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		<title>For the Deaf, Captioned Tours Wherever You Roam</title>
		<link>http://abledbody.com/2011/08/25/for-the-deaf-captioned-tours-wherever-you-roam/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 07:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Janger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Picture this: You fly off to Rome, head to the Coliseum and, using your iPhone, play a video that guides you around the ancient arena where gladiators and lions once roamed. Later, walk across Piazza del Colosseo to the Roman Forum and view a video tour of the sprawling Forum ruins, taking in what was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Advanced Bionics Is Sold &#8212; Again. Should Customers Worry?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:24:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzanne Robitaille</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Advanced Bionics &#8212; the only U.S. cochlear implant maker &#8212; has been acquired by Sonova, a Swiss maker of hearing aids. Sonova will pay $US 489 million for Advanced Bionics in the deal, which is expected to close in February 2010, subject to approval. Buying the Cupertino, Calif.-based Advanced Bionics thrusts Sonova, a relatively unknown [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mad Men Exec Loses His Foot, then His Career</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:03:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzanne Robitaille</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An interesting scene on last night&#8217;s episode of Mad Men, which is set in the 1960s. A top executive at the Sterling Cooper ad agency &#8212; known as a &#8220;pure account man&#8221; &#8212; got his foot run over by (a drunk secretary on) a John Deere lawn mower. After he is rushed to the hospital, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>For Hearing Aid Users, Fit and Function Come First</title>
		<link>http://abledbody.com/2009/07/25/for-hearing-aid-users-fit-and-function-come-first/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2009 00:53:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzanne Robitaille</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hearing aids users grapple with high prices and out-of-pocket costs, but the most important factor is finding a specialist that will give you the right fit and program.]]></description>
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		<title>Disney Rolls Out Audio Service for the Blind</title>
		<link>http://abledbody.com/2009/04/21/disney-rolls-out-audio-service-for-the-blind/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:31:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzanne Robitaille</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Walt Disney World debuted a service that gives visually impaired park-goers a narrative, audio depiction of popular rides, such as Pirates of the Caribbean.]]></description>
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		<title>HealthReform.gov Adds Accessible Videos</title>
		<link>http://abledbody.com/2009/04/21/healthreformgov-adds-accessible-videos/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 11:28:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzanne Robitaille</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is managing a new video-enabled Web site that is accessible to people with disabilities and serves as a model to other federal agencies.]]></description>
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		<title>Disability Etiquette in NYC Subway? Fuhgeddaboudit</title>
		<link>http://abledbody.com/2009/04/06/disability-etiquette-in-nyc-subway-fuhgeddaboudit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 14:44:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzanne Robitaille</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new website, People Who Sit in the Disability Seats When I'm Standing on My Crutches, has received lots of comments about seating etiquette from people with disabilities who are intimately attuned to the New York City subway experience.]]></description>
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		<title>Videophone Program for Deaf Raises Concerns</title>
		<link>http://abledbody.com/2009/02/28/videophone-program-for-deaf-raises-concerns/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2009 18:59:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzanne Robitaille</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Free videophone service, which is available across the U.S. 24 hours a day, is a benefit to deaf individuals, but the Federal Communications Commission has raised serious concerns about its price tag. A congressional committee agreed in a report that concluded consumers were overpaying through a surcharge on everyone's long-distance bills.]]></description>
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