<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Disabilities: News &amp; Videos about Disabilities - CNN.com</title><link>http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Disabilities</link><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about Disabilities from CNN.com.</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Cable News Network LP, LLLP.</copyright><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:08:12 GMT</pubDate><ttl>5</ttl><image><title>Disabilities: News &amp; Videos about Disabilities - CNN.com</title><url>http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gif</url><link>http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Disabilities</link><width>144</width><height>33</height><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about Disabilities from CNN.com.</description></image><item><title>The artificial hand that can 'feel'</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/11/06/artificial.hand.feel/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/11/06/artificial.hand.feel/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Researchers are working on a breakthrough in artificial limb technology -- a prosthetic hand that can actually feel.</description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:33:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Deaf users loose valuable link with Sidekick outage</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/10/15/cnet.deaf.users.sidekick.react/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/10/15/cnet.deaf.users.sidekick.react/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>When the T-Mobile Sidekick started having data problems two weeks ago, it was a big pain for nearly all of the company's roughly 800,000 subscribers.</description><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:06:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Helen Keller statue to be unveiled at Capitol</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/10/06/helen.keller.statue/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/10/06/helen.keller.statue/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>It was a moment vividly depicted in the movie about her life: 7-year-old Helen Keller, holding one hand under a water pump as her teacher spelled "W-A-T-E-R" into her other hand.</description><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 22:35:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Study: Disabled more likely to be victims of violent crime</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/10/02/crimes.disabled/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/10/02/crimes.disabled/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>People with disabilities are 50 percent more likely to be victims of violent crimes than are people without disabilities, according to a government study released Thursday.</description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 05:45:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Commentary: Kennedy a champion for disability rights</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/29/kennedy.disabilities/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/29/kennedy.disabilities/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The disability rights movement has lost a giant in our global struggle for equal opportunity, human dignity and self-determination. Sen. Ted Kennedy's leadership as a disability champion was part of a broader commitment to civil and human rights.</description><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2009 14:53:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>With Special Olympics, Shriver leaves legacy of hope</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/10/shriver.special.olympics/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/10/shriver.special.olympics/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>When Katy Wilson was born with Down syndrome, doctors told her mother that the infant likely would never walk or talk.</description><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 19:53:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Eunice Kennedy Shriver dies at 88</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/11/eunice.kennedy.shriver/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/11/eunice.kennedy.shriver/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Eunice Kennedy Shriver, the sister of President John F. Kennedy and a champion of the disabled who founded the Special Olympics, died Tuesday, the Special Olympics said. She was 88.</description><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 19:51:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Disabled punk band fights for right to party</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/07/13/heavy.load.disabled.concert/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/07/13/heavy.load.disabled.concert/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>A disabled punk band has launched a campaign to fight for the rights of disabled people to be able to party late.</description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:04:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Locked away: Kenya's health anguish</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/06/12/kenya.health/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/06/12/kenya.health/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Daniel Mungai's family keeps him locked in a room in a wooden shack that is just big enough to fit a bed, a cupboard, Daniel and his wheel-chair. His clothes and bed are soaked with his own waste -- and he's been living like this for 15 years.</description><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:08:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Amputees in Liberia find hope in football</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/05/15/icrc.liberia.amputee.football/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/05/15/icrc.liberia.amputee.football/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>On a dusty pitch in the middle of the capital of Monrovia limbless young men play football as though their lives depended on it.</description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 11:57:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>China's disabled quake children piece together their lives</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/10/standtall.sichuan/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/10/standtall.sichuan/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>For 20 hours Gao Ying lay in the rubble of her school in China's Sichuan province last spring. The May 2008 earthquake that struck southwest China had leveled many buildings across the region.</description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 01:52:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Group helps disabled with interviewing skills</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/04/02/wtja.economy.jobs/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/04/02/wtja.economy.jobs/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Unemployed people with disabilities are having increasing trouble finding a job.