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		<title>Fixing the Disability Employment Crisis</title>
		<link>http://abledbody.com/2012/07/20/fixing-the-disability-employment-crisis/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2012 14:29:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzanne Robitaille</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On the eve of the 22nd anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, a Senator from Iowa has penned a report &#8212; and action plan &#8212; to get more jobs for people with disabilities. Sen. Tom Harkin, who is known for his longtime advocacy for people with disabilities, told the Huffington Post he plans to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chipotle ADA Suit Is a Big, Fat Flop</title>
		<link>http://abledbody.com/2011/08/23/chipotle-ada-suit-is-a-big-fat-flop/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 11:21:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzanne Robitaille</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I sit in a Starbucks watching baristas serve up morning coffee drinks from behind wood-paneled counters, I think about how easy it would be for Maurizio Antoninetti to sue them. Antoninetti, of San Diego, successfully brought a lawsuit against Chipotle Mexican Grill and yesterday the Supreme Court denied Chipotle&#8217;s appeal. The four-foot-high counter at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama on ADA: &#8220;You Refused to Accept the World as It Was&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:51:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzanne Robitaille</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[President Obama&#8217;s remarks at the White House on Monday celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act were eloquent, passionate and memorable. Speaking after performances by Patti Labelle and Marlee Matlin, Obama thanked the champions of the original ADA &#8212; signed by President George H. W. Bush in 1990 &#8212; for passing what [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama Announces Revised ADA Regulations</title>
		<link>http://abledbody.com/2010/07/27/obama-announces-revised-ada-regulations/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:46:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzanne Robitaille</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Working with the Department of Justice, President Obama announced two final rules that will amend Americans with Disabilities Act regulations that relate to Title II and Title III of the law. The changes will improve access to programs and services for people with disabilities, such as at baseball games and public swimming pools. Under the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama Signs Executive Order to Hire More Federal Workers with Disabilities</title>
		<link>http://abledbody.com/2010/07/26/obama-signs-executive-order-to-hire-more-federal-workers-with-disabilities/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:38:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzanne Robitaille</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In front of invited guests including Cabinet officials, Members of Congress, grassroots leaders and Americans living with disabilities, President Obama commemorated the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act on the White House South Lawn today. &#8220;I see so many champions of this law here today,&#8221; says President Obama.&#8221;I want to thank all of you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Labor Dept.: Reversing Work Trends for People with Disabilities</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:05:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzanne Robitaille</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kathy Martinez is assistant secretary, Office of Disability Employment Policy, for the Department of Labor. A long-time disability advocate, Martinez, who is blind, spoke at the National Council on Disability&#8217;s national policy summit on what her office is doing to make sure more jobs go to people with disabilities. On working in Washington: It&#8217;s great [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Yahoo!, Congress, DOJ Chart New Course for ADA</title>
		<link>http://abledbody.com/2010/07/26/yahoo-congress-doj-chart-new-course-for-ada/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 10:24:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzanne Robitaille</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the nation celebrates the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, both private and public organization are making efforts to show their initiatives. Yahoo! today announced its new accessibility blog, led in part by Alan Brightman, who works on accessibility issues at the Internet company. The National Council on Disability has gathered a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>…And Access for All</title>
		<link>http://abledbody.com/2010/04/28/%e2%80%a6and-access-for-all/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 10:48:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Penny Reeder</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[He gets it, I said aloud to no one in particular. I listened to the robotic-sounding voice on my screen reader that was turning the words I was reading into comprehensible spoken text.

I was talking about Samuel R. Bagenstos, the Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights division, who had just told the House Judiciary panel that access to new technologies for people with disabilities is “not simply a technical matter, but a fundamental issue of civil rights." All I have to say is Hallelujah!]]></description>
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		<title>Expedia and Hotels.com&#8217;s Accessible Room Gimmick</title>
		<link>http://abledbody.com/2010/02/17/expedia-and-hotels-coms-accessible-room-gimmick/</link>
		<comments>http://abledbody.com/2010/02/17/expedia-and-hotels-coms-accessible-room-gimmick/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 11:36:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzanne Robitaille</dc:creator>
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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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Princeton Student to Pursue Disability Lawsuit Ahead of Finals</title>
		<link>http://abledbody.com/2010/01/09/princeton-student-to-pursue-disability-lawsuit-ahead-of-finals/</link>
		<comments>http://abledbody.com/2010/01/09/princeton-student-to-pursue-disability-lawsuit-ahead-of-finals/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jan 2010 02:53:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzanne Robitaille</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Princeton University consistently ranks at the top of all the college charts, but in the eyes of one student, the school is short one accolade &#8212; &#8220;best university for students with a learning disability.&#8221; On Jan. 11 &#8212; just before finals &#8212; a District Court in New Jersey will hear the case of a Princeton [...]]]></description>
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