ableplay.wordpress.com&blog=4106154&post=311&subd=ableplay&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Public v. Private School – Tough Choices</title>
		<link>http://ableplay.wordpress.com/2009/07/23/public-v-private-school-%e2%80%93-tough-choices/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:33:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by guest blogger Thuli Katerere
In Forest Grove School District v. T.A, the Supreme Court ruled that in accordance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, (IDEA), parents of children with disabilities are entitled to reimbursement for the cost of private school if their public school cannot offer an adequate Individualized Education Plan, (IEP).  The IDEA [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ableplay.wordpress.com&blog=4106154&post=306&subd=ableplay&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Should Obesity Be Removed from the ADA?</title>
		<link>http://ableplay.wordpress.com/2009/07/16/should-obesity-be-removed-from-the-ada/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:20:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by guest blogger Thuli Katerere
The issue of obesity is one causing great concern around the world as a potential pandemic, but more specifically, in the United States.  An approximate one-third of all Americans are diagnosed with obesity.  In a time when President Obama is looking to reform health care and the costs of these changes [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ableplay.wordpress.com&blog=4106154&post=298&subd=ableplay&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Illinois Budget Cuts Hurts Kids</title>
		<link>http://ableplay.wordpress.com/2009/06/17/illinois-budget-cuts-hurts-kids/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:52:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[families services budget cut]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[funding for human services]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Lekotek budget cut]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Illinois, two million individuals with disabilities strive every day to overcome their physical, sensory or mental challenges in order to live independently and productively, as well as to participate fully in the affairs of their community. 
On June 12th, 2009 Anixter Center (as well as many other human service providers) was notified that funding for [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ableplay.wordpress.com&blog=4106154&post=290&subd=ableplay&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Buying the Right Toys for Special Needs Now Fast, Fun and Smart</title>
		<link>http://ableplay.wordpress.com/2009/06/04/buying-the-right-toys-for-special-needs-now-fast-fun-and-smart/</link>
		<comments>http://ableplay.wordpress.com/2009/06/04/buying-the-right-toys-for-special-needs-now-fast-fun-and-smart/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 20:19:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[new summer toys]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ableplay.wordpress.com/?p=281</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We want finding toys for children with special needs online to be as much fun as the toys themselves.  That’s why the AblePlay website continues to improve and react to the needs of parents, professionals and families of children with special needs with our newly revamped website at www.ableplay.org.  All our play products are researched, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ableplay.wordpress.com&blog=4106154&post=281&subd=ableplay&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Chicago report card on disabilities mixed</title>
		<link>http://ableplay.wordpress.com/2009/05/06/chicago-report-card-on-disabilities-mixed/</link>
		<comments>http://ableplay.wordpress.com/2009/05/06/chicago-report-card-on-disabilities-mixed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 15:39:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ableplay</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[16 year old boy with autism injured Chicago Police]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Accessible America Award]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[accessible Chicago]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Autism Safety Awareness Chicago Police Department]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[autism training]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chicago Police training autism]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ableplay.wordpress.com/?p=275</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Working within the field of disabilities, I was proud when Chicago became an Accessible America Award winner by offering a wide range of fun and accessible experiences for families and children with disabilities.  Physical disabilities are in some ways easy to understand, recognize and relate to.
But recognizing and relating to mental or less apparent disabilities [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ableplay.wordpress.com&blog=4106154&post=275&subd=ableplay&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>World Autism Day reveals Awesome Parents</title>
		<link>http://ableplay.wordpress.com/2009/04/07/world-autism-day-reveals-awesome-parents/</link>
		<comments>http://ableplay.wordpress.com/2009/04/07/world-autism-day-reveals-awesome-parents/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:03:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ableplay</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[acceptance issues autism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parents of a child with autism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[struggles autism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[understanding parents of autistic child]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[World Autism Day]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[April 2nd was World Autism Day and the more I read about it, the more I realized how this condition penetrates the entire family.  Dealing with a child with autism is potentially one of the most difficult challenges anyone could face. 
There are so many aspects that parents must deal with on so many levels.   We [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ableplay.wordpress.com&blog=4106154&post=269&subd=ableplay&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Discover the Joys of Reading Aloud</title>
		<link>http://ableplay.wordpress.com/2009/03/20/discover-the-joys-of-reading-aloud/</link>
		<comments>http://ableplay.wordpress.com/2009/03/20/discover-the-joys-of-reading-aloud/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2009 19:43:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ableplay</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[bonding with children]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[introduction of language]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mem Fox]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reading aloud to children]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ableplay.wordpress.com/?p=264</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[They say the downturn in our economy might bring people back to simpler times.  According to the news, people are abandoning some of their more expensive entertainment choices like dinners out and distant vacations for recreational options closer to home and not as expensive. 
A recent Nielsen Study showed that people are watching more TV than [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ableplay.wordpress.com&blog=4106154&post=264&subd=ableplay&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Change of Plans &#8212; Having a child with a Disability</title>
		<link>http://ableplay.wordpress.com/2009/02/25/having-a-child-with-a-disability-and-discovering-a-different-plac/</link>
		<comments>http://ableplay.wordpress.com/2009/02/25/having-a-child-with-a-disability-and-discovering-a-different-plac/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2009 17:34:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ableplay</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[coping with child with disability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[discovering child has disability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Having child with disability]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A National Lekotek leader named Peggy McWilliams shared with me a poem she read at the memorial services of one of the children she worked with. It was written by the mother of a child with disabilities. It was the author’s goal to help others to imagine what it would be like to have a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ableplay.wordpress.com&blog=4106154&post=251&subd=ableplay&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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