</description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 18:03:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>India probes uranium link to disabled children</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/03/india.uranium.children/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/03/india.uranium.children/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>India's Department of Atomic Energy is sending an investigative team to the northern state of Punjab after traces of uranium where found in the hair samples of children and adults with disabilities.</description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2009 12:42:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Nondisabled job seekers taking jobs of disabled</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/18/disabled.workers/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/18/disabled.workers/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Samuel Welsh's chances of landing a job before this economic downturn were already slim.</description><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 18:31:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>China: Man starts eatery for disabled son</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/02/china.disabled/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/02/china.disabled/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Zhao Jiuhe sweeps the floors at his dad's restaurant, chats with customers and waitresses whom he calls "older sisters," and clears the tables.</description><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2009 01:40:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Zimbabwe musicians inspire through song</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/02/25/zimbabwe.singers/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/02/25/zimbabwe.singers/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Her powerful voice resonates through the music hall, delivering an unlikely message of hope.</description><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2009 11:58:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Seniors: Drink to your health</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/01/21/seniors.alcohol.disability/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/01/21/seniors.alcohol.disability/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>At 90, Melvin Seeman's daily objective is to enjoy every moment of life to its fullest.</description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 17:56:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Baseball Prospectus: Who deserves to be in the Hall of Fame?</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/baseball/mlb/01/12/jaffe.JAWS/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/baseball/mlb/01/12/jaffe.JAWS/index.html</guid><description>The Hall of Fame voting results will be announced later today. As always, there's been no end of the debate regarding who should be voted in by the Baseball Writers Association of America, with supporters and detractors of various candidates throwing numbers around willy-nilly, all too often attempting to compare players across eras without any real regard for how to account for the dramatic variations in more than a century of baseball history -- variations that make comparing a player from the current offense-heavy era to ones from the pitcher-friendly 1960s or the Deadball era a futile effort without some understanding of context.</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:53:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Designers challenged to include disabled</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/10/30/design.approaches/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/10/30/design.approaches/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The future of design could see the divide between able-bodied and disabled people vanish.</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:15:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Children forced into cell-like school seclusion rooms</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/12/17/seclusion.rooms/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/12/17/seclusion.rooms/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>A few weeks before 13-year-old Jonathan King killed himself, he told his parents that his teachers had put him in "time-out."</description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2008 21:29:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>'Saturday Night Live' not funny, says N.Y. Gov. Paterson</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/15/paterson.snl/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/15/paterson.snl/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>New York Gov. David Paterson said Monday "Saturday Night Live" went too far in its portrayal of the legally blind governor over the weekend.</description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 15:26:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Blind attorney proves he's made of iron</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/wayoflife/11/04/blind.ironman/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/wayoflife/11/04/blind.ironman/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Richard Bernstein wins landmark lawsuits for the disabled. He teaches college. He runs marathons.</description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 14:22:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Advocates Push for Voting Rights for Mentally Ill
</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1855675,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1855675,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>Advocates are working to change that with a nationwide effort to make sure those with mental disabilities know their rights and exercise them on Election Day</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 23:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Prom king with Down syndrome goes to college</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/09/30/adult.down.syndrome/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/09/30/adult.down.syndrome/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Marget Wincent has never met Sarah Palin, but she hopes the Republican vice presidential candidate will respond to her recent e-mail. 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But that was before she came to the Games in China, which has undergone a major change in its treatment of the mentally disabled.</description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2007 23:38:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Lizzie's blog: Something Swahili</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/09/26/btc.lizzie.blog.2weeks/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/09/26/btc.lizzie.blog.2weeks/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Lizzie Cameron is in Musoma, Tanzania working with the Musoma Engineering Project.