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July 27, 2010
The Providence (R.I.) Journal
Langevin takes House podium Monday to mark disability act
Not long ago, Gina Barrett was going through the effects of her late parents when she came upon a letter that her cousin had written long ago.
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Filed Under: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), profile, public policy

July 25, 2010
Knoxville (Tenn.) News Sentinel
Courtroom plight aids others with disabilities
One morning in 1997, George Lane found himself at the base of a staircase in the Polk County courthouse wondering how he was going to get to the courtroom on the second floor.
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Filed Under: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), profile, public policy

July 25, 2010
CNN
ADA: 20 years later
It's been 20 years since the Americans with Disabilities Act became law. Is it working? CNN's Kyra Phillips reports
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Filed Under: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), profile, public policy

June 27, 2010
KING-TV (Seattle)
Tacoma Goodwill graduate winning praises from Sea-Tac, Port of Seattle
For years, a 33-year-old Lakewood man has had the door slammed in his face from potential employers. Living with cerebral palsy, it hasn't been easy for him to get a job. But the training he received from Tacoma Goodwill has now earned him a job at Sea-Tac Airport – and lots of praise from the community.
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Filed Under: employment, learning disability, physical disability, profile

June 22, 2010
Plattsburgh (N.Y.) Press Republican
Beekmantown youth overcomes arm disability
Sarah Downey has learned to make adjustments on the fly.
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Filed Under: physical disability, profile, recreation

June 19, 2010
The Washington Post
Philip Kennicott on Michael Graves's 'Revealing Culture' exhibit
In February 2003, architect Michael Graves came down with what he thought was a cold. After a long and frigid site visit to one of his projects, it got worse. A spinal infection was ravaging his body and left him paralyzed. He now uses a wheelchair.
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Filed Under: arts, physical accessibility, profile

June 7, 2010
Chicago Tribune
An anniversary for Access Living
On the credenza in Marca Bristo's sunny downtown Access Living office are a Barbie doll in a wheelchair, a photograph of one of Bristo's two grown children and awards for her equal rights work on behalf of people with disabilities.
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Filed Under: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), disability awareness, long-term care, profile, public policy, sexuality

June 4, 2010
Access Hollywood
Orlando Bloom’s Struggle With Dyslexia
Orlando Bloom shares his experience with dyslexia for “The Child Mind Institute,” to help children who share in his struggles. Another diagnosed dyslexic, Orlando’s friend Tom Cruise, says he fought his whole life to overcome the disability’s challenges.
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Filed Under: learning disability, profile

June 2, 2010
WCVB-TV Chronicle (Boston)
Fighting Back
34-year old Jason Crigler seemed to be on top of the world. The New York based guitarist was playing with stars like Norah Jones and Rufus Wainright, readying his first CD, and expecting his first child. Then he had a massive stroke. But that's not the end of his story. Tonight, Chronicle documents Crigler's amazing fight to regain control of his life.
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Filed Under: disability awareness, profile

May 25, 2010
Spartanburg (S.C.) Herald-Journal
Greer teen beauty queen not sidelined by disability
Anna Brown lives her platform, advocating achieving success in any arena despite obstacles.
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Filed Under: disability awareness, hearing impaired, profile

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