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  • September 2008

    • Hockey Mom's Policies Won't Help Disabled Children

      Boston Globe  |  Sep 10, 08 2:14 PM CDT

      Hockey Mom's Policies Won't Help Disabled Children

      (Newser) - The image of Sarah Palin as a take-no-prisoners hockey mom doesn’t square with advocating for special-needs kids, Marianne Leone writes in the Boston Globe. She may have a newborn with Down syndrome, but the “warrior culture” that suits "pit bull" Palin has "no place for the weak," Leone writes. And after caring for a quadriplegic son, who died 3 years ago, she knows McCain-Palin policies aren't what parents of these kids need. More »

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      John McCain  • Sarah Palin  • health care  • children's health care  • disabled

  • August 2008

    • Advocates for Disabled Protest Tropic Thunder

      Reuters  |  Aug 11, 08 4:33 AM CDT

      Advocates for Disabled Protest Tropic Thunder

      (Newser) - Advocates for the mentally disabled are calling for a national boycott of Tropic Thunder , Reuters reports. The film features a character named Simple Jack, played by Ben Stiller, who is repeatedly called a “retard” in the film. "We are asking people not to go to the movie and hope to bring a consciousness to people about using derogatory words about this population," said a spokesman for the Special Olympics. More »

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      Tropic Thunder  • disabled

  • July 2008

    • Disabled Models Take Brave Turn on Reality TV

      Time  |  Jul 5, 08 9:25 PM CDT

      Disabled Models Take Brave Turn on Reality TV

      (Newser) - She may have only one arm, but Debbie van der Putten loves her body, and she thinks Britain will too. Ven der Putten is one of eight disabled girls competing in the BBC’s latest reality TV sensation, Britain’s Missing Top Model . Half a million people tuned in to this week's premiere, Time reports, but controversy surrounds the show. More »

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      television  • reality TV  • model  • disabled

  • June 2008

    • Bush to Overhaul Access for Disabled

      New York Times  |  Jun 16, 08 7:19 AM CDT

      Bush to Overhaul Access for Disabled

      (Newser) - With an eye to aging Boomers and Iraq vets, the Bush administration is set to propose wide-ranging new rules to improve disabled access to public spaces from retail stores to golf courses, the New York Times reports. The move, which updates  implementation of the 1990 Americans With Disabilities Act, would affect 7 million businesses and all state and local government agencies. While some call the plan's $23 billion price tag too steep, advocates for the disabled say it’s not enough. More »

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      Bush administration  • White House  • disability  • disabled  • proposals

  • July 2007

    • Runner Blasts Olympics for Indecision

      BBC  |  Jul 16, 07 8:04 AM CDT

      Runner Blasts Olympics for Indecision

      (Newser) - Oscar Pistorius, the South African double amputee fighting to run in the 2008 Olympics, finished seventh in a British 400m trial yesterday, and was then disqualified for running out of his lane. But his performance, substantially off his best, wasn't what was bothering him afterwards. Pistorius lashed out at the IAAF for standing in the way of his Beijing dream. More »

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      2008 Beijing Olympics  • Oscar Pistorius  • disabled

  • June 2007
  • May 2007

    • Lazy Gamblers Rent Scooters in Vegas

      CNN  |  May 25, 07 5:34 AM CDT

      Lazy Gamblers Rent Scooters in Vegas

      (Newser) - In Las Vegas, motorized scooters offer access to expansive casino floors to the elderly, the disabled—and now the lazy. For 40 chips a day, a growing number of young, healthy tourists are renting the scooters so they can hop from the slot machine to the craps table at up to 5 miles per hour, wasting as little energy as possible. More »

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      Las Vegas  • elderly  • gambling  • casino  • disabled  • handicapped  • scooters  • laziness

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