</description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2007 09:44:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Lizzie's blog: Arriving in Musoma</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/09/11/btc.lizzie.blog1/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/09/11/btc.lizzie.blog1/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Lizzie Cameron is in Musoma, Tanzania working with the Musoma Engineering Project.</description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2007 11:36:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Michael McCann: NFL's retirement system raises more questions than answers</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/michael_mccann/09/18/hearings/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/michael_mccann/09/18/hearings/index.html</guid><description>The treatment of retired NFL players took center stage in Congress Tuesday as NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, NFLPA executive director Gene Upshaw and others testified before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. 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It clears your head just to get to appreciate all the sounds and colors and shapes."</description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2007 03:11:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>School teaches students to swim by knowing their different strokes </title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/LIVING/08/13/swimming.lessons/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/LIVING/08/13/swimming.lessons/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>When Melina Slotnick was 6 years old, she nearly drowned.</description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2007 05:04:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Families get help finding loved ones lost in institutions</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/08/01/wheres.molly/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/08/01/wheres.molly/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>One day in 1957, when Jeff Daly was 6 years old, his little sister, Molly, disappeared. </description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Aug 2007 07:46:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Don't let disabilities or age rob you of a stylish home</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/05/21/universal.design/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/05/21/universal.design/index.html</guid><description>At the Atlanta Home Show, a three-room installation showed off trendy new building supplies, like ceramic tile that mimics weathered wood, high-tech ovens and home security systems. But the installation, called "Safe Home for Life," wasn't trying to sell new plumbing or expensive cabinets.</description><pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2007 21:26:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Report: 'Pillow angel' surgery broke law</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/05/08/ashley.ruling/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/05/08/ashley.ruling/index.html</guid><description>A hospital that performed a controversial procedure that stunted the growth and sexual development of a profoundly disabled child violated Washington state law by sterilizing her, according to an investigative report released Tuesday.</description><pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2007 17:26:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Disability community decries 'Ashley treatment'</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/01/11/ashley.outcry/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/01/11/ashley.outcry/index.html</guid><description>David is a young man with severe cerebral palsy. He can't walk, he can't talk, he can't sit up by himself, but he can blog. This week, David blogged about Ashley.</description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2007 20:17:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Controversial care: Your e-mails</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/01/09/ashley.reax.emails/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/01/09/ashley.reax.emails/index.html</guid><description>The parents of a severely mentally disabled girl have used surgery and hormones to keep their daughter a smaller, lighter -- and therefore easier to manage -- size. 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So winter is a challenge to Geoff Fernie, one of the world's leading experts in rehabilitation research.</description><pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2005 22:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>No Limits!</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2005/05/01/8259756/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2005/05/01/8259756/index.htm</guid><description>After he had driven four hours to buy a wheel-chair that would allow him to play tennis--and was ignored by the salespeople at the company that made it--John Box was so angry that he decided to do ...</description><pubDate>Sun, 01 May 2005 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Why the Disabilities Act Exasperates Entrepreneurs</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2005/05/01/8259751/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2005/05/01/8259751/index.htm</guid><description>A young man with cerebral palsy went out for breakfast at the Blue Plate Café in Memphis. He arrived in a wheelchair, accompanied by a service dog to help him with tasks such as opening doors. The ...</description><pubDate>Sun, 01 May 2005 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>State lawmakers call for changes in Bush education plan</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2005/ALLPOLITICS/02/23/no.child.left/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2005/ALLPOLITICS/02/23/no.child.left/index.html</guid><description>Federal law has forced the nation's children to meet rigid academic performance standards that create "too many ways to fail," a bipartisan panel of state lawmakers who reviewed the No Child Left Behind Act said Wednesday.</description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2005 22:12:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Follow your nose</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/09/29/explorers.nouse/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/09/29/explorers.nouse/index.html</guid><description>Using a computer will soon be a lot easier for disabled people, thanks to a hands-free device created by Canadian researchers.</description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2004 10:45:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Fair Play You love all your children. But does that mean you should leave the same amount to each of them?.</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2004/07/01/372722/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2004/07/01/372722/index.htm</guid><description>In her 12 years as a paralegal, Marlene Foth of Concord Township, Ohio had heard more than her fair share of horror stories featuring families devastated by inadequate estate planning. "You name it...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2004 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Fair play</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2004/06/15/retirement/estate_planning_0407/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2004/06/15/retirement/estate_planning_0407/index.htm</guid><description>In her 12 years as a paralegal, Marlene Foth of Concord Township, Ohio had heard more than her fair share of horror stories featuring families devastated by inadequate estate planning.</description><pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2004 20:26:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Supreme Court ruling on disabled surprises some observers</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/05/28/amar.disability/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/05/28/amar.disability/index.html</guid><description>Years from now, when people look back on the legacy of the Rehnquist Court, federalism -- the relationship between the national and state governments -- will surely be one of the most talked-about areas of law. 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What's different about WeMedia.com: It's the first full-service online community dedicated to people with disabilities. We Real Estate features a searchable da...</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2000 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Readers Weigh In on the ADA and Finding Mentors</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/07/05/262389/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/07/05/262389/index.htm</guid><description>Picking up where we left off last time (June 21) with astute comments from readers, let's start with an irksome irony: According to many of you human resources managers and consultants out there, c...</description><pubDate>Mon, 05 Jul 1999 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>WHY HAMLET NEEDS HELP, THE SUPREMES COPOUT AGAIN, THE             LAW THAT ALWAYS WORKS,AND OTHER MATTERS.</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1995/07/10/204261/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1995/07/10/204261/index.htm</guid><description>ASK MR. STATISTICS </description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Jul 1995 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>WHY CHAOS REIGNS IN WASHINGTON, DEATH OF A PR MAN,             EXTORTION IN THE COURTROOM, AND OTHER MATTERS.</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1995/06/26/203959/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1995/06/26/203959/index.htm</guid><description>OF LAWS AND BUTTERFLIES </description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 1995 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Wall Street eyes China, the view from third base, an opening for epistemologists, and other matters. THE ADA GRAVY TRAIN</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1993/06/28/78001/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1993/06/28/78001/index.htm</guid><description>A year ago, when we last gaped incredulously at the Americans With Disabilities Act, it was just beginning to take effect for companies with 25 or more workers, and nobody knew exactly what it mean...</description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 1993 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>How to attain a negative GNP, the judges hang tough, workers and their companions, and other matters. DISABLING LEGISLATION</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/06/15/76519/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/06/15/76519/index.htm</guid><description>Easily the most wonderful moment in the history of the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) occurred on the Senate floor late in 1989 when Congress was debating the act, which will soon become ope...</description><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 1992 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>In defense of foul deeds, Rockefeller and the wolf, sex differences in Iraq, and other matters. ONLY IN AMERICA (Cont'd)</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/07/29/75296/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/07/29/75296/index.htm</guid><description>City officials said Mayor David N. Dinkins had given his blessing to an experiment to test six self-cleaning . . . toilet kiosks on sidewalks around the city . . . In an effort to satisfy advocates...</description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 1991 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Our friends in the swamps, why words leave the language, the slot-machine cartel, and other matters. ONLY IN AMERICA (Cont'd)</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/10/22/74192/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/10/22/74192/index.htm</guid><description>A former . . . county special education teacher, who was not rehired because she failed a National Teachers Examination, has alleged in federal court that she is being discriminated against because...</description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 1990 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>SAFEGUARDING HEIRS Trusts That Protect Your Family             These handy legal agreements can preserve your legacy,           </title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1989/11/08/85470/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1989/11/08/85470/index.htm</guid><description>In planning their estates, Terry and Patty MacEwen of Dayton had to solve two problems. First, Terry, 41, and Patty, 37, wanted to make sure that their legacy would be kept safe and managed properl...</description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Nov 1989 05:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>FINDING HEALTH CARE AND HOUSING The right kind of help for your parents -- comfortable housing and topnotch medical and support </title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1989/10/01/85363/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1989/10/01/85363/index.htm</guid><description>When his wife died three years ago, Robert Shimmin, called Bob-Bob by his friends and relatives, moved out of his San Diego home and in with his son Phil's family in Woodland Hills, Calif. Reliant ...</description><pubDate>Sun, 01 Oct 1989 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Debating Dinosaurs, Measuring Muscles, Playing to the Yuppies, and Other Matters. Only in America (cont'd)</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/02/15/70179/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/02/15/70179/index.htm</guid><description>TALLAHASSEE, FLA. -- Advocates for the rights of the disabled will file suit to stop lottery ticket sales at stores that are not accessible to the handicapped, a spokesman said Monday. Ron Sachs . ...</description><pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 1988 05:01:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>